We stand in solidarity with the Black Community, Indigenous Community and all People of Colour who are fighting against systemic racism and oppression. While we continue to navigate life during a global pandemic, we cannot ignore the current social and political climate in North America. There is no place for harassment and discrimination in our society.
We will be muting our content from June 1st to June 7th to support the #AmplifyMelanatedVoices Movement, to increase access to the voices that truly matter right now.
Please join us as we research and educate ourselves through influential people and admirable organizations, who are fighting to create a society we can ALL be proud of. The following list of resources will continue to grow, as we continue to educate and research the amazing resources available to us. #BIPOCLivesMatter #AmplifyBIPOCVoices
ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES:
Educational Toolkits:
- Black Lives Matter https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/
- Anti-Racism Resources for White People https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/mobilebasic
- HuffPost https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/black-organizations-anti-racist-groups-canada_ca_5ed57ea1c5b6867b30853e20?guccounter=1
Articles:
- The New Yorker | “The Death of George Floyd, in Context” https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-death-of-george-floyd-in-context
- The New York Times | “Of course there are protests, the state is failing Black People” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/opinion/george-floyd-minneapolis.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
- CNN | “This is how loved ones want us to remember George Floyd” https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/27/us/george-floyd-trnd/index.html
- The Washington Post | “You shouldn’t need a Harvard Degree to survive bird-watching while black” https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/05/28/christian-cooper-harvard-birdwatching/
- Elle | “It’s exhausting. How many hashtags will it take for all of America to see Black people as more than their skin color?” https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a32702103/george-floyd-death/
- The Atlantic | “The Case for Reparations” https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/
- Current Affairs | “ Why damaging property isn’t the same things as ‘Violence’” https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/06/why-property-destruction-isnt-violence
- Jacobin Magazine | “This Weekend, Police Responded to Protests Against Police Violence With Even More Wantonly Brutal Violence” https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/06/george-floyd-protests-police-brutality
- Natl Resource List #GeorgeFloyd+ https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1CjZMORRVuv-I-qo4B0YfmOTqIOa3GUS207t5iuLZmyA/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR3n7YO6FKMr7v9B-BQ6clExvGqSHGNv6kA2O9T0-2W0EWDxfmuwbwZfqso
Legal Resources:
Podcasts:
- Citations Needed | “News Brief: 7 Years On, US Media Still Has No Answer for #BLM Other Than Vague Handwringing” https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HGKgXhxvOd5tLQvU8DKLe
- MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous Current Affairs | “The ‘Looting’ of America” https://open.spotify.com/episode/3m4vtfVUOf5HgfSvXIPrkt
- Today, Explained | “I can’t breathe. Again.” https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TGG0wDVqseEcku2WhtUVQ?si=XfSSdbQTSteOZ2W0f6Y-Vg&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A3pXx5SXzXwJxnf4A5pWN2A
Local Articles:
- St Catharines Standard | “Niagara Falls woman organizing #Justice4BlackLives demonstration”https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news-story/10001801-niagara-falls-woman-organizing-justice4blacklives-demonstration/
- Brock University | “MADHAVA RAU: There can be no room in our hearts for discrimination” https://brocku.ca/brock-news/2020/06/madhava-rau-there-can-be-no-room-in-our-hearts-for-discrimination/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=BrockNews&fbclid=IwAR2mfuZSTNZ3Gli7yel0QnnGFamTZ1Ogn-PnATzwN9jc_zpEsPR6aDcFYSM
- Brock University | “ FEARON: We must find the turning point from anger and despair to hope and possibility” https://brocku.ca/brock-news/2020/06/fearon-we-must-find-the-turning-point-from-anger-and-despair-to-hope-and-possibility/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=BrockNews&fbclid=IwAR2GVlSspuYbsOcdndWgq-JjXFDhFhAzHH78Z2cl7riUBW-ei3QEokkK6tc
- CTV News | “Thousands rally in Toronto against anti-black racism after woman falls from balcony” https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/thousands-rally-in-toronto-against-anti-black-racism-after-woman-falls-from-balcony-1.4961725
Accounts We Follow:
Where to Donate:
- The Minnesota Freedom Fund https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate
- NAACP https://secure.actblue.com/donate/naacp-1
- Campaign Zero https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
- Black Lives Matter https://blacklivesmatter.ca/donate/
- Black Visions https://secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2
- Justice for Regis https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-regis
- Toronto Bailout Fund https://ca.gofundme.com/f/toronto-protestor-bail-fund
- Black Health Alliance http://blackhealthalliance.ca/get-involved/donate/
- Unist'ot'en 2020 Legal Fund https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/unistoten-camp-legal-fund
- George Floyd Memorial Fund https://ca.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
- Black Visions Collective https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/