Toronto / January 2024
2024 arrived amid the echoes of war for land and the richness it holds, in the various diasporas here in Ontario and across the country. From Palestine (Gaza) to Sudan; and Congo to Ukraine many of our communities here in our cities and towns are engaged in some discussion, debate, protest, anguish and fear for their loved ones caught in the violent power play of capital and its unrelenting greed.
Toronto / December 19, 2023
OCASI welcomes the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC), Minister Marc Miller’s statement last week to The Globe and Mail that he plans in the spring to present to cabinet a proposal for a “broad and comprehensive program” for immigration status regularization.
Toronto / December 2023
Sankofa: An Akan term that means “to go back and get it”, the idea of moving forward while reaching back to connect to one’s heritage. The Akan people are primarily found in today’s Ghana in west Africa.
Toronto / November 2023
“Racism and colonialism are anything but neutral” - Debbie Douglas, February 9th, 2023.
In June 2013, OCASI developed the original Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Policy through consultation with leaders in the equity space. The revised policy is a culmination of work and efforts that rely on the knowledge and experience of leaders, staff, and organizations in the immigrant, migrant and refugee serving sector .