Calgary CARES

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Calgary CARES strengthens the collaborative capacity of 15 diverse racialized organizations to do impactful actions with decision-making bodies to combat racism at a sustainable and systems level.

ActionDignity will serve as the backbone organization of Calgary CARES collaborative, guided by a community development and empowerment framework with clear accountability structures. It will work in close collaboration with racialized organizations and groups who expressed commitment to do collaborative Anti-Racism work using ActionDignity’s Shared Platform strategy.

Partners:

• Altamas For Peace and Development Association 
• Bahaghari (Rainbow, a racialized LGBTQ organization)
• Black Leadership Alliance Council 
• The B.L.A.C.K Project
• Calgary Canadian Sudanese Community Association
• Calgary Ethiopian Youth Alliance (CEYA) 
• Calgary Vietnamese Women’s Association
• Chilean Canadian Community Association of Calgary
• Coalitions Creating Equity
• East African Immigrants Support Group
• F.O.C.U.S. on Seniors
• FRIENDS (Filipinos Rising for Inclusion & Equity to Nurture Democracy)
• Nepalese Community Society of Calgary
• YYC Eritreans
• Youth Empowerment Program (Filipino)  

For any questions regarding the Calgary CARES program, or to get involved, please contact
Tyra Erskine.