Anti-racism Advisory Committee (ARAC)

Function of the Advisory Committee

• Identifies and ensures equitable engagement of stakeholder groups and seeks their input into the Committee’s work
• Recommends to Council anti-racism funding program allocations which support community-based initiatives that:
  • Address racially motivated hate
  • Build community capacity and cultural understanding
  • Promote awareness, training and education, or
  • Involve research, monitoring and evaluation on diversity, anti-racism, and/or discrimination
• Conducts research and prepares reports on community-based issues and concerns, and complements existing structures by providing recommendations on programs and services and their priorities
• Works with the City Manager to develop and maintain a dialogue about, and take action on, matters of concern to stakeholders in relation to anti-racism