The Urban Alliance on Race Relations is a non-profit charitable organization that works primarily and proactively with the community, public and private sectors to provide educational programs and research, which are critical in addressing racism in society.
The Urban Alliance was formed in 1975 by a group of concerned Toronto citizens.
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The Board of Urban Alliance on Race Relations released the following statement, launching a legal defence fund for parents and community members fighting racism in the PDSB:
“Over the course of the past few months, communities in Peel have witnessed a complete failure of the Peel District School Board (PDSB) to instill trust and confidence in its capability and willingness to address anti-Black racism and Islamophobia in Peel Schools.
"We are speaking out against far-right fringe leaders of the convoy who have manipulated COVID anxieties, concerns and hardships to create deeply troubling divisions in society," a press release from the group reads.
The group is a coalition of progressive Toronto labour, anti-racist and social organizations including Urban Alliance on Race Relations - UARR.
“This is endemic,” Nigel Bariffe of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations said in an interview.
“The Toronto Police Service can make grandiose claims about building bridges with communities that they police, but we continue to see incidents.”
“This actually sends a signal that Islamophobia is acknowledged as a problem,” said UARR executive director Neethan Shan. “This intentionally tells everybody, every classroom, every teacher, every student that the school board cares about this issue and wants to address it."
