Anti-racism toolkit

The Defence Team is dedicated to becoming an anti-racist organization. Acknowledging our past, while owning our present and changing our future takes commitment from each one of us.

You can use the following guides, tip sheets and activities to help stimulate ongoing dialogue among Defence Team members and accelerate culture change within the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

Guides

Find resources for understanding systemic barriers to racism and racial discrimination, and for identifying and addressing biases and unfair power dynamics in the workplace.

• Guide on courageous conversations on racism and racial discrimination
• Glossary of terms: Anti-racism lexicon

Tips and tools

Quick tips and insights to help you learn how you can make a difference.

• Tips on how to be an ally
• Tips on how to have courageous conversations
• Tips on how to bust myths
• Common anti-racism terminology
• Essential questions to apply an anti-racism lens
• Comparison of attitudes: racist vs ally vs anti-racist