Time & Date: 3:00 pm, Saturday, June 17, 2023

Venue: CPAC Conference Hall, 4150 Finch Av E, Toronto ON M1S 3T9

Registration: https://2023-cpac-edi-awards-cea-forum.eventbrite.com

This year marks the 100^th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act. In this centennial year of this infamous piece of legislation, CPAC is presenting a public forum to remember this historical event, in conjunction with the presentation of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Awards. The program of the event includes:

• A keynote speech about the past 100 years since the Chinese Exclusion Act – the historical context of the legislation, the discrimination endured by Chinese Canadians before and after the legislation, the contributions made by Chinese Canadians in the past century despite racism, the many forms of racism that Chinese and Asian Canadians still face today, the work ahead of us in advancing equity, diversity and inclusion and eliminating racial discrimination, and other relevant contents.

• Presentation of the CPAC Institute Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Awards, which recognize Canadians in any region of the country who have made significant contributions to the advancement of EDI. The recipients will be Wendy Cukier, Director of Diversity Institute, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Teresa Woo-Paw, Chair of the ACCT Foundation and of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.

• A community forum on the past and present of racism in Canada.

Program

2:30 pm:             Doors Open

3:00 pm:             Opening: Andi Shi, Executive Director, CPAC

3:05 pm               Welcome Remarks: Ti Wang, President, CPAC

3:10 pm:             Keynote Speech on the Centenary of the Chinese Exclusion Act: Timothy Stanley, Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa

4:15 pm:             Award Ceremony: Hugh Zhao, Chair, EDI Award Committee

Recipients:  Wendy Cukier, Teresa Woo-Paw

5:15 pm:             Community Forum

6:00 pm:             Refreshments

6:45 pm:             Close