Unite Against Hate

Though not an easy task, the steps to recreating a world that prioritizes community care and people over profit are already being undertaken today, with examples rooted long into the past.

There is a lot to be said about the racist pitfalls of Canada’s medical system: how it predisposes racialized folks to harm and disability, how it fails to treat them, and how scarce the solutions seem to be.

Although the slogan “Black Lives Matter” has been a rallying call for the world to recognize dignity in the Black community and put an end to anti-Black racism, often those further marginalized are left on the sidelines and not defended.

Most conversations that confront discrimination are steeped in a power dynamic - usually an imbalance - between a person in a privileged position and someone who’s not. So while being called out for racism is typically followed by feelings of fear and fragility (usually, though not exclusively, by white folks), it involves another kind of fear that’s shadowed by historical punishment and exhaustion for Black, Indigenous and people of colour. But the willingness to have this conversation is an act of love, and deserves to be received as one, too.

February, as recognized by a handful of Western nations, marks the celebration of Black History Month.

Alongside those indigenous to Turtle Island (North America), Black folks are the most likely to experience disability and pain. 

A Brantford resident who became Canada's first Black woman to attend university.

Here you'll find important terms with definitions and sources listed. 

Part two! More terms, definitions and sources. Carefully compiled by Destiny Pitters.