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Visible Markers of Difference

October 23, 2016 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Recently I spent a weekend in the Crown Height, Brooklyn – a Hasidic neighbourhood. As I walked to and from my friend’s apartment, I was surrounded by men in black suits, white shirts and hats or yarmulkes, and a few women in long skirts. Despite being a person of colour who is used to being … 

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Filed Under: bias, Culture, Discrimination, Expressions, Faith, Religion, Uncategorized Tagged With: Clothing, Community, Hasidic, Jewish

Thanksgiving…and Atonement

October 10, 2016 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

This week there is an interesting convergence of two holidays in Canada. While one is religious and one is not, I’m finding the timing quite meaningful. Everywhere in Canada (except in the Atlantic provinces) Monday is Thanksgiving, and in the Hebrew calendar, Yom Kippur begins Tuesday night at … 

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Filed Under: African American, Diversity & Inclusion, Faith, Indigenous peoples, Religion, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized Tagged With: Apology, Atonement, Yom Kippur

Happy New Year!

October 3, 2016 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Happy New Year! If you’re Jewish, you know exactly what I’m talking about – Rosh Hashanah began last night at sundown. "Shanah Tovah!" If you’re not Jewish, or don’t have any close friends (or family) who are Jewish, it’s possible that you had no idea. Or, like me, no idea until yesterday. Which … 

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Filed Under: Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Faith, Inclusion Tagged With: Jewish, Rosh Hashanah

Happy Holidays?

December 2, 2015 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Yesterday I was in a downtown Toronto office.  As soon as the elevator doors opened onto the 7th floor I could already see the Christmas decorations. The person I was meeting with is Jewish. So I asked him as we looked at the Christmas tree, where the Menorah was. He looked a bit uncomfortable for … 

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Filed Under: bias, Celebrations, Diversity & Inclusion, Faith, Inclusive Workplaces, Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, Decorations, Hannukah

Why a hijab is not a hat

March 3, 2015 by Annemarie Shrouder 1 Comment

On Friday, a judge in Quebec refused to hear a case because the woman in her courtroom was wearing a hijab. She likened it to someone wearing a hat or sunglasses - which are not permitted. Furthermore, she is reported to have said that the woman was not "suitably dressed". When I heard it on the … 

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Filed Under: Discrimination, Faith, Human Rights, Uncategorized Tagged With: discrimination, Hijab, Judge, Muslim, Quebec Court, religion

Religious Accommodation

March 22, 2013 by Annemarie Shrouder 1 Comment

One of the things that I hear about a lot working with organizations is how difficult religious accommodation feels. Passover begins next week and in the spirit of things, I thought I'd share a success story that I just heard about. B&H is a photo, video and audio company in the USA. They have … 

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Filed Under: Diversity, Faith Tagged With: Inclusive Workplaces, Jewish, Passover, religious accommodation, Sabbath

Ramadan Begins this Week

July 18, 2012 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

The holy month of Ramadan starts at the end of this week. Depending on where you are in the world (because the start date depends on the sighting of the moon) the first day could be on the 20th or the 21st (North America). But observance begins the night before at sunset. Ramadan is a month of … 

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Filed Under: Faith, Inclusive Workplaces Tagged With: fasting, inclusion, Ramadan, social events, workplace

The Message of Free Bibles in School…plus

March 28, 2012 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Congratulations to the Bluewater District School Board (in Ontario) for reconsidering the handing out of free Gideon Bibles to Grade 5 students. The article is very good and says a lot of what I would write here - so here it is for you to read. The part of the article that stood out for me the … 

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Filed Under: Creating Inclusive Spaces, Diversity, Faith, Inclusion, LGBTQ, Marginalization Tagged With: And Tango Makes Three, bibles, Bluewater District School Board, curriculum, LGBTQ, LGBTQ safe schools, Newfoundland and Labrador, religion

Oh God!

February 1, 2012 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago I received an email suggesting that CBC had opened the debate about keeping "God" in the Canadian National Anthem, and most of those polled were in favour. My reaction: "Really?!" (But a weary one.) Whether or not this is actually true (and I wasn't able to find it when I … 

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Filed Under: Creating Inclusive Spaces, Diversity, Faith, Inclusion, Marginalization, Uncategorized Tagged With: CBC, melting pot, mosaic, National Anthem, Remembrance Day

Happy New Year!

January 23, 2012 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

No, I'm not 23 days late. Today is Chinese New Year - celebrated by about 1 in 7 people worldwide. So while 2012 began 23 days ago, it's wasn't the new year for everyone. Although  the Gregorian calendar is used and recognized by people, businesses and schools around the world, and New Year's Eve … 

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Filed Under: Celebrations, Culture, Diversity, Faith Tagged With: celebrations, Chinese New Year, Gregorian calendar, Happy New Year, Hebrew calendar, Islamic calendar, new year, Rosh Hoshanah, Year of the Dragon

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