IRIS is Hiring: Communications Intern – Canada Summer Jobs
IRIS is looking to reinforce its communications and online presence. For this purpose, IRIS is looking for a paid Communications Intern, qualified under the Canada Summer Jobs program. Based on IRIS’ 2021 Communications Plan, the Communication Intern will work on two priorities: Developing new communications tools, procedures and strategies Updating and improving current platforms Location: … Continued
Statement on the Cowessess Discovery
IRIS will continue to join other Canadians and Indigenous communities in acknowledging the genocide committed in this country. We will not turn away from the crimes that have been committed against 751 children and possibly some adults, who were found at the location of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan. We stand by … Continued
Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day
IRIS joins all Canadians in celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day. We are a country of many nations and peoples, and IRIS is growing from our close partnerships with grassroots Indigenous individuals and organizations where we are learning about Indigenous ways of knowing, the truth about the violence of colonialism – then and now and the … Continued
A Statement From IRIS on the Attack in London
At IRIS – Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society (IRIS) words cannot accurately express the level of shock, pain and sadness that we are feeling related to the terrorist attack on a Muslim family living in London, Ontario. How can it be that a family goes on a stroll on a beautiful … Continued
National AccessAbility Week 2021
IRIS joins the disability community in Canada in recognizing National AccessAbility Week in Canada, and call on governments across Canada and the Canadian public to acknowledge the immense contributions of people with disabilities to all facets of life in Canada – economic, political, social, intellectual and cultural. IRIS is committed to creating spaces where people … Continued
Statement on The Discovery of a Mass Gravesite in Kamloops
IRIS joins other Canadians and Indigenous communities in acknowledging the horrific and unimaginable loss that has come to light with the unmarked buried remains of 215 children found at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. While shocking and painful, it is not surprising. Canada’s history and ongoing legacy of … Continued
IRIS supports Wowen’s Shelters Canada in their campaign to end violence against women and gender-based violence in Canada
IRIS is a proud partner of Women’s Shelters Canada / Hébergement femmes Canada in their campaign to end violence against women and gender-based violence in Canada. Doris Rajan, IRIS’ Director of Social Development was invited to be actively engaged in the work that Women’s Shelters Canada is doing linked to advancing Canada’s National Action Plan … Continued
Justice Denied: People with Disabilities Face Multiple Barriers in Accessing Justice
IRIS recently completed a community-driven access to justice initiative (https://irisinstitute.ca/resource/access-to-justice-for-indigenous-and-racialized-victims-and-survivors-of-crime-with-intellectual-psychosocial-and-cognitive-disabilities/) and hosted an online forum “Access to Justice for Marginalized People with Disabilities” (https://irisinstitute.ca/2020/12/11/panel-presentation-videos-access-to-justice-for-indigenous-racialized-and-2slgbtq-people-with-disabilities/). The Justice Denied infosheet presents the findings of IRIS research on access to justice for people with disabilities and policy options for safer and more inclusive communities.
Panel Presentation Videos: Access to Justice for Indigenous, Racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ people with disabilities
On November 27, 2020, IRIS and Warriors Against Violence Society hosted an event for Victims & Survivors of Crime Week entitled: Access to Justice for Indigenous, Racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ people with disabilities. There were over 150 participants in attendance. You can watch each of the panel presentations below. Doris Rajan, Director of Social Development at IRIS introduced the session with a … Continued
Victims & Survivors of Crime Week: A Virtual Panel Discussion and Community Conversation
ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR INDIGENOUS, RACIALIZED & 2SLGBTQ+ PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: BARRIERS & PROMISING PRACTICE Friday November 27, 2020 1-2:30pm ET This online session will share information on the issues of access to justice for Indigenous, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ peoples with disabilities – specifically those living with mental health and addictions, cognitive disabilities and intellectual … Continued
