Anti-Black Racism Resources
This page should have existed from the very beginning. Here you can find ways to help, educate yourself, and do your part in Anti-Black Racism. As we educate ourselves we will be evolving the page accordingly. We encourage you all to do your own research and not depend on your Black friends/family, and Black people in general for resources and help.
The burden is not theirs to educate you, it is on each of us.
The burden is not theirs to educate you, it is on each of us.
Financial-Aid
- Mutual-Aid: These funds will go directly to supporting those being affected by world events.
- Victim Funds: Help the victims and their families.
- Black Youth Helpline: In their own words, "Black Youth Helpline serves all youth and specifically responds to the need for a Black youth specific service, positioned and resourced to promote access to professional, culturally appropriate support for youth, families and schools"
- Black Health Alliance: They are working to improve the health and well-being of Black communities across Canada and taking measures to reduce racial disparity in health outcomes.
- Hogans Alley Society: They are a "...non-profit organization composed of civil rights activists, business professionals, community organizations, artists, writers and academics committed to daylighting the presence of Black history in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia"
- Black In BC COVID-19 Community Fund: This is a Black community fundraiser Black people in Canada who are going through financial difficulties due to COVID-19.
- Zuna Institute; an incredible organization advocating for the needs of Black lesbians in matters of health, education, housing, and public policy.
- The Brown Boi Project; Another incredible organization working to "...transform the way that communities of color talk about gender".
- National Black Justice Coalition; This amazing civil rights organization is dedicated to empowering Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and same gender loving people, including people who live with HIV/AIDS
- IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO DONATE AT THE MOMENT watch this video ALL THE WAY THROUGH! Turn off your ad blockers, do not skip ads, leave it running if you can't watch/listen to the whole video in one go, use different log-ins to keep giving it views, share and spread the word!
Educational Resources
- This Carrd is an epic resource, especially if you are trying to figure out where to start with donations/petitions/local protests.
- Here is an anti-Black racism and anti-racism resource for white people and white parents to do the work on and off-line.
- More important reading from Out Magazine by Mikelle Street
- When They See Us, by the powerful Ava Duvernay. Available world wide on Netflix.
- 13TH, another powerful watch by Ava Duvernay, available on Netflix worldwide and Netflix's YouTube account (free).
- The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, a moving and powerful watch on the icon and a leader of the 1960's gay rights movement. Available world wide on Netflix.
- Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992/LA92, both streaming on world wide on Netflix cover the 1992 protests that took place in April in LA over the aquittals of the officers charged in the violent beating of Rodney King. Two extremely powerful watches.
- This Huffington Post Article by Melanie Woods is a great resource for non-Black people across Canada!
- This amazing TEDX Vancouver from last year by Baratunde Thurston.
- Black Lives Matter Vancouver are doing incredibly important work on the ground here in Vancouver BC.
- Policing Black Lives: Racism is not non-existant in Canada. It is not "not as bad as down South" or any of that other crap. This is a must-read for white and POC allies. It "...traces the violent realities of anti-blackness from the slave ships to prisons, classrooms and beyond".
- Queer Returns: Essays on Multiculturalism, Diaspora, and Black Studies: This is another must read for us all. "Queer Returns returns us to the scene of multiculturalism, diaspora, and queer through the lens of Black expression, identity, and the political"
- Supporting Black-Owned Businesses: Outlining Black owned businesses here in Vancouver we can all support, right now and moving forward.
- A running Google doc we've created at INFUSION featuring Black writers we love, have recently discovered, and will continue to update moving forward!
Petitions
- #JusticeForRegis a document outlining all the ways we can show up and demand support for Regis and her family.
- COVID-19 Support & Data Information: COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting Black and Brown people in our communities. Sign these petitions and share so support and data is responsibly produced and distributed.
- #DefundThePolice: It is time to defund and rebuild the police nationwide. This is a direct investment into the community to ensure Black people can survive and thrive.
- Justice for Breonna Taylor: Breonna Taylor's killers still have not been arrested and charged. It has been a little over a month. Enough is Enough.
- Carrd Petitions: This has many petitions, and more information that we can sign and use!
Mental Health Resources
- Black Youth Helpline: In their own words, "Black Youth Helpline serves all youth and specifically responds to the need for a Black youth specific service, positioned and resourced to promote access to professional, culturally appropriate support for youth, families and schools"
- Mental Health Resources for Black People Toronto: By blogTO outlining several Black community resources for mental health.
- Support Reading: From the Trevor project a guide on supporting Black and Brown LGBTQ Youth mental health.
- Mental Health Podcasts for BIPOC: From Davia Roberts here are 15 podcasts specifically catered to BIPOC.
- Black Canadian Counsellors in Vancouver: Black Canadian counsellors located in Vancouver (may also be availble over phone/video call).