Educate Yourselves
#BLMCanada
https://blacklivesmatter.ca/
Carrds
https://blacklivesmatter-canada.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
https://anti-racismcanada.carrd.co/
Websites/ Articles
Term “POC” Erases Black People
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-widatalla-poc-intersectionality-race-20190428-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0Km3k3KdS-MqwkbDgyke4YJ7sGgoiO66O_g1yq5L_c2k3RMcvra3r570E
History of Anti-Black Policing in Montréal
https://www.noprisons.ca/voices/montreal-police
History on Indigenous Residential Schools
https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system/?fbclid=IwAR2XVi6kXGLGsYYdXb5QX5n-karL8qEyZQIsHwHHbN7yLZ7o0ErB-ainkys
Terminology to Know as a Social Justice Activist
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBjs3np4B6/
Black Experience Project in the GTA: Report
https://www.ryerson.ca/diversity/reports/black-experience-project-gta/
Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre
*great website for reading about racism and white privilege*
http://www.aclrc.com/myth-of-reverse-racism
Read (credit: @aaanasofiaaa)
Canada and Québec perspectives:
Emilie Nicolas’s coverage in Le Devoir / @Emilie_Ni
Racism In Canada Is Ever-Present, But We Have A Long History Of Denial - May 29th 2020 Maija Kappler in HuffPost
Remembering Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Colour killed by Canadian police - May 29th 2020 - Desmond Cole for Pyriscence
Race and COVID-19 Response
COVID-19 - Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources
Data linking race and health predicts new COVID-19 hotspots (The Conversation)
Fabrice Vil (Founder, Pour 3 Points) interview on ‘Tout le monde en parle’
Coronavirus discriminates against Black lives through surveillance, policing and the absence of health data (April 20 - The Conversation
Philanthropy and Race
Philanthropy with a Racial Equity Lens (June 20, 2019 - Centre for Effective Philanthropy)
Funding in the Time of COVID-19: Questions to Deepen Racial Equity (April 2, 2020 - Candid)
Equitable Evaluation Journey
Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity
Deeper dives into Anti-Black Racism in Canada:
The Skin We’re In - Desmond Cole
Policing Black Lives - Robyn Maynard
Black Life - Post-BLM and the Struggle for Freedom - Rinaldo Walcott and Idil Abdillahi
Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada - Edited by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson, Syrus Marcus Ware
Podcasts
Prison Industrial Complex
https://open.spotify.com/album/4CAWyoeSPevGr4NyTD9U3U?si=aYPKrDs9Q9-x7tySEz8jsw
Documentaries
13th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=krfcq5pF8u8&fbclid=IwAR2aOrYGMWMEO_YcSJQY3-V1ALeMkZ9Kuvg-xcRSVmbZPxv-_QDVCkFFgGE&app=desktop
Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up Documentary
https://gem.cbc.ca/media/cbc-docs-pov/season-3/episode-10/38e815a-0125a33dc27
https://blacklivesmatter.ca/
Carrds
https://blacklivesmatter-canada.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
https://anti-racismcanada.carrd.co/
Websites/ Articles
Term “POC” Erases Black People
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-widatalla-poc-intersectionality-race-20190428-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0Km3k3KdS-MqwkbDgyke4YJ7sGgoiO66O_g1yq5L_c2k3RMcvra3r570E
History of Anti-Black Policing in Montréal
https://www.noprisons.ca/voices/montreal-police
History on Indigenous Residential Schools
https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system/?fbclid=IwAR2XVi6kXGLGsYYdXb5QX5n-karL8qEyZQIsHwHHbN7yLZ7o0ErB-ainkys
Terminology to Know as a Social Justice Activist
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBjs3np4B6/
Black Experience Project in the GTA: Report
https://www.ryerson.ca/diversity/reports/black-experience-project-gta/
Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre
*great website for reading about racism and white privilege*
http://www.aclrc.com/myth-of-reverse-racism
Read (credit: @aaanasofiaaa)
Canada and Québec perspectives:
Emilie Nicolas’s coverage in Le Devoir / @Emilie_Ni
- Nicolas writes about the lack of coverage of systemic racism in Canada and Québec, the implications of inequity in the health system during the pandemic, the treatment of racialized front line workers, and other topics. See: Ils sont fous, ces Américains
- Essays exploring systemic racism from a Québec perspective
- Full Armony-Hassaoui-Mulone report to the SPVM (August 2019)
Racism In Canada Is Ever-Present, But We Have A Long History Of Denial - May 29th 2020 Maija Kappler in HuffPost
Remembering Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Colour killed by Canadian police - May 29th 2020 - Desmond Cole for Pyriscence
Race and COVID-19 Response
COVID-19 - Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources
- Extensive compilation of tools, essays, analysis of the intersection of COVID-19, racial equity and social justice. Mostly US-centric
Data linking race and health predicts new COVID-19 hotspots (The Conversation)
Fabrice Vil (Founder, Pour 3 Points) interview on ‘Tout le monde en parle’
- How are immigration, race, and poverty are playing out in the COVID-19 crisis in Quebec.
Coronavirus discriminates against Black lives through surveillance, policing and the absence of health data (April 20 - The Conversation
Philanthropy and Race
Philanthropy with a Racial Equity Lens (June 20, 2019 - Centre for Effective Philanthropy)
Funding in the Time of COVID-19: Questions to Deepen Racial Equity (April 2, 2020 - Candid)
Equitable Evaluation Journey
- Framework for foundations and nonprofits looking to align their assets and efforts with an equity perspective.
- Reflections from MacArthur Foundation staff on current events and systemic racism
Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity
- Increasing the amount and effectiveness of resources aimed at combating institutional and structural racism in communities through capacity building, education, and convening of grantmakers and grantseekers.
Deeper dives into Anti-Black Racism in Canada:
The Skin We’re In - Desmond Cole
Policing Black Lives - Robyn Maynard
Black Life - Post-BLM and the Struggle for Freedom - Rinaldo Walcott and Idil Abdillahi
Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada - Edited by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson, Syrus Marcus Ware
Podcasts
Prison Industrial Complex
https://open.spotify.com/album/4CAWyoeSPevGr4NyTD9U3U?si=aYPKrDs9Q9-x7tySEz8jsw
Documentaries
13th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=krfcq5pF8u8&fbclid=IwAR2aOrYGMWMEO_YcSJQY3-V1ALeMkZ9Kuvg-xcRSVmbZPxv-_QDVCkFFgGE&app=desktop
Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up Documentary
https://gem.cbc.ca/media/cbc-docs-pov/season-3/episode-10/38e815a-0125a33dc27
Social Media
Instagram
https://instagram.com/blm_van?igshid=65miwoc2o8rj
https://instagram.com/blm_to?igshid=162kvp7ni7o4s
https://instagram.com/blm_canada?igshid=15gp687k3nn4q
https://instagram.com/notanotherblacklife?igshid=11ipemsc3e3xe
Twitter
SAY THEIR NAMES: Canadian Thread
https://twitter.com/sorryitsaj_/status/1267330948917530625
https://instagram.com/blm_van?igshid=65miwoc2o8rj
https://instagram.com/blm_to?igshid=162kvp7ni7o4s
https://instagram.com/blm_canada?igshid=15gp687k3nn4q
https://instagram.com/notanotherblacklife?igshid=11ipemsc3e3xe
SAY THEIR NAMES: Canadian Thread
https://twitter.com/sorryitsaj_/status/1267330948917530625