Projects and
Initiatives

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Initiative Background March 21st marks the anniversary of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa. On that day, police opened fire […]

Initiative Background March 21 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racism. In the spirit of sharing stories, CFRAC is partnering with the Canadian Cultural Mosaic Foundation to bring […]

Creating supportive and equitable spaces for refugees through public education Initiative Background The Centre for Race and Culture delivered Refugee Awareness Alberta, a project providing education to service providers and […]

A living timeline of Canada’s race relations for Canada150 Initiative Background Through an interactive journey through lesser-known events and policies in Canada’s history, participants discovered both the historical depth and […]

A research project exploring barriers and challenges faced after experiencing an incident of discrimination or harassment. Initiative Background Communities of Colour and Indigenous communities face a number of gaps and […]

Join our commitment to creating a racism-free community Initiative Background What is the 21for21 Campaign? The 21for21 campaign was designed to commemorate March 21st, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The […]

Unheard Youth is a podcast featuring newcomer youth voices all across Canada Initiative Background Unheard Youth is a podcast project that highlights the voices of newcomer youth in Canada. Youth […]

A live, interactive installation on the history of Edmonton’s race relations Initiative Background Drama students from Jasper High School presented a live, interactive installation that explored Edmonton’s race relations, both […]

Community Conversations about Race, Anti-Racism and Inclusion Initiative Background The Centre for Race and Culture is pleased to bring together local academics and researchers, community and grassroots organizations, and local […]

A research project exploring newcomer well-being in Alberta Initiative Background Please note that we are no longer in the data collection phase for this research. We would like to thank […]

Increasing the inclusion of seniors from Edmonton’s ethnocultural communities. Initiative Background Somali-Canadian seniors face many challenges in their lives in Edmonton. We partnered with the Somali-Canadian Cultural Society of Edmonton to […]

Initiative Background “Challenging Discrimination through Community Conversations” is an ongoing series of online moderated roundtables with guest speakers from diverse communities, organizations, academia, and the general public, which seeks to understand […]

Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Initiative Background The Centre for Race and Culture is pleased to bring together scholars, artists and community leaders to commemorate […]

Initiative Background: “âpahkowâyânawin: Educational Sessions on Indigenous Issues and Advocacy” is a series of online moderated educational sessions with guest speakers from various Indigenous communities and backgrounds. The title of the […]

The Centre for Race and Culture has developed a series of educational workshops and free open-access resources for service providers and the general public in Edmonton, Alberta under the name […]

Initiative Background The Leadership Program for Racialized Youth was created for Youth (18-30 years) who identify as Indigenous, Black, People of Colour, 2SLGBTQIA+, or Newcomers. This program is also open […]

Initiative Background “Challenging Discrimination through Community Conversations” is an ongoing series of online moderated roundtables with guest speakers from diverse communities, organizations, academia, and the general public, which seeks to understand […]

Program Overview Transforming Perspectives is an innovative initiative that utilizes creative practices in anti-racism education as a catalyst for dialogue, deep learning, and collective systems transformation. By grounding its educational methodology in lived experiences and […]

This was one of the art pieces that was created as part of our Transforming Perspective project in 2025 that was focused on understanding the ways art can be used […]

Created by Natal Rivas Bolaños This was one of the art pieces that was created as part of our Transforming Perspective project in 2025 that was focused on understanding the […]

This was one of the art pieces that was created as part of our Transforming Perspective project in 2025 that was focused on understanding the ways art can be used […]

Scoping Statement & Strategic Alignment The Seniors Coordinating Council and the Centre for Race and Culture apply a systems change lens to support partner organizations in improving the effectiveness, equity, […]

Program Overview & Scoping Statement CFRAC engaged the partner organization through a structured, multi-phase systems consulting process designed to move beyond traditional compliance models. The engagement focused on understanding how […]

Project Overview & Scoping Statement HR in the Grey seeks to create a framework to build equitable human resources policies and practices to help BIPOC Women in leadership be hired […]

Project Overview & Scoping Statement “GAP aims to equip and mobilize grassroots organizations in the Prairies and Northern Territories to lead and co-create an equitable, sustainable, and resilient ecosystem of […]

Scoping Statement and Purpose The Community of Care is intentionally structured as a dedicated counter-space to combat the burnout, isolation, and mental health strain that comes from navigating institutional whiteness, […]

Scoping Statement and Purpose The Fiscal Agency initiative—evolving into a long-term Grassroots Community Partnership model—redefines traditional fiscal sponsorship by moving away from top-down administrative oversight toward reciprocal, capacity-building relationships. Through […]

Scoping Statement & Purpose “ As a coalition of equity-seeking social justice organizations, we are exploring the future of systems of accountability over the next 10 years. We are redesigning our own […]

Scoping Statement & Purpose “As grassroots newcomer leaders and process partners in Edmonton, we are exploring the future of the newcomer community safety and well-being ecosystem over 2025–2026. We believe […]