The ETT Executive invites you to the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Dinner Celebration! This year’s celebration will take place on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at the Parkview Manor.
Come and hear for our esteemed guest speakers, enjoy delicious foods and celebrate phenomenal students.
During this event four bursaries will be awarded to students who show leadership in the areas of social responsibility, anti-racism, equity, inclusion and/or social justice initiatives in our elementary schools.
ETT provides this award to honour the memory of Doris Ferguson, who served as a Community Liaison Officer in Toronto for many years. Her work in building positive bridges within our schools had a significant impact on students, staff and communities.
Teachers are encouraged to nominate students that exemplifies demonstrated impact, leadership, and contributions to social responsibility, equity, inclusion, and social justice.
Applications must be received by email no later than Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 12 pm. Click here to submit an application.
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid “pass laws” in 1960.
In 1979, the General Assembly adopted a programme of activities to be undertaken during the second half of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination. On that occasion, the General Assembly decided that a week of solidarity with the peoples struggling against racism and racial discrimination, beginning on 21 March, would be organized annually in all States.
Since then, the apartheid system in South Africa has been dismantled. Racist laws and practices have been abolished in many countries, and we have built an international framework for fighting racism, guided by the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Convention is now nearing universal ratification, yet still, in all regions, too many individuals, communities and societies suffer from the injustice and stigma that racism brings.
