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1989 Bi-annual regional youth conference report / Multicultural Association of Northwestern Ontario

File consists of a copy of the bi-annual regional youth conference report of the Multicultural Association of Northwestern Ontario. The report serves as an agenda for the conference, and includes dates and times of events, addresses by attendees such as the Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commissioner, and lists of workshops which took place during the conference.

A new kid in town / Scarborough Board of Education

File consists of two books from a series developed by the Scarborough Board of Education for immigrant children entering the Scarborough school system. It includes one booklet, meant to guide the new student through terms and experiences they may not be familiar with; and Book 1, specifically dealing with the mathematics program.

Aboriginal Ganootamaage Justice Services of Winnipeg, The Canadian Race Relations Foundation: conference resources re. Aboriginal community fights

File consists of various material related to Indigenous justice related issues. Includes a Symposium outline from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation called: “Widening the Circle of Learning and Respect: Working Together with Aboriginal People for Change.”; materials related to the Aboriginal Ganootamaage Justice Services in Winnipeg, Aboriginal Community Rights Advocates training program and Menno Simons College at the University of Winnipeg.

Accession 2012-037

Accession includes material related to Elliston's involvement in local, municipal, provincial, national and international organizations and committees involved in social issues related to women's rights, (particularly immigrant women, ethnic and cultural minorities, women of colour and Indigenous women, issues of gender in urban communities, domestic violence, safety and accessibility), immigrant school children (particularly in the area of assessment, anti-racist, cultural interrelation, vocational training, and children's rights), adult learners (particularly in the areas of vocational training, anti-racist programming and policies for adult immigrant learners) and citizenship (in particular areas of multiculturalism, inter-cultural dialogue, tolerance, anti-hate group community efforts, political organization and celebration of diversity).

Accession 2014-011

Accession consists of materials donated by Inez Elliston in 2014. It includes research materials, education and teachers modules, publications and other documentation relating to Elliston’s work with the Scarborough Board of Education, and the Delta Kappa Gamma Society project, Woman as Volunteers.

Accession 2015-002

Accessions consists of material donated by Inez Elliston in 2015 It includes research material, newsletters,

Accession 2016-017

Accession consists of drafts of articles, chapters, and other writing by Elliston including the Women as Volunteers project; material from the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) and the JCA Women’s Committee, as well as VHS tapes of community conferences and anti-racist training and education.

Address to L’Amareaux Collegiate Institute

A VHS recording of Inez Elliston addressing the teachers and students of L’Amareaux Collegiate Institute, who received the Dr. Inez Elliston Award for Anti-Racism and Ethnic Culture Equity. Elliston speaks on scientific racism, racial stereotypes, prejudice and anti-racist efforts.

Affirmative action information package

File consists of information packages and publications about affirmative action. It includes a publication from the Federation of Women Teachers’ Associations of Ontario on affirmative action in school boards; a glossary of terms on affirmative action; and the Ontario Ministry of Labour Women’s Bureau on affirmative action.

African Canadian Legal Clinic : conference material, news clippings, policy documents

File consists of material relating to the African Canadian Legal Clinic. It includes news clippings, Staff Response tot he Report on the Consultation with the Black and Caribbean Community; Black Educators Working Group program model submission summary sheet of varying programs; an annotated copy of the ACLC's preparatory meeting for the United Nations World Conference Against Racism.

Alliance of Jamaican Alumni Association meeting

A videocassette recording of the Alliance of Jamaican Alumni Association of Toronto meeting held in Scarborough. The topic of the program was “Given the Chance” and was centered around giving children a chance at education in Canada and Jamaica.

Anti-racism and equity in education – resources

File consists of miscellaneous resources on anti-racism and equality in education. Including: Nobody’s born a Racist; Academic Excellence and Anti-Racism: Vignettes from interviews with Cambridge Friends School teachers; The Issue is Equity by Ouida M. Wright; Anti-racism and Ethnocultural Equity: Policy and Implementation Plan from the York Region Board of Education.

Anti-racism campaigns

File consists of material related to anti-racism campaigns from the Canadian Government. It includes a resource guide to “eliminating racial discrimination in Canada”; a poster and another resource guide.

Articles : sociology, psychology and racism

File consists of copies of articles by scholars. Includes, “Possibilities of Problems in the Education of Black Children” by George W. Bancroft, Faculty of Education, University of Waterloo; a section of a sociology essay, author unknown; “Children’s Cognitive Development: The Black Child in a Different Culture” Norma V. Bowen, Department of Psychology, University of Guelph; and “Orphans and Outlaws: Some Impacts of Racism” by G.A. daCosta, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. All essays appear to be typed on a typewriter.

Articles and abstracts

File consists of articles and abstracts on assessment of teacher efficacy, professional development, accountability of counsellors, special education and organizational change. It includes an abstract for K.S. Crowley and M.L. Meehan's article, “Assessing teacher efficacy and professional development.”; An accountability model for counsellors by John D. Krumboltz; The Right to Multicultural Education: A Descriptive and Normative Analysis by Romulo F. Magsino; Cultural Diversity and Special Education by Asa D. Hilliard III; and Organizational Change: United Way of the Lower Mainland’s Strategies and Approaches by Rod Santiago.

Articles and reports re: diversity, racism, child pornography, race relations, Stephen Lewis Report

File consists of photocopies of the following articles: Educating in Diversity by Mary Poplin; The Concept of Race, Consequences of Racism, Commitment to Change; a Toronto Star article by Haroon Siddiqui over a production of Show Boat in 1993; Children and Racism by Rosemary Brown; informational sheet Toward a Definition of Anti-Racist Education by Nora Allingham; Race: The History of an Idea by Ashley Montague; a letter from Stephen Lewis to Bob Rae; an overview of Child Pornography Laws in Canada; and a Statement to the Ontario Legislature by Premier Bob Rae on the Recommendations of the Stephen Lewis Report.

Articles and reports: teachers’ education, multicultural an anti-racist education

File consists of articles and reports on teachers’ education and multicultural/anti-racist education. It includes, Report of Workshop on a Two-Year Teacher Training Programme at Brock University; Multicultural or Anti-Racist Education: Issues in the Debate by Sybil Wilson, Brock University; and a draft copy of Multicultural Education Models for Staff Development prepared by Sybil Wilson for the Scarborough Board of Education.

Articles and research reports

File consists of three articles: Ethnicity, Class and Cognitive Styles: Research and Teaching Implications by James A. Banks, University of Washington; Borders and Exclusions: Racial Profiling and Canada’s Immigration, Refugee and Security Laws by Charles C. Smith; International Conference: The Opportunity and Challenge of Diversity: A Role for Social Capital? Printed on lined paper.

Articles and research reports

File consists of articles and research reports with an elementary and adult education focus. It includes: My Image of the Principal by Avis E. Glaze; The Canadian School and Some special language problems of the West Indian English-as-a-second-Dialect Speaker; University Adult Education – A Caribbean Focus by Hopeton L. Gordon and others.

Articles by and about Dr. Daniel G. Hill

File consists of articles by and about Dr. Daniel G. Hill, a University of Toronto Professor, Historian of black history in Canada. It includes material produced by The Ombudsman after Hill’s appointment, including a CV, and a copy of the speech Hill made after his appointment as Ombudsman. The file also includes a copy of Hill’s article, Negroes in Toronto, 1793-1865 reprinted from Ontario History.

Articles on integration of and limits of multi-cultural and anti racist educational policies

File consists of articles on integration of and limits of multicultural and anti racist educational policies. It includes: The Limitations of Multicultural Education and Anti-Racist Education by John W. Kehoe and Earl Mansfield; From Racist to Anti-Racist Education: A Synoptic View by Alok Mukherjee; information sheets on anti-racism and equity training; Multiculturalism in Teacher Education by Douglas Ray; and Multi ethnic Education: Practices and Promises by James A. Banks.

Articles, draft reports, and research papers

File consists of draft reports, and research papers related to adult education, black students, and school board development towards better equity. It includes: Building a Nation by Educating Our Adults by Hopeton Gordon, draft; miscellaneous notes and articles; a draft of Annual Monitoring Plan for Anti-racism & Ethnocultural Equity School Boards Policies & Plans by June Girvan; and the Cirriculum Vitae of Ronald J. Samuda.

Articles, statements, policies and discussion papers

File consists of articles, statements, policies and discussion papers regarding destreaming, mainstreaming, unbiased assessment and testing, and school counselling. Materials are in a Scarborough Board of Education folder.

Articles, working papers and research reports

File consists of articles, working papers and research reports. It includes: Prejudice, Textbooks and Multiculturalism: Progress and Problems by David Pratt, Queen’s University, Symposium on Perspectives on Multiculturalism in Education; The Development of Ethnic Attitudes by Rudolf Kalin, Queen’s University; Cultural Diversity, Migration and Cognitive Styles: A Study of British, Japanese, Jamaican and Indian Children by Christopher Bagley; Intercultural Counselling: The State of the Art by Aaron Wolfgang, OISE, University of Toronto; and Assessment and Placement of West Indian Students by L.L. Gordon; and Cultural Identity and Education by Douglas Ray, University of Western Ontario.

Beta State Convention

File consists of material from the Beta State Convention in 1999 and 2005. Includes convention note and material, and promotional material for the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.

Beyond dialogue : immigrant women in Canada, 1985-1990 : a plan for action arising from a national consultation commissioned by Multiculturalism Canada / K. Seydegart M.S.W. and G. Spears PhD

File consists of a final copy of a publication by K. Seydegart and G. Spears from Erin Research Inc. For Multiculturalism Canada on immigrant women in Canada. The publication outlines five priorities: Language; Employment and Training; Health and Social Services; The Public Education Program; and Individual, Community, and Family Life.

Beyond dialogue : immigrant women in Canada, 1985-1990 : findings of a national consultation commissioned by Multiculturalism Canada / Erin Research Inc.

File consists of a draft copy of a publication by Erin Research Inc. For Multiculturalism Canada on immigrant women in Canada. The publication outlines five priorities: Language; Employment and Training; Health and Social Services; The Public Education Program; and Individual, Community, and Family Life.

Bill 79: an act to provide for employment for aboriginal people, people with disabilities, members of racial minorities and women, York Region Race Relations Committee and Organization, and Community Services Council (CSV) Planning Committee.

File consists of a copy of Bill 79 in both English and French. Tucked inside are materials from the York Region Race Relations Committees and Organizations, and the Community Services Council, including copies of correspondence and meeting minutes.

Black Studies : reports, newsletters, programming, and correspondence

File consists of material relating to the topic of Black studies and Black education. It includes reports, newsletters, programming and correspondence from a variety of places, such as the National Alliance of Black School Educators, Theatre into the Rough, and My Children My Africa Theatre collective. Topics covered in the material include Black education, history, theatre, culture for school children, and Black History Month at the Scarborough Board of Education.

Bringing worlds together: the study of the political participation of women in Canada and lessons for research on newcomers and minority political participation

File consists of a copy of seminar proceedings done by Carleton University and various sects of Citizenship, Heritage and Immigration departments for political participation by women in Canada, newcomers to Canada, and minority political participation. The publication is unbound.

Canadian council for Aboriginal Business: 1996 FAAY award winners

File consists of a photocopied list of award winners for the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. Awards include: Canada Trust Partnership for Youth Scholarship; Netstar Communications Inc. Rising Stars Youth Bursary; and the Bank of Montreal Canadian Aboriginal Youth Bursary

Canadian Race Relations Foundation : press releases and correspondence

File consists of material from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. It includes printed email correspondence between Inez Elliston and other people involved in CRRF; press releases regarding community issues, racial profiling, celebrations, meeting agendas, research reports, public campaigns, social issues and white privilege.

Canadian Race Relations Foundation : reports, pamphlets, forms, correspondence, advocacy work

File consists of material from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. It includes photocopies of correspondence; pamphlets from the Antiracist Multicultural Education Network of Ontario (AMENO) and the York Region Board of Education’s Race Relations Advisory Committee; application forms for CRRF Initiatives Against Racism; and other CRRF material.

Canadian Race Relations Foundation Award of Excellence

File consists of material from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation surrounding their annual Award of Excellence, to recognize a public, private or voluntary organizations whose efforts represent excellence and innovation in race relations practice in Canada. File also includes an address from Lincoln M. Alexander, Chair of the CRRF, at the Atlantic Symposium “Teaching to Diversity” in both English and French.

Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF)

File consists of materials and publications from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. It includes articles, policy statements, newspaper clippings, conference planning documents regarding racist policies vs. Indigenous peoples, land claims and treaty rights.

Canadian Race Relations Foundation newsletters on WCAR

File consists of Canadian Race Relations Foundation newsletters called “Perspectives.” The newsletters cover the United Nations World Conference Against Racism (WCAR). Some of the newsletters have been annotated with highlighter and pen.

Career education schools

File consists of a folder labelled, Career Education Schools. File includes correspondence, news clippings, notes and other materials related to youth programming and the West Indian Cultural Society.

CCMIE: Building the bridges to prosperity project

File consists of material from the Canadian Council for Multicultural and Intercultural Education. It includes documentation for the “Building bridges to prosperity” project, which includes a philosophy statement, correspondence and material related to the WITT Construction Technology for Women.

CCMIE: By-laws, correspondence, conference material

File consists of material from the Canadian Council for Multicultural and Intercultural Education. It includes copies of by-laws for the CCMIE for 1996 and 1997; correspondence and faxes between Elliston and others concerning conferences in Helsinki, Montreal, Vancouver and Winnipeg.

CCMIE: conference program and biographical information

File consists of conference programs and biographical information regarding the participants of a CCMIE conference with a focus on Indigenous issues. The biography included concerns Wendy Grant, the first woman Vice Chief of British Columbia with the Assembly of First Nations.

CCMIE: miscellaneous material

File consists of material from the Canadian Council for Multicultural and Intercultural Education. It includes board meeting notes, documents, reports, promotional material all regarding multicultural, intercultural and anti-racist in-service training for teachers.

CCMIE: reports, documents regarding activities

File consists of material from the Canadian Council for Multicultural and Intercultural Education. It includes reports, correspondence, and other material related to events related to CCMIE activities.

CCMIE: Teacher research binder

File consists of material originally grouped together in a teacher’s resource binder. Material includes articles, reports, resources and correspondence regarding curriculum development; teaching resources and annual reports regarding equity, race relations and equal opportunity. It includes material from the Employment Equity Data Program.

CCMIE: Youth Internship Programs

File consists of material from the Canadian Council for Multicultural and Intercultural Education. It includes material from a 1999 Youth International Internship Program.

CCMIE/CCEMI: miscellaneous material

File consists of material from the Canadian Council for Multicultural and Intercultural Education. It includes CCMIE brochures, a forum on hate propaganda and Canadian identity, and material from a leadership conference on civil rights.

Children’s resources

File consists of miscellaneous material aimed toward children and children’s education: ‘Just Walls’ a student notebook developed by the Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta; a children’s magazine by Canadian Heritage, ‘The Great Canadian Adventure’; and an informational package on the Canadian Children’s Literacy Association.

Citizen’s Action: social watch

File consists of material from Citizen’s Action: Social Watch, from Programme d'action populaire pour la justice sociale. It includes full text proceedings of a national meeting in Hull, Quebec.

Citizenship

File consist of miscellaneous material relating to citizenship, including a project development paper for the West Indian Learning Resources Kit by Elliston. Other material includes newsletters, worksheets and handwritten notes.

Citizenship & immigration – resources

File consists of miscellaneous material related to citizenship and immigrants in Canada. It includes a booklet from Employment and Immigration Canada on Canada’s immigration laws, and another booklet from the Ministry of Citizenship on multiculturalism.

Citizenship education in Canada : the current status of teaching about Citizenship in Canada elementary and secondary schools / Vandra L. Masemann

File consists of the publication, “Citizenship in Canada: The Current Status of Citizenship in Canadian elementary and secondary schools” written by Vandra L. Masemann. It was published by the Department of the Secretary of State of Canada as a pre-conference report for delegates of the Forum on Citizenship and Citizenship Education in Schools and Communities held in Edmonton, November 9-11 1987.

Class evaluation 1986

File consists of materials which were held in a folder labelled “Class evaluation 1986.” Material includes print offs and copies from Multiculturalism at Work.

Collected articles and reports

File consists of articles and reports regarding multiculturalism, social-cultural competence, racism, drugs and success, educational policy and bibliographies. Selections from the file include: Human Rights and Communications in the Global Community by Carman Cumming, Human Rights & Canadian Solidarity; Multicultural, Intercultural and Antiracism In-Service Teacher Education: A National Survey of Canadian Teachers by Dr. Jon Young, Canadian Council for Multicultural and Intercultural Education (CCMIE).

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