Socio-spatial inequality in Toronto: What's racism got to do with it?
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Research shows that Toronto is becoming increasingly unequal. In 40 percent of Toronto's neighbourhoods, incomes are steadily declining. In these neighbourhoods, members of racialized communities are strongly overrepresented.
Government policies and the labour market play a major role.
What is the role of racism and discrimination in employment, housing, education and justice?
Why is racism rarely acknowledged in policy debates? What can we do to put it into the discussion?
How is racism addressed in European cities?
How can research, advocacy and services help to address racism and discrimination?
With
- David Hulchanski, University of Toronto and Neighbourhood Change Research Partnership
- Avvy Go, Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic
- Sheila Block, Wellesley Institute
- S. (Gopi) Gopikrishna, Scarborough Housing Help Centre
- Sharon Douglas, United Way of Peel Region
- Tuna Tasan-Kok, Technical University of Delft, the Netherlands, and EU DiverCities Project
Co-sponsored by Unversity of Toronto Urban Studies Program, Colour of Poverty - Colour of Change, and Social Planning Toronto
