EXTERNAL: BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner – Systemic Discrimination Part 2
You are invited to join Systemic discrimination: What we can do, a free 90-minute educational session hosted by BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner on Thursday, June 4.
Are you concerned about systemic discrimination in your community or organization? Do you want to take action? Are you unsure about how to start and what to do?
Join this free, 90-minute educational session to learn more about some ways to address systemic discrimination.
Note: If you do not already have a good understanding of systemic discrimination, we encourage you to participate in the webinar, Introduction to systemic discrimination, before attending this session. You can click here for more information about that webinar and others offered by BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner.
Learning objectives
By considering real-life stories and examples of successful actions, participants will reflect on how systemic discrimination shows up in their communities and organizations and consider strategies to address it.
By the end of the session, participants will:
- review the key characteristics and impacts of systemic discrimination
- consider reasons for taking action
- reflect on organizational or community-based examples of systemic discrimination
- become familiar with actions to address them
- consider resources to support next steps
Upcoming session:
Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026
Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m. PST
Method: Virtual, via Zoom video conferencing
How to join the event:
- Click here to register or,
- Please contact engagement@bchumanrights.ca to register.
A note on accessibility and translation:
A PDF of the presentation will be shared with participants ahead of the session. Closed captioning translated into several languages will be available at this event. If you have other accessibility requirements, including ASL interpretation, please contact us at least two weeks prior to the event at engagement@bchumanrights.ca.
Simultaneous interpretation is available for this session if requested in advance. Simultaneous interpretation in French has already been organized for this specific session. If you have an interpretation request, please contact us at engagement@bchumanrights.ca at least two weeks prior to the event and we will do our best to accommodate.
EXTERNAL: We are sharing this event on behalf of our friends at BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner. The event is not being hosted by Whistler Public Library, and therefore may be updated, changed, or canceled with little notice.
