Stride Talks: The Series
Our Stride Talks series is a collection of community learning sessions. We invited Alberta organizations and agencies who shared how they support and provide resources to our collective community. These sessions were delivered virtually and focused on the intersections of poverty, racism, discrimination and community based supports.
Below are recordings of these sessions:
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The Workers’ Resource Centre is a charity that assists people in all of Alberta through various employment related legislative bodies, such as Employment Standards, Employment Insurance, AISH, CPP-D, Human Rights, Short Term/Long Term Disability Insurance and WCB. Our casework program offers guidance, advocacy, and representation through these processes free of charge. The Workers’ Resource Centre also provides free Public Legal Education to agencies to equip workers with the current information about their workplace rights and to empower workers in their place of employment. Furthermore, the Workers’ Resource Centre has a Sexual Harassment Advisory Program where our Sexual Harassment Legal Specialist helps clients through situations where they experienced sexual harassment in their workplace by connecting them to the relevant resources and by assisting them through the appropriate legislative bodies.
The Workers' Resource Centre (WRC) is a charitable, not-for-profit organization providing free assistance and guidance to Alberta workers. They help Alberta workers through advocacy, their Casework Program, and Public Legal Education. The WRC can assist with:
-Employment Standards
-Employment Insurance
-Workplace Injury (WCB)
-Human Rights
-AISH
-Disability Insurance
-CPP-Disability
-Sexual Harassment
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Alberta 211 is an essential service that helps Albertans find the right resource or service for whatever issue they need help with, at the right time. 211 is available 24/7 by phone, text and chat. The service is free, confidential and available in over 170 languages over the phone.
On a national level, 211 connects people to the right information and services, strengthens Canada’s health and human services, and helps Canadians to become more engaged with their communities.
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CPLEA is a non-profit organization that provides public legal information, education, training, research and consulting services. With a multidisciplinary team, we help Albertans better understand the laws that affect their lives. We do this through our 200-plus resources, 10 websites and various projects covering a wide range of legal topics.
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The essence of Elizabeth Fry's religiously inspired thinking about prisoners (male and female) was that they were fellow human beings. Their treatment, therefore, should be based on ‘the principles of justice and humanity.’
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Northern Alberta started out as a group of volunteers with an office in the old Provincial Courthouse in 1977. This team of volunteers dedicated themselves to serving their community, and have continued to do so since! They believe in advancing the dignity and worth for all women, girls, and gender diverse folk. They offer a range of programming, spanning from Red Deer to Northern Alberta, including:
- Employment Services
- Housing
- Independent Legal Advice for Sexual Assault Survivors
- Indigenous Womens Programming
- Financial Literacy (and matched savings!)
- Prison liaison work and reintegration support
- Youth Programs
- Record Suspensions
- Outreach Services
- Free Counselling Sessions
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AJEFA (French-speaking Legal Professionals Association) provides bilingual legal information can possibly assist you and/or the people you are serving who are in need. The AJEFA is a non-profit organization that was created in 1990 to promote access to justice in French in Alberta.
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Action Dignity and the programs and approaches they offer that aim to strengthen protection and realization of human rights and racial equity through systems change. Their initiatives address issues of diversity, human rights, racial inequities, mental health, public participation, and inclusion.
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In Alberta, the Alberta Human Rights Act protects Albertans from discrimination in certain areas based on specified grounds. The purpose of the Alberta Human Rights Act is to ensure that all Albertans are offered an equal opportunity to earn a living, find a place to live, and enjoy services customarily available to the public without discrimination.
The Alberta Human Rights Act establishes the Alberta Human Rights Commission to carry out functions under the Act. The Commission has a two-fold mandate: to foster equality and to reduce discrimination. It fulfills this mandate through public education and community initiatives, through the resolution and settlement of complaints of discrimination, and through human rights tribunal and court hearings.
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