The IDEA Community Coalition is a meeting space for organizations and individuals from Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Cornwall, and Akwesasne.
Through conversation on equity, diversity, and inclusion, we advance Truth and Reconciliation’s calls to action (TRC) by focusing on anti-oppression, anti-racism and cultural safety.
It is a collective movement towards a just and inclusive future.
Vision
A united community where all individuals thrive in a culture of respect, belonging, and opportunity as systemic barriers are dismantled, and diverse voices are empowered.
Our Commitment
Participating organizations and individuals have endorsed a letter of commitment that:
- Emphasizes the critical role of leadership in supporting a community that values feedback and embraces opportunities from the challenges of anti-oppression work.
- Outlines core values, strategic pillars, and the collaborative effort needed to achieve equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-oppression.
- Reflects a shared mission of encouraging active partnerships to implement and uphold these principles.
Pillars
The strategy is based on five key pillars:
- Community Equity: Collaborate with local organizations to champion diversity, equity, inclusion, TRC and anti-oppression.
- Education and Training: Through a process of continuous development, find and deliver inclusion, diversity, equity, TRC and anti-oppression training.
- Engagement and Belonging: Promote equitable and inclusive recruitment, retention, mentorship, and performance management.
- Policies and Programs: Review and assess members’ policies and practices to align with equity, diversity, inclusivity, TRC and cultural safety.
- Data Analysis & Reporting: Track and evaluate inclusion, diversity, equity, TRC and anti-oppression metrics, to ensure accountability.
Participating Organizations:
- African Caribbean & International Association of Eastern Ontario
- Agape Centre
- Association des communautés francophones de l’Ontario, de Stormont, Dundas et Glengarry (ACFO-SDG)
- Baldwin House
- Canadian Mental Health Association – Champlain East
- Centre de santé communautaire de l’Estrie
- Children’s Aid Society of SDG
- City of Cornwall
- Community Living Glengarry
- Community Living Stormont
- Cornwall Community Hospital
- Cornwall Police Service
- Diversity Cornwall
- Eastern Ontario Health Unit
- Eastern Ontario Training Board
- Équipe psycho-sociale de SDG
- Glengarry Inter-Agency Group
- Glengarry Memorial Hospital
- Great River Ontario Health Team
- Inspire Community Support Services
- Job Zone d’emploi
- Koala Place
- Laurencrest Youth Services Inc.
- Les Amis du CERF
- Maxville Manor
- Naomi’s Centre
- Ontario Probation and Parole Services- Cornwall
- Recovery Care
- Roy McMurtry Legal Clinic
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Cornwall)
- Seaway Valley Community Health Centre
- Sexual Assault Support Services of Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry & Akwesasne
- Social Development Council of Cornwall and Area
- St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre
- St. Lawrence College- Cornwall
- Tri-County Literacy Council
- United Way Centraide SDG
- Victim Services of S.D.G. & A.
- Vista Centre Brain Injury Services
- Warm Up Cornwall
- Youth for Human Rights
- YouTurn Youth Support Services
Join the IDEA Community Coalition
Your engagement will help dismantle systemic barriers and build a community where every voice is valued.
For more information, please contact:
Farhana Meghji – EDI Coordinator
Cornwall Police Services
Phone: (613) 933-5000 x 2604
meghji.f [at] cornwallpolice [dot] com