PrintWelcome to the website for the Help Make A Difference initiative. This initiative has been developed to create awareness about the importance and benefits of diversity in our communities and encourage Albertans to contribute to building an inclusive and respectful society through their own actions.
Phase one of this initiative focused on the need for increased intercultural understanding and encouraged Albertans to contribute to building a fair and respectful society for everyone. Phase two expanded these themes to focus on the inclusion of persons with disabilities and recognition of skills and assets of all Albertans. These themes were selected because of the high volume of human rights inquiries and complaints that are received in these matters.
The Help Make a Difference initiative reminds us that in order to build strong and welcoming communities and workplaces, we need to ensure people are not excluded or discriminated against because of certain characteristics. Characteristics protected from discrimination under Alberta's human rights legislation include race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status and sexual orientation.
View the Public Service Announcements and Compilation VideoDVD discussion guide for individuals, workplaces, educational institutions and community organizations
Learn about the people featured in the public service announcements
34 ways to build stronger, better relationships between people of all backgrounds
Dates significant to human rights and diversity
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Acknowledgements
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News Releases
Official Launch Photos from Phase 1
Global TV Alberta, the Ministry of Community Development and the Ministry of Seniors and Community Supports are partners in this initiative. Major contributors within these ministries have been: the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission, the Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Education Fund, the Office for Disability Issues, Persons with Developmental Disabilities and the Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities.