An Anti-Oppression Framework for Child Welfare in Ontario

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Anti-Oppression Framework for Child Welfare in OntarioAugust 2010“(Anti-Oppression means) giving up power, being inclusive of allgroups, of all marginalized groups, having representation fromthese groups and having joint decision-making about policy,procedures and practices.”- Consultation Participant, 20092 | P a g e
Anti-Oppression Framework for Child Welfare in OntarioAugust 2010AcknowledgementsThe Ontario Child Welfare Anti-Oppression Roundtable (AOR) provides a forum to develop, support andshare initiatives in anti-oppression work. It aims to develop and recommend strategies to build agencycapacity and advocate for the inclusion of anti-oppression principles in policies, structures, practices andboth internal and external relationships.We are grateful to the many people who have contributed to and supported the development of thisreport which, for the first time, presents a framework to support and guide anti-oppression work in childwelfare.First and foremost, we acknowledge Helen Wong and June Ying Yee for their expertise and gentleguidance in developing this framework. They took all our “grand ideas” and skillfully stitched them intoa quilt which is both creative and complex in its beauty.We also thank the more than 100 colleagues from 44 Societies and the Ontario Association of Children’sAid Societies (OACAS) who participated in the 13 consultation sessions organized to inform this process.Your contributions helped to bring to life an idea that had intrigued and challenged us for some time.A number of members of the AOR also contributed generously of their time, acting as consultationplanners, facilitators, recorders and/or readers. They are: Michael Bowe, Sue Dale, Sharon Evans, HeidiKiang, Daniel Kikulwe, Wendy Mackenzie-Hall, Julie Myers, Liz Molligan, Kike Ojo, Catherine Paynter,Jean Samuel and Regina Whelan. Special thanks to Karen Playford at Grey County Children’s Aid Societyfor her skill and good humour in coordinating zone consultation registrations.Finally, we thank the Local Child Welfare Directors Section and the Provincial Project ManagementCommittee of the OACAS for providing funds to support this project. We also appreciate theadministrative support provided by OACAS.Lorna GrantChristian HackbuschLorna GrantChristian HackbuschCo-Chairs, Child Welfare Anti-Oppression Framework ProjectThe Ontario Child Welfare Anti-Oppression Roundtable“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad peoplebut the silence over that by the good people.”Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil-Rights Leader. 1929-19683 | P a g e
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