Youth Forums Against Racism

Youth Forums Against Racism (YFAR) is an initiative of the United Nations Association in Canada, launched in recognition of the United Nations International Year for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (2001). The project was designed to provide a space where youth could meet to share experiences, discuss pertinent issues and design educational methods to prevent and combat racism. At the forums, youth from a diversity of backgrounds worked together to generate ideas and propose concrete actions to best address racism through education-- strategies that would be effective, attractive, and meaningful to youth. Youth delegates had the opportunity to take part in one of the four scheduled regional forums held in Ottawa, Québec City, Halifax, and Edmonton, leading up to a national forum.

The end result of this project was the production of an innovative, long-term, anti-racism education model developed BY youth FOR youth! The KIT ( PDF format) - a manual by youth to combat racism through education - was launched across Canada on March 21 - the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.