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MOSAIC is a non-profit organization supporting immigrants and refugees with their settlement and integration needs through diverse programs and services for over 45 years. Currently MOSAIC works with approximately 7,200 clients per month from 26 locations in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.Founded in 1976, MOSAIC is recognized as an influential advocate, community builder and resource. Our broad range of services includes settlement workshops and programs, skills assessment and employment services, English language classes, specialized family and community programs, and legal advocacy in over30 languages. Supporting and expanding our work, we have over455 volunteerswho provided over12,000 hoursof service this year.In addition to its status as a well-established immigrant-serving organisation, MOSAIC operates a fee-for-service social enterprise providing interpretation services in over50 languagesand written translation services in over70, the largest such service in British Columbia. Additionally, MOSAIC is a leader in employment services and has been a contractor for WorkBC since 2012. Starting April 1, 2019, MOSAIC will be operating a total of four WorkBC centres across the Lower Mainland.

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<H4><SPAN>Best Practices for Inclusion & Diversity<BR></SPAN></H4>
<P><EM>A Collaborative Approach to Combatting Discrimination</EM></P>
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<P>Surrey OARH invites local community partners to understand challenges of discrimination in their surroundings, empower communities to develop a response, and join the network to support inclusion.</P>
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<P>To establish a preventative initiative towards the rise of discrimination and racism in the community, OARH has developed the following target goals:</P>
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<LI>Discover best practices and integrate them into OARH’s resource bank</LI>
<LI>Empower communities and participants to implement protocol</LI>
<LI>Provide education about the current discourse on discrimination</LI>
<LI>Increase OARH’s community network to support inclusion</LI>
<LI>Increase OARH’s capacity to foster best practices & response mechanisms to discrimination</LI>
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<H4><SPAN>About OARH</SPAN></H4>
<P>Organizing Against Racism and Hate (OARH) was established in 2001 to support a coordinated community approach to counter racism and hate activity in BC. The network is comprised of leaders in anti-racism and multiculturalism work, province-wide.</P>
<P><SPAN>Goals:</SPAN></P>
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<LI>Communities have an increased knowledge and understanding of racism & hate</LI>
<LI>Communities are mobilized to implement racism & hate response protocols</LI>
<LI>Networks provide leadership by engaging community members in dialogues</LI>
<LI>Community partners develop collaborative best practices for inclusion</LI>
<LI>Community partners welcome public perception, voice, and opinion to anti-race discourse</LI>
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