Bystander intervention involves recognizing a potentially harmful situation or interaction and choosing to respond in a way that assists the victim. Below, we will offer some tips for how to intervene in public instances of harassment, based on race, ethnicity, and religion, while considering the safety of all parties.
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Under the supervision of an LMLIP Work Group and a consulting company currently being secured by the City of London, the positions will involve working on an environmental scan for London and Middlesex. The environmental scan will include detailed reviews and analyses of: research and literature pertaining to the demographic, economic, and social conditions in London and Middlesex; existing data on experiences of discrimination and on attitudes towards immigrants in London and Middlesex; evaluations of community capacity and perceptions of the work of the London and Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership conducted since 2010; organizations’ strategic plans and policies on immigration, diversity and inclusion; and a variety of other sources of information on London and Middlesex organizations such as annual financial reports, websites, etc. In addition to the review and analyses of secondary data, tasks may include assisting with a series of consultations with organizations in London and Middlesex.
More information: https://crhesi.uwo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Students-and-Postdocs-SDI.pdf
Interested students and postdoctoral fellows should contact Huda Hussein, LMLIP Project Coordinator by February 4, 2022 at hhussein@lmlip.ca
“We cannot only pay attention to biomedical causes of disease or illness. We have to be paying attention to what’s going on upstream, and which risk factors are higher for certain populations.” – Elysée Nouvet
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A study that followed drug users in London, Ont., who were given prescription opioids instead of using street supplies has found over a third stopped using intravenous drugs.The findings were released Thursday by the Intercommunity Health Centre. The harm reduction program’s year-long study followed 248 people living with addiction on the streets of London between April 1 2020 and Sept. 31, 2021, after researchers received Health Canada funding in March of 2020.
On January 18, Statistics Canada released results from a new survey about serious problems or disputes experienced by people living in the Canadian provinces. In addition to this national survey conducted on behalf of the Department of Justice and other federal departments, a number of qualitative studies were commissioned to examine the experiences of specific groups in Canada.
Learn More: https://nest.uwo.ca/news_and_events/news_articles/Immigrant_Access_to_Justice.pdf
