by Communications Team | Dec 5, 2022 | CASSA's Blog
As social media has evolved over the years, it has become a huge part of everyone’s daily lives. It has become a platform that allows people to connect with one another and get updated on the latest news. Some have even made a living out of it. Despite its...
by Communications Team | Dec 5, 2022 | CASSA's Blog
CASSA’s national gender-based violence (GBV) project is a study that seeks to understand how service providers served women experiencing GBV in the Canadian South Asian community during and after the pandemic. According to the Canadian Women’s Foundation, GBV is...
by Communications Team | Nov 2, 2022 | CASSA's Blog
In order to increase COVID-19 testing, vaccine confidence, and access among South Asian communities in Toronto, a group of 12 non-profit organizations came together and formed the South Asian Vaccine Engagement Collaborative (SAVEC). This collaborative aims to work...
by Communications Team | Oct 19, 2022 | CASSA's Blog
To make the education system more equitable for Muslim students and staff, the Equity in Education project aims to empower Muslim high school students and their parents with advocacy skills. Naima Raza, the Equity in Education Project’s former manager states “The...
by Communications Team | Oct 11, 2022 | CASSA's Blog
As an umbrella organization of agencies, groups, and individuals serving the South Asian community, the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) strives to become a resource for information, research, mobilization, coordination, and leadership on social...
by Communications Team | Oct 4, 2022 | CASSA's Blog
It was around 6 p.m. on September 19th, 2022 that a woman was fatally stabbed at a Canadian Tire in Heartland Mississauga. The 22-year-old victim, Chandanpreet Kaur, was stabbed by her husband of 3 years Charanjeet Singh, 26 years old. Charanjeet Singh has been...