Discrimination

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Stories

Us vs. Them: The process of othering

By Clint Curle

A group of men building a stone wall across a city street

The stain of antisemitism in Canada

By Jeremy Maron

A black-and-white photograph of a crowd of people, most of them standing, on a beach.

The Sharpeville Massacre

By Matthew McRae

People stand in front of a row of coffins.

One woman's resistance

A head-and-shoulder portrait of Viola Desmond framed by a vertical purple rectangle. Viola is wearing a white top.

The story of Africville

By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor

Two children looking at the camera and smiling

Stories

Us vs. Them: The process of othering

By Clint Curle

Explore the relationship between othering, human rights violations and the process of genocide through the lenses of the Holocaust and the Rohingya genocide.

Human rights violations

A group of men building a stone wall across a city street

The stain of antisemitism in Canada

By Jeremy Maron

Discrimination

A black-and-white photograph of a crowd of people, most of them standing, on a beach.

The Sharpeville Massacre

By Matthew McRae

Civil and political rights

People stand in front of a row of coffins.

One woman's resistance

Viola Desmond helped inspire Canada’s civil rights movement by refusing to give up her seat in a movie theatre. Now, she is on the $10 bill.

Collective rights

A head-and-shoulder portrait of Viola Desmond framed by a vertical purple rectangle. Viola is wearing a white top.

The story of Africville

By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor

If you’ve never heard of Africville, you’re not alone; the tragic story of this small Black community in Nova Scotia is not as well known as it should be.

Discrimination

Two children looking at the camera and smiling