Office of Anti-Racism

In 2020, the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Faculty Executive Council approved the Disruption of all forms of racism policy, the first anti-racism policy to be passed by any faculty or post-secondary institution in Canada.

Why an anti-racism policy specifically? Well, if a policy does not take race into account in a meaningful way, then racism can remain “invisible” or can be deemed to be nonexistent and therefore allowed to persist and potentially increase. We must be proactive not reactive.

This policy constitutes a formal recognition of racial harassment, discrimination, vilification, and racism.

It is an affirmation of:

• The histories of dispossession, enslavement, genocide and their legacies
• Ongoing settler colonial projects
• The humanity, rights, dignity and safety of BIPOC students, staff and faculty

Visit the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences policy page to read the full text.

Learning module 1: Disruption of all forms of racism policy 

This is a slide show intended for students, staff, faculty and external parties to provide an introductory understanding of the concepts related to racism and the issues the policy was created to address as well as providing a historical context.

Anti-racism learning module (.pptx)

Note: to open the downloaded file, select "read only". No password is required.

International Decade for People of African Descent

In December 2014, the UN General Assembly, passed Resolution 68/237, proclaiming the International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024). “The Decade is a unique platform that emphasizes the important contribution made by people of African descent to every society, and promotes concrete measures to stop discrimination and promote their full inclusion.”

• UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Black health and wellness: Resources to support Rady’s response to the Scarborough Charter

In 2016, at the invitation of the Government of Canada, the Working Group of experts on People of African descent visited Canada. Their findings confirmed that across the country people of African descent live in poverty experience poor health and low rates of educational achievement and are over represented in the criminal justice system. These resources are part of the RFHS’s response to the UN Working Group’s Recommendations and the Scarborough Charter to improve Black health through education and research and to address anti-Black racism and the interconnected systems that impact the health and wellbeing of Black communities across Canada.

Scarborough Charter library guide