Changing the Game: Racial Discrimination in Sport

Date: Friday, March 21, 2025
Time: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
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Sports provide a platform where people from diverse backgrounds can come together, promoting values like fairness, respect, and inclusion. It can empower marginalized groups, including women, people with disabilities, and other members of equity deserving groups by providing opportunities for participation and recognition. 

Unfortunately, racial discrimination in sport in Nova Scotia is a long-standing issue impacting the experiences of athletes across all ages and sports. Both Sports Nova Scotia and the Canadian Sports Institute Atlantic have dedicated staff positions supporting coaches and sports organizations to invest in equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. These positions are unique to Nova Scotia and reflect the need for changes to how clubs and communities address issues of discrimination, including racial discrimination. 

Join us March 21 in commemoration of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for the first in a series of panel discussions introducing the issue of racial discrimination in sports and the uniquely Nova Scotian approach being taken to fostering greater understanding and building the capacity needed to prevent it. 

Facilitated by Shruti Gola Taraschi-Carr, Director, Race Relations, Equity and Inclusion, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission 

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