Role
The Advisory Committee on Race Relations & Equity was established by Resolution #67/90, Item #10, as amended by Resolution #128/00 with a mandate to provide guidance and advice to the community and to the City to promote the full and equal access, opportunity and participation of all citizens in the social, cultural, economic and political affairs of the community and the City.

The Committee is comprised of a variety of representatives which includes a Member of Council, three citizen appointments by Council and the balance of the Committee is comprised of persons appointed by various agencies such as the Durham District School Board, the Durham Catholic District School Board, the Durham Police Service, the Community Development Council Durham, student body representatives from each Pickering secondary school and the Ontario Race Relations Directorate.

Statement of Purpose and Glossary [PDF]

Membership
One Member of Council
5 Citizen Appointments

Appointments (Term ending November 30, 2010)
Councillor David Pickles - Chair
Raymond George Facey
Steve Holt
Kirk Mark
Sethu Madhavan
Devinder Kaur Panesar

Committee Contact
Marisa Carpino, 905.683.6582 ext. 3223

Meeting Minutes
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June 4, 2009 May 7, 2009 April 2, 2009 March 5, 2009 February 5, 2009 January 8, 2009

December 4, 2008 October 2, 2008 September 4, 2008 July 3, 2008 April 3, 2008 March 6, 2008 February 7, 2008 January 3, 2008

December 6, 2007 November 1, 2007 September 6, 2007 June 7, 2007 May 3, 2007 April 5, 2007 February 1, 2007

September 7, 2006 February 15, 2006 January 12, 2006 December 1, 2005

Terms of Reference

In order to carry out its mandate, the Committee is charged with the responsibility of providing guidance and advice to the municipality, through the Mayor and the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering, with respect to matters involving race relations and equity issues within the community. In furtherance thereof, the Committee is instructed:

1. To analyze and project trends based on the demographic statistics of the City's population including languages spoken, size of ethnic, racial or cultural groups, immigration trends and settlement patterns and other relevant socio-economic data;
2. To receive and review data regarding incidents of prejudice, racism or conflicts of a racial nature;
3. To network with social service agencies, ethno-cultural groups and organizations interested in promoting race relations in the community;
4. To develop and recommend short- and long-term anti-racist strategies and cross-cultural communications initiatives;
5. To review policies, practices and programs of the municipality and to recommend adjustments or new initiatives;
6. To submit to Council an annual written report.