Racial Harmony

Contact us at 306 4819C - 48th Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 3T2
Phone: 403-340-2143 Fax: 403-350-3230
Email us at: cadassoc@telus.net

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Job Description for Board Members at large not serving as Executive Officers

• Commitment to the work of the organization
• Willingness to serve on at least one committee (See designated committees below)
• Attendance at monthly Board meetings held every third Wednesday of each month from 9:00am to 11:00am in the Wild Rose board room at City Hall
• A time commitment of five hours per month, (includes Board preparation, committee and meeting time)
• Attendance at the Annual General Meeting which takes place in June
• A time commitment of two weekends a year to refine and evaluate strategic planning
• Willingness to become informed of the services provided by the Central Alberta Diversity Association and publicly support them
• Preparation and participation in the discussions and the deliberations of the Board
• Willingness to foster a positive working relationship with other Board members, the executive director, and other staff
• Awareness of and abstention from any conflict of interest
MAJOR DUTIES:
• To establish overall long and short term goals, objectives, and priorities for the Central Alberta Diversity Association in meeting the needs of the community

CADA’s Four Standing Working Committees are:
Committee Responsibilities
Operations • Tending to matters related to financial management
• Ensuring the association has adequate resources
• Giving guidance to the executive director
Communications
• Promoting the work of the organization within the Central Alberta Region
• Attending and promoting public events
• Cultivating relationships with the media
Membership • Creating and expanding a membership program
• Identifying ways to offer services to members
• Evaluating the membership program
Fund Raising Committee • Developing strategies for sustainability
• Identifying prospective funders
• Create and nurture relationships with prospective funders
• Work in partnership with staff to develop funding proposals and to secure funds

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Who We Are:

The Central Alberta Diversity Association is a coalition of diverse groups and individuals in Central Alberta who have come together to promote the positive value of diversity in general, and harmonious race relations in particular. The project began a response to indications from several different sources that a “race relations” project was needed in Central Alberta.

We began in April 1998 by holding a series of public consultations to share perceptions and experiences related to race relations issues. In these sessions, participants identified community responses to changing demographics and provided direction to initiatives that could be taken to enhance race relations in Central Alberta. The series of consultations charted a course for the project and determined the key messages to be communicated to the public. Another consultation session, held in October 1999, provided additional direction and shaped the initiatives currently being undertaken by the project.

What We Do:

The Central Alberta Diversity Association (or CADA) consists of a circle of people interested in accepting, modeling, promoting, sharing and valuing diversity within our communities. Because we care about peace, harmony, equity and togetherness in the circle of humanity, we will take positive diversity messages deep into the hearts of our communities through community-based initiatives at many different levels. We want to ensure that we maintain harmony in the future and treat all citizens with the respect and dignity they deserve, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, special need or disability.

CADA's primary funders are The Multiculturalism Department of Canadian Heritage and The Alberta Human Rights, Multiculturalism and Education Fund of Alberta Community Development. This report is based on the activities of CADA for the past funding period of October 1st, 2003 to September 30, 2005.

CADA is a community action against all forms of discrimination. Ongoing anti-discrimination presentations have been made in many schools throughout Central Alberta and upon follow-up, teachers and "ethnic minority" students informed us that they have experienced increased "acceptance" in their schools since the presentations. CADA continues to work on societal change and the inclusion of marginalized individuals in the workforce and the community. The Governor General, Adrienne Clarkson, called our Mayor Morris Flewwelling in June of 2005 and commented positively to him, on our diversity work in Red Deer and area.

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