The Office of Anti-Racism, Equity and Human Rights Services (OAREHRS) leads cross-college efforts to foster a welcoming and affirming learning and working environment, where all our community members feel a sense of inclusion and belonging.
To accomplish this, we must continue to take meaningful, deliberate, and sustained action to address harassment and discrimination. This includes harassment and discrimination based on the following:
- Age (18 years or older)
- Ancestry
- Citizenship
- Colour
- Creed
- Disability
- Ethnic origin
- Family status
- Gender expression
- Gender identity
- Marital status
- Place of origin
- Race
- Record of offences (employment only)
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
We offer guidance, support, training, educational resources and complaint resolution services. If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911 or Campus Security (416-415-4000 or 0 from a college phone). For urgent assistance, please access our crisis resources. Employees may also access our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through the Telus Health website using your college username and password.
Make a complaint
If you have a concern about discrimination, harassment, hate, and/or sexual violence, contact OAREHRS for support. Inquiries can be directed to diversity@georgebrown.ca for human rights and svra@georgebrown.ca for sexual violence.
If you'd prefer to make an anonymous complaint, please use our anonymous disclosure form.
Relevant Policies
Anti-Racism Action Plan Progress
GBC continues to make important strides on the two-year plan. Find out what we have achieved in year one (2022/23).
E-course
We are proud of the e-course we have developed, "Doing the Work: An Introduction to Anti-Racism." The course is uniquely GBC - it is different than previous anti-racism learning opportunities as it was made by us for us.
Our entire college community is encouraged to take the time to complete the course. For employees, it can be accessed via Cornerstone, and students can access it on Brightspace. Through this course, we hope to make space for ongoing discussion, enable good faith questions and disagreements, and engage in conversations about the content.
News and Announcements
Check out the highlights of an amazing Black Futures Month at GBC! February was full of learning opportunities and events that enlightened and challenged the George Brown College (GBC) community.
Gueye is proof that if you have a dream, stick to it! She graduated from GBC's Construction Engineering Technician program in 1999 and landed her dream job in 2021. Now, she helps others find success in the skilled trades.
The GBC Theatre School grad's career took off early in the pandemic and continues to grow with new opportunities in the U.S., thanks to her work on the show "Slip," a streaming series from celebrity executive producer Dakota Johnson.
As part of George Brown College's (GBC) Black Futures Month celebrations, Hall reflected on his life during a fireside chat and book launch event at Waterfront Campus.
Kuadey began to find success with her ISRAELLA KOBLA women's clothing brand soon after she graduated from the Fashion Techniques and Design program in 2019. Five years later, she's reached an incredible professional milestone.
As George Brown College (GBC) celebrates Black Futures Month in February, Black Futures Initiatives Senior Manager Mary Ola continues building out the bigger vision of creating safe spaces for Black students, employees and faculty that promote growth and Black flourishing.
Black students at George Brown College (GBC) now have a safe space to connect, learn and relax with the opening of the Black Student Success Network Space at St. James Campus. Years in the making, this highly anticipated new space was designed with direct input from Black students.
The event, Land Acknowledgments from the Black Perspective with artist d'bi young, kicks off our in-person Black Futures Month activities on Monday, February 5.
On January 27, we come together to honour the memory of the Holocaust victims. This day, marking the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, is a heartfelt reminder to cherish every life and stand united against hatred and discrimination. Let us hold close the stories of survivors like Suzanne...
Important transformations are unfolding at George Brown College as we pursue the goals outlined in our Anti-Racism Action Plan. The plan guides the crucial steps we take to address racism and advance anti-racism at the college.
FEATURED RESOURCE
Let's Get Started Primer for Anti-Racism
This primer has been developed to support the George Brown College community as we engage in Anti-Racism practice. This primer uses the five steps of the Take 5 for Anti-Racism. We begin with self-reflect, then educate, rethink, identify and engage. And we have many more resources available within this website.
