Red Deer diversity event celebrates the power of unity
This Saturday, the Red Deer Local Immigration Partnership (RDLIP) will be co-hosting the annual CommUNITY The Power of One event to commemorate the International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21st.
The event will include speakers from various ethnic backgrounds who will share their experiences and insights on immigration and racism.
The event hopes to educate people about acceptance. Organizers say there are many misconceptions about immigration and through this event they hope to start a conversation about unconscious biases.
“The main goal is that we would like people to come and educate themselves and break whatever barriers that are around them so that they can see that everyone is the same and that everybody is on the same level and that everybody is working towards the same goal. We hope that by having good topics, not too heavy, it will help open up the conversation even after they leave the event,” explains Sophie Simard, board member of RDLIP.