News & Posts

10 June 2021
CBC NL

Despite years of anti-Muslim incidents, N.L. government slow to respond, says anti-racism group

Sobia Shaikh
26 April 2021
Letter to Department of Health Asking to Improve Vaccine Access

Vaccine Justice, Healthcare for All Campaign

April 26, 2021
31 March 2021
St John's Morning Show

ARC-NL’s advice for Municipalities NL on moving forward

Sobia Shaikh
31 March 2021
Mornings on Your VOCM

ARC-NL reacts to removal of MNL president after racist media post

Robert Leamon and Sulaimon Giwa
8 March 2021
CBC NL St John's Morning Show

How do the major political parties stack up on issues of racism in NL?: ARC-NL Members

6 March 2021

NL coalition People’s Recovery offers an alternative to economic recovery team

The People’s Recovery – which ARC-NL endorsed, and played an important role developing it during its early stages – is receiving mainstream coverage
1 March 2021
Leila Beaudoin, NTV

ARC-NL’s 11 questions to provincial parties

Sobia Shaikh, Laurabel Mba, Robert Leamon
The Anti-Racism Coalition of Newfoundland and Labrador sent a questionnaire to the province’s political parties during the election.
The Anti-Racism Commitments We Need

Election 2021: Calling it Out

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1 February 2021

Time for government to get involved, says co-chair of Anti-Racism Coalition NL

CBC covers ARC-NL’s calls for the government to get involved in promoting anti racism
November 1st 2020, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Eastern Edge Gallery

Town Hall

Town Hall on Anti-Racism at Eastern Edge: A panel discussion facilitated by Rachel Gilbert (ARC-NL member), featuring artists, activists, and community organizers: Jenelle Duval (First Light), Sobia Shaikh (ARC-NL), Santiago Guzmán (Todos and ARC-NL) and Ritche Perez.
25 June 2020
CBC Coverage of the summit

Black Lives Matter, racism against Indigenous Canadians backdrop for N.L. diversity summit

Amid the Black Lives Matter movement, and instances of racism against Indigenous people in Canada, the Association for New Canadians held its 12th Diversity Summit, virtually, thanks to the COIVD-19 pandemic.
5 June 2020

Group wants action on racism in Newfoundland and Labrador

A group advocating against Islamophobia and racism in general in Newfoundland and Labrador says it is disappointed by a lack of action by the provincial government on an anti-racism task force.