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Priorities & Projects
Tri-Cities Together: Coalition Against Racism & Hate
Tri-Cities Together is a network of community stakeholders committed to building inclusive communities where residents have an increased sense of belonging and safety through collaboration and capacity building.
Our Goals
The Tri-Cities communities have an increased knowledge and understanding of what comprises racism and hate and have established a supportive and collaborative response to incidents
The Tri-Cities communities are ready to implement anti-racism protocols
The Tri-Cities community members are aware of dialogues and anti-racism education opportunities
Our Members
Tri-Cities Together invites representatives from community groups and organizations from a wide range of sectors that support diversity and inclusion initiatives within their mandates. Groups and organizations participating include:
Baha'i Faith
BC Farhangian Educators' Association
City of Coquitlam
City of Port Coquitlam
Communities Embracing Restorative Action Society (CERA)
Coquitlam Continuing Education
Coquitlam Men’s Shed
Coquitlam Public Library
Coquitlam RCMP
Douglas College
First Nations’ Health Authority
Fraser Health
Humanity4Syrians
ISSofBC
Kinsight
MOSAIC
Pathways to Leadership for Immigrant Women
Port Moody Police
SHARE Family & Community Services Society
Simon Fraser University
Spirit of the Children Society
S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Transit Police
Tri-Cities Friends of Refugees Society
Tri-Cities Homelessness & Housing Task Group
Tri-Cities Local Immigration Partnership Immigrant Advisory Table
Tri-Cities Seniors’ Planning Network
Vancity Credit Union
Youth Leadership Society of BC
If your organization or community group would like to join Tri-Cities Together, please contact thabata.dacosta@success.bc.ca
Background
Tri-Cities Together is part of the provincial government’s Resilience BC Network. The intent of the Resilience BC Network is to connect communities with information, supports and training they need to respond to, and prevent future incidents of, racism and hate. There are currently 40 communities listed as part of the Resilience BC program. For more information, click here.
Past Activities
In 2017/2018, Tri-Cities Together focused on identifying and convening community stakeholders in order to identify our goals and priorities and to discuss the community protocols.
In 2018/2019, Tri-Cities Together supported planned initiatives around social inclusion, such as the Welcoming Neighbourhoods forum and public campaign on the characteristics and importance of welcoming communities. The Network also collaborated with the City of PoCo in their Kindness Counts Breakfast initiative to engage youth around the topics of inclusion, anti-bullying and anti-racism.