Exploring equity, social justice and community safety with a humanistic lens
“We need “common humanity” spaces—carefully designed, thoughtfully and compassionately facilitated, and rooted in human psychology and emotional learning. The common humanity group would not be merely a racially inclusive affinity group; instead, it would accomplish all of the goals that affinity groups purport to accomplish, without any of the worrisome unintended consequences.”
Abid Jan – Feb 02, 2023. This is not surprising that ten Ottawa community groups released a statement Wednesday calling for a freeze to the police budget and investment in other services. This is again that time of the year for heated budget discussions, including Ottawa Police budget. There are many divergent views. However, for …
Abid Jan There is no denying that the so-called “Freedom” Convoy in Ottawa was just one act of a more significant movement, and there is a need to know how to avoid future manifestations of the hate that fuelled the convoy. Researchers and analysts have concluded that organizers of the truckers convoy had a history of white nationalism, and the occupation in Ottawa was …
Abid Jan, Jan 05 2023. We cannot continue to draw the line between a terrorist act and a hate crime according to textbook definitions if we are serious about accurately tracking and addressing the root causes of our country’s hate crime problem. In order to draw the appropriate conclusions, it is important to remember the …
Abid Jan, January 04, 2023. Director Capacity Building at United Way East Ontario 6 articles Published January 4, 2023 The tally of Ottawa-Gatineau’s homicides crept up slightly from 15 in 2021 to 18 last year, with stabbings and second-degree murder charges dominating. The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) crime status report for 2022 will be released in …
Abid Jan 6 articles December 28, 2022 According to a Stats Canada report released last month, 2021 witnessed the highest rate of gang killings in Canada in the last16 years. We need to do something different if we want to change the trend. Although there are theories blaming everything on Trudeau and Obama and linking it to …
Transcripts Presentation at the Ottawa Police Service Annual Human Rights Learning Forum – December 08, 2022 Thanks so much to the facilitator today. I am sorry, I am off-site, so I couldn’t catch your name, but thanks a lot. I will give you a high-level overview of the United for All Coalition. So let me …
“A social justice model of philanthropy replaces investment in projects with investment in communities and organizations affected by the very social challenges they are working to solve.”… “more than 70 organizations across Canada have co-constructed a binding sector-wide Anti-Racism Framework for Canada’s International Cooperation Sector and committed to annual reporting on progress, with the baseline report issued in June …
Here is an interesting new approach tried by some police services in US. Persons with mental illness have been killed or seriously injured during attempts to manage their crises. A growing number of very recent reports (like the following) confirm that COLLABORATION between law enforcement and mental health systems is crucial, and the very different …
The Hollyer House in Bells Corners is a compelling example of how this can work. It’s a community hub set to feature mixed-use affordable housing, community programming, a food cupboard and a women’s shelter. Author of the article: Abid Jan Published Jun 15, 2022 • Last updated 7 months ago • 3 minute read As we begin to emerge from two crushing …