Black History Month & Local Safety & Inclusion Solidarity Networks
IRIS has collaborated with two community organizations involved in the Local Safety & Inclusion Solidarity Networks in Saint John and Toronto to engage community in Black History Month celebrations! We are very excited for the events that are lined up during Black History Month. The first event entitled Elevated Woman: Black History Month Celebration is … Continued
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022
IRIS is pleased to join millions of Canadians, and billions of people around the world, in recognizing International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This is a time to celebrate accomplishments, reflect on issues still to be confronted, and chart a path for the year ahead. At IRIS we are pleased to announce the coming launch … Continued
Trafficking & Indigenous women with Intellectual, Cognitive and Psychosocial Disabilities: Promising Preventative Practices
IRIS- Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society has been in partnership with NWRCT- Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto for several years working on various projects. Our most recent project is titled, Trafficking & Indigenous women with Intellectual, Cognitive and Psychosocial Disabilities: Promising Preventative Practices. Trafficking has and continues to be, responsible for … Continued
Book Launch Event: Legal Capacity, Disability and Human Rights
Join IRIS on August 10th at 6pm EDT to announce the book launch of Legal Capacity, Disability and Human Rights! This international collection of essays on the right to legal capacity was co-edited by Dr. Nicolás Espejo Yaksic and our very own Dr. Michael Bach. Hosted by the Human Rights Division, today it will be … Continued
Local Safety & Inclusion Solidarity Network – Vancouver, BC Establishing a Community Safe Hub: Mamook Kloshe
Safe Hub – Mamook Kloshe By Joyce Fosella, Executive Director (WAVS) What is safety for women? There are many programs, shelters, transition houses and subsidized housing that women who experience intimate partner violence. These is a need for the protection of women who are abused. How can that issue be addressed? Over 25 years ago … Continued
Establishing & Reactivating the Local Safety & Inclusion Solidarity Networks
Local Safety & Inclusion Solidarity Networks are being established or reactivated from coast to coast to coast – Vancouver to Iqaluit to Saint John! The aim of these local networks is to bring together community members and front-line workers who are from, and/or provide services to, Indigenous, Black, and other racialized groups, refugees, and/or people … Continued
June Update: Saint John, NB – Local Safety & Inclusion Solidarity Network (LSISN)
News from Saint John, New BrunswickBy Sue Davis, Local Coordinator What is a Local Safety and Inclusion Solidarity Network (LSISN)? Why would I want to join such a network? These topics were explored in Saint John on June 1st at an information meeting hosted by the Human Development Council and IRIS – Institute for Research … Continued
Celebrate National AccessAbility Week with IRIS!
Visit us at The Accessibility Exchange – Building an Inclusive and Accessible Canada This year, consistent with the theme for NAAW 2022 ‘Disability Inclusive from the Start,’ IRIS is pleased to announce The Accessibility Exchange – an online platform will bring people with Disabilities, Deaf people, their supporters and organizations together with federally regulated organizations … Continued
The First Annual Canadian Congress on Disability Inclusion by Employment and Social Development Canada – CCIH-CCDI
We are so excited to announce “The Accessibility Exchange” project will have a virtual booth in the upcoming Canadian Congress on Disability Inclusion’s Career Fair & Innovation Showcase! Please join us on May 26-27: https://pheedloop.com/CCA2022/site/register/ “The Accessibility Exchange” is an online platform designed to assist federally regulated organizations (FROs) in finding and recruiting diverse people … Continued
IRIS to Attend Justice Canada’s Open Doors at Justice Event
As part of this year’s Open Government Week celebration, Justice Canada is hosting its annual virtual Open Doors at Justice event on Tuesday, May 17 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. The theme of this year’s event is justice research and open data—a milestone that is included in the Open Justice commitment in Canada’s upcoming 5th National … Continued
