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Last October, more than 3000 members of Canada’s higher education community came together for the for Inclusive Higher Education and Communities. Emerging from this forum was a commitment to a unified approach to fighting structural racism.

Since then, a collective plan of action has been drafted in a document called the Scarborough National Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education: Principles, Actions, and Accountabilities.

The drafting of this charter has been a collaborative national effort, led by the National Dialogues and Action .

As a committed partner in this initiative, Emily Carr University is inviting your feedback on the draft charter. A summary of our community’s comments will be sent to the Inter-Institutional Advisory Committee to help shape the next iteration of the charter.

We encourage you to carefully and . The deadline for providing input is Monday, March 29.

In the interest of transparency, community feedback will be shared online at . (You can also submit your comments privately or anonymously.)

Please don’t hesitate to contact me at president@ecuad.ca if you have any questions about È«Ãñ²ÊƱ’s participation in this important initiative.

Sincerely,

Gillian Siddall
President + Vice-Chancellor

If you missed the National Dialogues and Action for Inclusive Higher Education and Communities, you can .