ONLINE: Homecoming: Has the Grass Ever Been Greener? (Anti)Blackness in Canada in the Era of COVID-19
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Saturday, September 26, 2020
2 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
The pandemic has served as a stark reminder that Black communities across Canada are not spared the anti-Black racism that many assume only occurs in the US. From disproportionate health effects, heightened economic devastation, and hyper-targeted (over)policing, Black communities have been told to stay off the grass that has never been greener on our side of the border.
Despite the renewed urgency of the movement in support of Black lives, the persistent myth that Canadian racism is "not as bad" has impeded frank discussions about race and the universality of anti-Blackness.
Join the McGill Black Alumni Association for a conversation between advocates and activists striving to dismantle the structures upholding anti-Blackness in Canada. By analyzing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black communities, this event seeks to problematize and disrupt the Canadian status quo.
This event is in collaboration with McGill's Faculty of Law
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SPEAKERS:
Desmond Cole, activist, journalist and author of The Skin We're In
Emilie Nicolas, human rights advocate and columnist for Le Devoir
Anthony Morgan, manager of Toronto's Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit
Anthony Morgan, manager of Toronto's Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit
Annamaria Enenajor, partner at Ruby Shiller Enenajor DiGiuseppe and advocate for cannabis amnesty
ONLINE: Homecoming: Has the Grass Ever Been Greener? (Anti)Blackness in Canada in the Era of COVID-19
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Saturday, September 26, 2020
2 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
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Register from Aug. 19 to Sep. 25, 2020
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