Anti-Black Racism in Canada
Resources in this section were curated from Repairing the World sessions on the History of Anti-Black Racism in Canada (Nov 9, 2020) and Anti-Black Racism in Canada: Current Situation (Feb 2, 2021)
Session Resources
See the slides shown to the group for the History of Anti-Black Racism presentation
Read the fact sheet for the History of Anti-Black Racism session
Policing Black Lives by Robyn Maynard
Read Chapter 3: Arrested (In)Justice
Buy a copy of Policing Black Lives
Watch Robyn Maynard discuss race, repression, and resilience with Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah
Resisting Gendered State Violence Across Turtle Island: Cross-Border Solidarity Against Anti-Blackness
Robyn Maynard, author of Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present (Fernwood 2017), in conversation with Andrea Ritchie, discussing similarities and differences in histories, tactics, modes, and consequences of state violence targeting Black communities in the U.S., Canada and at the border, articulating critical questions and strategies for cross-border solidarity, organizing, and resistance in the current political moment.
Remember Africville
In the 1960s, black families living in Africville, Nova Scotia were uprooted and their homes demolished in the name of urban renewal and integration. More than 20 years later, the site of the community of Africville is a stark, under-utilized park. Former residents, their descendants and some of the decision-makers speak out and, with the help of archival photographs and films, tell the story of that painful relocation.
Intersections of Identity in Politics with Annamie Paul
Suggested Reading
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Race and Criminal Injustice; a report created by the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers
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Policy Proposals to Tackle Anti-Black Racism; compiled by the Broadbent Institute
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Bias behind bars; an investigation into Canadian prisons by the Globe and Mail
Looking for More?
Check out some of the other content curated by our Repairing the World group!
- Anti-black racism in Canada
- Structural underpinnings of racism
- Owning and talking about racial bias
- Healing racism in the Jewish community