ActionDignity

Welcome our new member: Women Organization for Rights, Dignity and Speech (WORDS).

WORDS designs and implements digital safety and capacity-building programmes for Afghan women journalists and women human rights defenders. Their mission is to protect, equip, and connect women facing repression so they can participate safely and meaningfully in public and civic life through capacity building, safety support, and access to professional opportunities.

We look forward to collaborations with WORDS!

Call for ActionDignity's volunteers!

Join us for an interactive volunteer engagement event focused on meaningful volunteering, leadership development, networking, and personal growth. Connect with fellow volunteers, share experiences, build skills, and explore how volunteering can support your long-term goals and community impact.

🗓 Saturday, June 20, 2026
🕛11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
📍ActionDignity Office, 915 33 Street NE, Calgary

👥 This event is open to ActionDignity registered volunteers only

Limited spots. Register Now: https://actiondignity.org/event/pathways-to-purpose-strategic-volunteering-for-community-impact/

In May, participants of our Seeds of Change Anti-Racism training project explored Module 4: Name It to Tame It, deepening their understanding of how racism can present as hierarchies and disguise itself as phobias.

Through meaningful dialogue and reflection, participants engaged with 3 Elements of Decolonial Practice (Disrupting hierarchies, Remembering our Value and Reclaiming our Power) while examining how our assumptions, biases, and systems influence the way we relate to ourselves and others.

Check more learnings of this module here: https://actiondignity.org/seeds-of-change-anti-racism-training-module-4-name-it-to-tame-it/

We were pleased to meet with the Honourable Muhammad Yaseen, MLA for Calgary-North and Associate Minister of Multiculturalism, for a productive conversation last Friday.

The meeting provided an opportunity to learn more about the Minister's current priorities and share ActionDignity's ongoing work to advance equity, inclusion, and community well-being across Alberta. We also discussed our upcoming policy advocacy efforts focused on improving opportunities and reducing barriers for newcomers and internationally trained professionals, as well as other initiatives that support equity-deserving communities.

Strong relationships between community organizations and government are essential to creating meaningful and lasting change. We look forward to continued dialogue and collaboration in building more inclusive and equitable communities.

Welcome our new member: Yemenia Women & Families Association of Calgary (YWFA). YWFA is a non-profit, community-based organization established by Yemeni Canadian women to support, empower, and uplift their community in Calgary. Rooted in shared values of unity, resilience, and cultural pride, YWFA is a welcoming hub for women and families navigating life in Canada.

Learn more about the organization: https://www.yemeniawomen.ca/

Too often, conversations about youth legal issues happen without youth in the room. At the Youth Justice Project, we believe meaningful change begins by listening to young people, valuing their lived experiences, and ensuring their voices shape solutions.

Last Saturday, we hosted a Community Conversation Circle (CCC) with youth from our member organization Altamas Relief and Development Foundation. The CCC created a safe, inclusive space where youth reflected on legal challenges and systemic barriers in accessing justice while proposing community-driven solutions.

We are glad to see that through restorative and equity-informed dialogue, participants strengthened legal awareness, identified barriers, and contributed recommendations to help build a more inclusive and fair youth justice system.

To learn more about the conversation: https://actiondignity.org/news/

We were honoured to welcome representatives from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to our office yesterday for a meaningful conversation on the progress and impact of our Brokers Bridge Builder (BBB) Project.

Thank you to Director Melanie Holmgren, Assistant Director Yann Legrand, Manager Alex Racine, and Language Supervisor Kerry Morgan from the IRCC settlement team for taking the time to connect with us and learn more about the project’s early outcomes and community impact.

Our discussion highlighted the importance of community engagement, cross-sector collaboration, and systems innovation in improving access to settlement services for newcomer communities.

We are grateful for the opportunity to share the ongoing work of the BBB Project and the collective efforts toward building more inclusive and responsive support systems for newcomers.

Eid Mubarak to those celebrating! May this blessed day bring peace, joy and prosperity to you and your loved ones!

Check out our newly released Anti-Racism blog series: What is Systemic Racism?

This blog post shares how we can understand systemic racism by looking at the non-recognition of foreign credentials as a prime example. We examine the following:

✅The three main elements of racism
✅Differences between interpersonal, structural, and systemic racism
✅The non-recognition of foreign credentials as an example of systemic racism, indicated by:
Lived experiences
Researched pattern of behaviour
Impacts on racialized communities
✅Ways to get involved in anti-racism systems change to impact this problem.

Read the blog here: https://actiondignity.org/blog/