Interview with Fatah Awil (2021)
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Fatah Awil speaks about his work on race relations and creation of training sessions across Ontario with the non-profit organization Urban Alliance On Race Relations. Fatah describes his position as a Program Coordinator of the Diversity Youth Fellowship, which encourages and supports youth from Muslim, Black, Tamil and Filipino groups to become politically involved by providing them with internship opportunities in City Hall. As a previous fellow of this program, Fatah discusses the impact of the Diversity Fellowship both on the fellows that are involved in this program and for their communities as they bridge the gap between their communities, city counsellors and the Mayor. He talks about the support that the Alliance has been providing and the advocacy work it has done during COVID-19 for minorities working in high-risk jobs such as nurses, as well as how it has impacted their social activism.