Self-directed course: Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in the Immigrant and Refugee-Serving Sector

OCASI is pleased to announce the upcoming self-directed online course on: Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in the Immigrant and Refugee-Serving Sector

About this Course

This 4-module course is specifically aimed at assisting newcomer and migrant people who work in the immigrant and refugee-serving sector learn about the past and present-day experiences of anti-Indigenous racism experienced by the original peoples of this land now known as 'Canada'. 

Course Learning Objectives:

• Articulate an understanding of the key historical occurrences that laid the foundation for anti-Indigenous racism in Canada.
• Articulate an understanding of the ways in which anti-Indigenous racism is manifested in Canadian society today.
• Critically reflect on the relationship, commonalities, and distinctiveness between Indigenous and racialized migrant people today.
• Learn how to design and implement promising practices for addressing anti-Indigenous racism in the immigrant and refugee-serving sector.

Criteria for Participation

This course is open to settlement workers and service providers who are working in or with the immigrant and refugee-serving sector across the Ontario, and who are willing to:

• Commit to approximately 2-4 hours of learning per week
• Engage in a weekly discussion forum

At the successful completion of the course, you will receive a certification of completion from OCASI

Registration Deadline: Friday, February 19, 2025

For more information, please contact Maggie To (she/her) at: mailto: mto@ocasi.org