Providing safe space for honest dialogue
We create the environment for honest conversations on the root causes of discrimination in Quebec.
Canada
Discrimination and racism are taboo topics in Quebec’ society. Our trustbuilding work focuses on people willing to face these issues that feed targeted divides.
Why is trust needed?
The province of Quebec is a microcosm of the wider Canada, with the added complexity of issues such as identity, nationalism, linguistic difference, illegal immigration, religious tensions, and the long-standing history of oppression and colonization of Canada’s First Peoples.
How Europeans have treated First Nations Peoples since their arrival has left negative impacts on people that are then transferred from generation to generation. The deep wounds inflicted are still a source of social stigmas and strained relationships resulting in increased systemic marginalization of the Indigenous Peoples.
How is trust built?
Training and building networks of change agents
Dedicated individuals are trained to become community trustbuilders with a deep understanding of historical and socio-political realities underlying the current society.
Learn more about Trustbuilding in Canada
Firyal Mohamed
Board Member IofC Canada
Joseph Vumiliya
Project Manager