The JHC Community Kitchen was created as a way to bring people together to help feed our fellow humans as the pandemic exacerbated financial and food insecurity in our city and across the world. We have found that access to nutritious food is pushed to the margins for many people in our communities. Over the last 16 months many people have stepped up to cook meals in their homes to help people in their neighborhoods.
Read MoreJHC is a partner with the RARICANow & Stonewall Online Symposium - happening on June 25-26 (this Friday&Saturday!) An amazing line up of speakers! https://www.stonewallcommemoration.org/events/online-international-stonewall-symposium.
Read More“I have met amazing people. The moderating and admin team of the Facebook group have been some of the most selfless, driven, and helpful people I've met. I learned more about JHC during the process, and am so impressed and inspired by Renee and her hard work and dedication.”
Read MoreAt the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights (JHC) our mission is to advance a culture of peace and human rights through education and community building guided by the principles of Human Rights. We uphold education and dialogue as critical pathways to achieving equity and dignity, freedom and justice.
Read MoreThis collection of Resistance Stories, songs, reflections, paintings, and lived experiences were submitted by community members across the Prairie provinces.
Read MoreSee the interview with our Covid-19 Response Volunteer, Andrew Hui!
Read MoreOn July 8, 2021 at 6:30 pm, the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights will be holding their Annual General Meeting and electing the 2021/2022 Directors of the Board. Terms for the Board are currently three-year renewable terms. Please fill out the following questionnaire if you are interested in serving on the Board and being considered by the Nominating Committee.
The Board meets on a monthly basis, currently the fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm. We are a governance board requiring a commitment of approximately ten hours per month.
“Volunteering with the JHC has been impactful: It has connected me with the community from various angles and enabled me to learn about our history and continuing contemporary challenges.”
Read MoreFacilitator Training
Action Alberta
Building relationships to respond to hate, racism and discrimination
Invitation to Facilitators
The Action Alberta: Communities Responding to Hate project invites individuals with a passion to strengthen community relations, create communities of understanding and acceptance, and strengthen our collective response to hate, racism and discrimination to join us to help facilitate dialogues with stakeholders.
Read MoreIf you are a youth age 15-29, we would love to receive your input on our Youth Human Rights Survey!
Read MoreA group of 13 agencies have joined together to help people in vulnerable situations, including those without homes, newcomers to Canada and single mothers, get through the pandemic.
"We all were over-stretched doing bits and pieces," said Angelica Quesada, co-chair of the Edmonton COVID-19 Rapid Response Collaborative.
"Now we are taking a wider, more collaborative, more wholesome view of the needs and the scope and trying to respond in a more organized way."
The City of Edmonton is funding the group $1.5 million to run programs until the end of December.
The group, led by the Action for Healthy Communities Society of Alberta and includes the Canadian Native Friendship Centre, Multicultural Health Brokers, the Edmonton Immigrant Services Association, the Islamic Family & Social Services Association and the Africa Centre, will receive $1.5 million in funding from the city.
The program, which will run until the end of December, will focus on three key needs: food, mental health and income support.
In addition to those immediate needs, the collaborative is also looking at how each group might be able to help people through their recovery time as well, Quesada said.
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Read MoreIf you or someone you know has tested positive for COVID-19 and you need information and support in your home language, please contact (toll free) the multilingual emergency response centre at 1-833-738-7727. Outreach workers provide support in 30+ languages with referrals to more than 12 agencies.
Read MoreCurrently, I am working alongside the Alberta Hate Crimes Commission (AHCC) and John Humphrey Centre (JHC) to take the STRIDE Advocacy initiative to social media! The project will be called Social Stride. Social Stride aims to address hate and discrimination issues by providing education, countering misinformation, and supporting and amplifying victims' voices. Our vision is to create a healthier online environment by modelling peace and dignity.
Read MoreHere is our special edition newsletter, we highlight the community arts manifesto!
Read MoreOur first podcast workshop for youth 15-29 is next week Wednesday February 10th at 5PM. The Front 2 Back Podcast Workshop will cover anti-oppressive practice in podcasting and the process of interviewing and putting a community podcast together.
Sign up with the link below or in our bio! There is limited capacity, so please register early if you’d like to attend: http://bit.do/r4cpodcastsignup
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It has been a great experience with many up and down feelings! It brings me back to the days where I was that kid causing chaos on the streets and abusing drugs to the point they abused me. Now I am a dopeless hope fiend, where before I was a hopeless dope fiend.
Read MoreThis episode looks back on our past conversations. Thank you so much for your support and continued engagement. Music by Micky Pop - Hopscotch. Transition music by Podington Bear - Shapeshifters.
Read MoreThe final interview of Dignity During a Pandemic looks at dignity, identity and the realities of increased racism for many in the wake of a global pandemic. Stay tuned next week to hear a recap of all the amazing contributors!
Read MoreThe tenth episode of Dignity During a Pandemic takes time to check in with the experience of COVID-19 for young people and families. We hear how quarantine has changed everyday habits and helped grow a bigger understanding of what dignity means from both older and younger voices.
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