Stop Asian Hate Speakers Bios

Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice WWW.CCNCSJ.CA WWW.ISLAMUNRAVELLED.CA

Agenda: Opening video (5 minutes) "Eyes Open” #FaceRace Stop Asian Hate Awareness Video

Land Acknowledgement (2 minutes) Yusuf Siraj, Islam Unravelled Anti-Racism Initiative

Introducing event (5 Minutes) Ryan Chan, CCNCSJ Ellen Kim, Project 1907

Opening Statements (10 minutes) The Honorable Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence

Panel 1: Online Hate and How Disinformation Drives Real World Violence (30 Minutes) Ryan Chan, Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice Tony McAleer, Former Neo Nazi and founder of the Cure for Hate Mohammed Hashim, Executive Director Canadian Race Relations Foundation Sergeant Valerie Spicer, Vancouver Police Department

Interlude Speaker (5 minutes): Dr. Santa Ono - President of the University of British Columbia

Panel 2: Real World Racism and Bystander Training: Addressing Systemic Racism (30 Minutes) Yusuf Siraj, Islam Unravelled Anti-Racism Initiative Amy Cheng, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Integration, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Yuan (Elisha) Yao, Executive Director, Chinese Community Policing Centre Barbara Lee, Elimin8Hate

Panel 3: Celebrating Historic & Contemporary Achievements of Asian Canadians (30 Minutes) Tariq Tyab, Islam Unravelled Anti-Racism Initiative MP Randeep Sarai Jasper Sloan Yip New Westminster City Councillor Nadine Nakagawa

Closing Speaker (5 Minutes) MP Jenny Kwan

Islam Unravelled acknowledges that we are hosted on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples–Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam) Nations. Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice WWW.CCNCSJ.CA WWW.ISLAMUNRAVELLED.CA

Event Opening Video: "Eyes Open” #FaceRace Stop Asian Hate Awareness Video

Land Acknologement

The Honorable Harjit Sajjan - Canadian Minister of National Defence

Opening Statements Canadian Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Vancouver South . Minister Sajjan has made serving others a cornerstone of his life. He has served as a former detective with the Vancouver Police Department, a former Lieutenant Colonel with the British Columbia Regiment, and a long-time advocate for youth education and mentorship programs. For 11 years, Minister Sajjan was a member of the Vancouver Police Department, based primarily in South Vancouver. He completed his career as a detective with the gang crime unit. As a member of the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own), he participated in four operational deployments—one to Bosnia and three to Afghanistan. Website

Ryan Chan - Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice

Event Emcee CCNC-SJ was formed in 2019, as a revival of the original Chinese Canadian National Council, formed after the W5 episode in 1979 – “Campus Giveaway.” That racist TV show falsely depicted Chinese Canadian students in our universities as foreigners. This led to nation-wide protests that resulted in an apology from CTV and the formation of CCNC, marking the beginning of four decades of fighting for equality and human rights. Ryan Chan is a social advocate who has a legal background from the University of Toronto.He is committed to effecting social change and also serves on the board of directors at the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (Ontario) and acts as a consultant for the World Wildlife Fund-Canada. Website

Ellen Kim, Project 1907 Through events, programming, education and resources, Project 1907 explore the nuances of intersectional experiences as entry points to building collective action and solidarity within, and across, communities experiencing racism. Websit

Panel 1: Online Hate and How Disinformation Drives Real World Violence Moderator: Ryan Chan - Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice

Mohammed Hashim, Executive Director Canadian Race Relations Foundation

Mohammed Hashim is the Executive Director of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation and a founding advisor of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network. He also sits on the Board of Trustees of the United Way of Greater Toronto. The Canadian Race Relations Foundation is committed to building a national framework for the fight against racism in Canadian society. We will do this through knowledge-sharing and community support in the pursuit of equity, fairness, social justice and systemic change. The purpose of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation is to facilitate throughout Canada the development, sharing and application of knowledge and expertise in order to contribute to the elimination of racism and all forms of racial discrimination in Canadian society. Website

Tony McAleer, Former Neo Nazi and founder of the Cure for Hate

Founder of Cure for Hate, Speaking about White Supremacists Psychology, Ideology, and impact today. Co-founder and formerly of Life after Hate. Life After Hate is committed to helping people leave the violent far-right to connect with humanity and lead compassionate lives. Once deeply involved in the White Aryan Resistance, Tony McAleer is at the forefront of a group reaching out to turn fascists around from hate. Website

Sergent Val Spicer - Vancouver Police Department Sergent Spicer has a PhD in Criminology from Simon Frazer University. The men and women of the VPD believe in a level of service that routinely goes "Beyond the Call." They embrace standards of performance that include Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence (ICARE). Website

Interlude Speaker

Dr. Santa Ono - President of the University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the 20 best public universities in the world, #7 in North America. Since July 2016, Dr. Ono has been the 15th President & Vice-Chancellor of UBC. Dr. Ono is a Biomedical researcher and entrepreneur, university executive and member of both corporate and non-profit Boards. Frequent keynote, motivational or graduation speaker on Innovation, Social Justice, Mental Health or Education. Advisor to educational institutions, corporations and governments. Will introduce Panel 2 Website

Panel 2: Real World Racism and Bystander Training: Addressing Systemic Racism

Modorater: Yusuf Siraj, Islam Unravelled Anti-Racism Initiative

Islam Unravelled Anti-Racism Initiative is the Official Faith Based Community Convener for the Province of British Columbia, partnered with Resilience BC. Yusuf Siraj is a social entrepreneur with a background in business management and positive psychology from the University of British Columbia.His passion is the intersection of technology and social justice. He is a Co-Founder of the Muslim Care Centre, as well as, the Assistant General Secretary of the BC Muslim Association. Website

Amy Cheng, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Integration, S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is an international, intercultural, multi-service agency that assists people in all stages of their Canadian journey. Amy provides leadership in the areas of strategic initiatives and integration of S.U.C.C.E.S.S.’s programs and services. She is responsible for leading the process to secure program funding, conducting research and data analysis, tracking and analyzing policies, and implementing the performance and quality improvement program. Website

Yuan (Elisha) Yao, Executive Director, Chinese Community Policing Centre Elisha has been the Executive Director of the Chinese Community Policing Centre (CCPC) over the past five years. The CCPC is a non-profit organization providing language-specific victim services and outreach programs to promote personal and public safety in local and Chinese communities. She is passionate about equipping people and transforming organizations to reach their full potentials and bring lasting impacts. Website Barbara Lee, Vancouver Asian Film Festival & Elimin8Hate Barbara has spent over twenty five years as a community advocate for increased representation of Asian Canadians and people of Asian descent in front and behind the camera. She has extensive experience organizing grassroots events to increase the profile and opportunities for Canadian Asian artists in mainstream music, film and media. She is the founder of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF). the oldest Asian film festival in Canada, Co-founder of the Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) in its 16th year and founder and producer of the Asians in Movies, Music and Media Summit. Elimin8Hate provides an anonymous and safe reporting environment for Canadians of Asian ancestry experiencing anti-Asian attacks. To consolidate public resources in an accessible format to victims. To utilize reported data for actionable change. Website

Panel 3 : Celebrating Historic & Contemporary Achievements of Asian Canadians Moderator: Tariq Tyab - Islam Unravelled Anti Racism Initiative

MP Randeep Sarai

MP for Surrey Centre Member of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights Founder and has served as a Director of Virsa – Supporting Youth Strengthening Families Society and helped start South Asian Community Coalition Against Youth Violence Website

Jasper Sloan Yip

Coordinator, Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society is a registered secular non-profit organization with year-round programming in the arts and culture scene. Their mission is to foster, promote and celebrate the arts and cultural diversity that Asian-Canadian communities bring to Canadian society. Website

New Westminster City Councillor Nadine Nakagawa

Nadine Nakagawa is a community organizer and local activist and City Councillor for New Westminster. She has worked on issues relating to housing, public spaces, reconciliation, public engagement, and childcare and is the Chair of the Reconciliation, Social Inclusion and Engagement Task Force and Chair of the Environment and Climate Advisory Committee. For her work in the community, Nadine was named the 2017 Citizen of the Year at the Chamber of Commerce Platinum Awards. Website

MP Jenny Kwan

Closing Statements Member of Parliamet for Vancouver East, British Columbia For over 28 years Jenny Kwan has worked for the people of East Vancouver. In 2015 she was elected as the Member of Parliament for the community. She currently serves as the NDP’s Critic for Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship and Housing, as well as Deputy Critic for Health. Website