News Release
“Stronger Together”, organized by the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater
Toronto, has been approved and funded by the Safer and Vital Communities
Grant from the Govt of Ontario to “Stop anti-Asian Racism through Community
Collaboration “.
The 2-year project will be planned and guided by a multi-sectoral partnership in
the community, targeting the increasing hate motivated crimes against Asians in
Ontario in the context of Covid-19.
About the Project:
•CCC project team, together with the Coalition Partners, will deliver a series of
virtual and in-persons activities, when the City allows, to attain the objectives of
making community members feel safe through educating the communities,
enabling collective actions against hate crimes, supporting victims, and
empowering self-protection.
• The project will also strengthen the understanding and trust between public
institutions i.e. policing service, justice system, various community sectors and
the people for the building of a strong and sustainable cooperation platform in
the community against hate and other adversities. To co-exist in Harmony
through understanding and respect.
Objectives of project:
• To initiate and maintain a multi-sectoral partnership among vulnerable
communities, policing service and government agencies against the trends of
stereotyping and stigmatization of Asians leading to hate crimes.
• To enhance sustainable trust, understanding and contact between Asians and
the public with community institutions including law enforcement, justice
system, social and community support.
• To conduct activities raising the awareness of the community on the facts
and impacts of hate motivated crime targeting Asians and other communities
in Ontario.
• To empower the community to support victims of hate motivated crime.
• To enhance community members’ feeling of safety through joint efforts to
educate, motivate, facilitate, and support Asians to prevent, report, and
mitigate negative impacts of hate crime.
Activities:
• Form a community coalition to identify problems, connect people and
formulate action plans to prevent hate and mitigating its impacts. The
coalition will be composed of representatives from police force, justice
department, social services, local community organizations, mental health
organizations, students, local media, past victims, and community
members.
• online webinars and in-person workshops. These will be delivered with
the support from police, other first responders, and professionals.
• Town hall gatherings for community members and representatives from
various public and community institutions getting together to talk about
hate motivated activities and crimes on Asians and the actions to be taken
collectively.
• Building and maintaining a Safe Community Website to let community
members know that they are not alone when facing hate motivated
activities and crimes, facilitating reporting, connecting them with public
and community
• A community educational event for the public on awareness of hate
crime and how community can work together to prevent and mitigate the
negative impacts.
• Producing educational videos to be posted on the new project website,
partnerships’ website, social media, and news media.
• Publishing and distributing copies of “Toolkit against Hate Activities
and Crime” to selected vulnerable people in the community. Digital
copy of the toolkit will be free for download.
Coalition Partners:
Alpha Education
Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs
Canadian Multicultural Council – Asians in Ontario
Canadian Tamil Congress
Chinese Professional Association of Canada
Filipino Centre Toronto
Hong Fook Mental Health Association
Korean Canadian Cultural Association
Malaysian Association of Canada
South Asian Culture & Health Association
The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association
Toronto Hakka Heritage Alliance
Toronto Police Service
United Way of Greater Toronto
Asian Heritage Month Activities:
• Stronger Together Essay Competition
• Stronger Together Food Drive – May 28, 29 & 30
Enquiries: strongertogether@cccgt.org
