About the Fund

The Graham Mitchell Leadership Fund will support emerging community organizers from municipalities across Canada, with priority given to Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, to develop their leadership skills and support their efforts towards social, economic, racial and environmental justice. Graham was a mentor and tireless advocate for progressive change in Canada. This leadership fund is established in his honour to advance the work of nurturing emerging leaders and community organizers across Canada, with an explicit focus on equity, anti-racism, anti-oppression, and equalizing power.

The fund is being established by a steering committee of Graham’s former colleagues, family, and friends in partnership with the Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR) to build multi-racial leadership that is facilitative, works within and outside institutions, and builds community power. UARR will receive donations for the Graham Mitchell Leadership fund, issue tax receipts, and sit on the steering committee to develop fund criteria, and recruitment and award processes.

Donations can be made online directly to Urban Alliance on Race Relations through CanadaHelps, and a tax receipt automatically issued by CanadaHelps. All donations of more than $25 will receive a tax receipt.

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