Our Diversity Program

Through a number of anti-racism and diversity initiatives, we work with other members of the community to create a society where all members feel safe and secure and diversity is respected and welcomed.
Terre Flower Multicultural/Cross-Cultural Programs Coordinator

These initiatives include:

The Action for Diversity Team
- local service providers and members of our diverse communities working together to bring about greater levels of inclusion and respect of diversity within agencies so that they can better serve all people of Nanaimo.

The Partners for an Inclusive Community
- supporting the vision of a community where all members feel safe and secure, and differences are respected and celebrated; supporting communities, businesses, organizations and agencies in their efforts to ensure that their policies and procedures are congruent with community-based protocols to respond to incidents of racism and hate.

Safe Harbour Program
- making Nanaimo's downtown core welcoming of everyone, with businesses and agencies committed to equitable treatment for all clients and customers, and to offering an immediate place of refuge for those who are victims of racist or hate motivate incident

Training
- offering anti-racism workshops, diversity training, Playback Theatre, Anti-racism Response Training and other innovate tools to help create a community that both values and celebrates difference.

Community Responders
- are community advocates on issues of discrimination or hate. They are volunteers who are committed to making Nanaimo an inclusive community and for taking action in support of diversity. After receiving training, volunteer community responders will assist individuals who have experienced some kind of discrimination or hate incident by:

• Providing an opportunity to explore what occurred in a safe environment;
• Providing information on options available to them for taking action;
• Making referrals to other community agencies for assistance as appropriate;
• Partnering with them to take appropriate action when requested.

To learn more about these projects, visit the Action for Diversity Team website.

Terre Flower Multicultural/Cross-Cultural Programs Coordinator Tel: (250) 753-6911 (ext 3) Fax: (250) 753-4250 E-mail: tflower@cvims.org