# Event Details - **Event Name**: 2nd CNERJ National Equity & Racial Justice Conference - March 3-5, 2026 - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 am – Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: Equity and Racial Justice in Canada: Planning to Protect Past Gains and Build Future StrengthsAbout this EventLa version française suitCNERJ CONFERENCE 2026 – FROM ISSUES TO ACTIONWe are excited to announce that the Canadian Network for Equity and Racial Justice (CNERJ) will host its SECOND National Conference in March 2026 in Ottawa!This gathering brings together community leaders, organizers, advocates, researchers, and policy changemakers from across the country to move our work from analysis to action planning.If you are committed to defending equity and anti-racism, strengthening community collaborations across the country, advancing decoloniality and pushing for lasting systemic change, this conference is for you!WHAT THE CONFERENCE IS ABOUTOur focus is solutions-driven dialogue and collaborative planning for real-world impact. Through panel discussions and hands-on workshops, you will:(i) Build on the concrete recommendations emerging from CNERJ’s community roundtables, webinars, recommendations by Colour of Poverty-Colour of Change and recent sector-specific research;(ii) Shape the next phase of local, regional and national advocacy with the insights lived experience and organizing knowledge YOU bring to the table!This is a working conference — focused on strategy, collective action, and government accountability!WHY IT MATTERSWe are at a critical turning point. The 2025 Federal Budget signals a retreat from Canada’s commitments to equity and racial justice, threatening hard-won progress in our communities.This conference is an opportunity to organize, align, and act together — with urgency, clarity, and resolve — to defend past gains and drive forward systemic change.The goal is to build consensus and discuss practical implementation pathways at every level of advocacy – municipal, provincial and national, designed to address every level of government to stop the dismantling of progress our communities have fought so hard to advance.REGISTER TO JOIN US!Important: For each day you have in-person and online attendance options.Please review the agenda at a glance to choose which sessions you would like to attend, and whether you will attend in-person or online.Please order your (free) individual ticket for each session so that we can plan meals accordingly.Meals will be providedLive French and ASL interpretation will be providedQSL interpretation will be availableABOUT CNERJThe Canadian Network for Equity and Racial Justice (CNERJ) was created in 2023 as part of a trilateral agreement between Canada, the US and Mexico to share best practices and commit to taking concrete steps domestically and trilaterally to combat systemic racism, discrimination, and hate: Declaration on the North American Partnership for Equity and Racial Justice.More info can be found on our website at https://cnerj-rcejr.ca/!We invite you to stay in touch with CNERJ: Sign up to our newsletter here, and follow us on social media @cnerj_rcejr!***********************************CONFÉRENCE DU RCEJR 2026 – Des enjeux aux actionsNous sommes ravis d’annoncer que le Réseau canadien pour l’équité et la justice raciale (RCEJR) tiendra sa DEUXIÈME conférence nationale en mars 2026 à Ottawa! Inscrivez-vous pour réserver votre place!Ce rassemblement réunira des leaders communautaires, des organisateur·rice·s, des défenseur·e·s, des chercheur·euse·s et des décideur·euse·s politiques de tout le pays afin de faire passer notre travail de l’analyse à l’action.Si vous êtes déterminé·e à défendre l’équité et et à lutter contre le racisme, à renforcer les collaborations communautaires à travers le pays, à promouvoir la décolonialité et à instaurer un changement systémique durable, cette conférence est faite pour vous!THÈME DE LA CONFÉRENCEL’accent sera mis sur le dialogue axé sur les solutions et la planification collaborative pour avoir un impact réel.Grâce à des tables rondes et des ateliers pratiques, les participant·e·s pourront :(i) S’appuyer sur les recommandations concrètes issues des tables rondes communautaires, des webinaires, et les recommandations précédentes de Colour of Poverty-Colour of Change, et des rapports de recherche sectoriels récents du RCEJR;(i) Façonner la prochaine phase de plaidoyer local, régional et national grâce à l’expertise acquise sur le terrain et aux connaissances organisationnelles que vous apportez.Il s’agit d’une conférence de travail axée sur la stratégie, l’action collective et la responsabilité du gouvernement.POURQUOI C’EST IMPORTANTNous sommes à un tournant décisif.Le budget fédéral 2025 marque un recul par rapport aux engagements du Canada en matière d’équité et de justice raciale, menaçant les progrès durement acquis dans nos communautés.Cette conférence est l’occasion de s’organiser, de s’aligner et d’agir ensemble, avec urgence, clarté et détermination, pour défendre les acquis passés et faire avancer le changement systémique.L’objectif est de parvenir à un consensus et de discuter des moyens pratiques de mise en œuvre à tous les niveaux de défense des intérêts – municipal, provincial et national – afin d’interpeller l’ensemble des instances gouvernementales pour mettre fin au démantèlement des progrès que nos communautés ont si durement acquis.INSCRIPTION – EN PERSONNE OU EN LIGNEPour chaque jour, vous avez la possibilité de participer en personne et en ligne : Veuillez choisir votre billet pour CHAQUE séance du matin/après-midi/soir. pour choisir les sessions auxquelles vous souhaitez participer et si vous y assisterez en personne ou en ligne.Des rafraîchissements seront fournis.Une interprétation en direct en français sera assuréeUne interprétation en ASL et en QSL sera disponibleÀ PROPOS DU RCEJRLe Réseau canadien pour l’équité et la justice raciale (RCEJR) a été créé en 2023 dans le cadre d’un accord trilatéral entre le Canada, les États-Unis et le Mexique visant à partager les meilleures pratiques et à s’engager à prendre des mesures concrètes au niveau national et trilatéral pour lutter contre le racisme systémique, la discrimination et la haine : Déclaration sur le partenariat nord-américain pour l’équité et la justice raciale.Pour plus d’informations sur le RCEJR, consultez notre site web à l’adresse : https://RCEJR-rcejr.ca/Nous vous invitons à rester en contact avec nous : Abonnez-vous à notre infolettre ICI et suivez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux @cnerj_rcejr. - 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