Public Safety
Public Safety
Challenging bias, so safety means safety for all
For many racialized and newcomer communities, “safety” doesn’t always feel safe.
Encounters with public institutions often come with bias, discrimination, or worse. The impact goes beyond individuals, rippling through families and communities.
The Public Safety program helps shift that reality. We create spaces where people can share how racism and discrimination show up in daily life. We provide community members with the knowledge and tools to navigate complex systems. And we support collective voices that can call on institutions to change policies and practices.
This program is for ethnocultural and racialized communities seeking fair treatment in public life, and for partners who want to form safety systems rooted in equity and respect.
The Latest
The Latest
Testimonials
IOS partnered with ActionDignity to anchor a community engagement process among Black and Indigenous youth to surface issues and their experiences with the School Resource Officer (SRO). Some youth shared stories of how they appreciated the effort and felt like connecting with the SRO when SROs made an attempt to get to know them and connect with them as individuals.”
IOS partnered with ActionDignity to anchor a community engagement process among Black and Indigenous youth to surface issues and their experiences with the School Resource Officer (SRO). Some youth shared stories of how they appreciated the effort and felt like connecting with the SRO when SROs made an attempt to get to know them and connect with them as individuals.”
Available Resources
Community Centered Approaches to Inclusive Public Safety Design
Presentation at the Newcomer Research Network hosted the Mobilizing Knowledge on Newcomers Symposium on October 6, 2023, facilitating exchange of knowledge among newcomer serving sectors in Canada.
The City of Calgary Anti-Racism Strategic Plan
Co-researched Strategic Plan in partnership with Habitus and the City of Calgary.
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Interested in our program? Share your lived experience, spread the word in your community, and join our program activities. Together, we can advance equity and advocate for systems change.