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Hate is always local: The Swedish city that said no to neo-Nazis

May 2, 2019 – 6:46 am | Comments Off on Hate is always local: The Swedish city that said no to neo-Nazis | 3,869 views

On an August afternoon in 1995, John Hron, a defiant anti-racist, was tortured and beaten to death by neo-Nazi skinheads beside a picturesque lake near his home town of Kode in Kungälv, Sweden. He was …

2013 CDC Presentation: Successful Employer Engagement Strategies: Lessons learnt from Immigrant Employment Initiatives across Canada

March 12, 2013 – 11:44 am | 4,269 views

On March 8, 2013 Olga Shcherbyna presented about her research and its practical applications to career practitioners at 2013 CDC.
Since 2003 over 10 Immigrant Employment Councils (IECs) have emerged in Canada, including Toronto Regional Immigrant …

Ethnic and Religious Leaders Can No Longer Be Ignored in City Planning

February 5, 2013 – 6:50 am | 888 views

According to the Vancouver Sun: “Surrey’s Sikh community played a key role in defeating a proposed mega casino in the city’s last month.” In the interview, Surrey Coun. Barinder Rasode referred to the influence of …

Do policies of the lowest common denominator bring about system-level, change?

July 1, 2012 – 6:54 am | 2,507 views

In 2012, Olga Shcherbyna defended her thesis as a part of her graduate studies at the UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning. A two-year study examined the success factors of the Toronto Region Immigrant …