The African Arts & Culture Community Contributor Society under the Issamba Centre published the report entitled “International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD) Action Plan for BC” in 2022. This project was funded by Resilience BC. The action plan outlines a comprehensive set of recommendations across various areas to improve representation of People of African Descent (PAD), facilitate capacity-building, and dismantle racist and oppressive structures.
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Poverty and economic inequality
Improving anti-racism accountability systems in post-secondary education
Implement policy and legislative safeguards for PADs
Recommendation 52: The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must promote transparent and responsive anti-Black racism reporting and accountability mechanisms in BC’s post-secondary schools. These mechanisms must be overseen by responders, investigators and counselors with the necessary anti-Black racism training and lived experience.-
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Improving anti-racism accountability systems in post-secondary education
Deepen equity in service delivery by and to PADs
Recommendation 54: The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must require analysis on anti-racism, anti-discrimination, equity, equality, and diversity measures as part of the reporting by schools and other bodies that receive funding from the Ministry. The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must work with post-secondary schools to avert the ever-increasing tuition fee disparity between international students and domestic students.-
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Deepening PAD representation in post-secondary education
Increase the recruitment of PADs
Recommendation 57: The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must encourage BC’s post-secondary schools to have complaint, recruitment, award, leadership, admission, and promotion committees that have racially and gender diverse membership.-
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Deepening PAD representation in post-secondary education
Increase the recruitment of PADs
Recommendation 58: The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must support and encourage the training, recruitment and retention of more mental health and career counselors of African Descent for BC’s post-secondary schools.-
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Deepening PAD representation in post-secondary education
Support PAD professional development
Recommendation 61: The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must encourage and fund dedicated scholarship programs for students of African Descent at the post-secondary level.-
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Improving post-secondary curriculum, training and socialization
Improve cultural sensitivity programs and anti-Black racism training
Recommendation 62: The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must fund and support anti-Black racism education and training programmes in post-secondary schools for all students, educators and non-teaching staff across BC. For example, UBC and UVic have put in place relevant anti-racism training programmes that can be adapted and scaled across the province. The cost of such a program can be reduced by utilizing virtual and asynchronous learning technologies.-
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Improving post-secondary curriculum, training and socialization
Deepen equity in service delivery by and to PADs
Recommendation 63: The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must commission a study to understand the challenges and inherent disadvantages experienced by People of African Descent with education credentials as they seek recognition and transition into the workforce.-
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Improving post-secondary curriculum, training and socialization
Reform and promote accurate representation of PADs
Recommendation 64: The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must fund and promote the teaching of Black Canadian studies in BC’s post-secondary schools.-
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Improving anti-racism accountability systems in housing
Implement policy and legislative safeguards for PADs
Recommendation 65: The Ministry of Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing should ensure that the upcoming Anti-racism Legislation provides clear, reliable and empathetic options for reporting anti-Black racism and discrimination in housing. The legislation should also impose adequate punishments for racist and discriminatory landlords.-
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Improving anti-racism accountability systems in housing
Implement policy and legislative safeguards for PADs
Recommendation 66: The Ministry of Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing should explicitly regulate against gentrification and ban practices that pigeonhole People of African Descent and families into living in particular residential zones in BC cities. This should include funding and collaboration with People of African Descent organizations to deepen tenants and landlords’ awareness of their rights and responsibilities. This is particularly crucial for People of African Descent renters to more easily access information on their options in various scenarios and on how to protect their rights.-
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