Police marching in Pride parades represents — both symbolically and otherwise — the ongoing colonial project of violently interdicting into the lives of Black and Indigenous peoples by making us less than human. "We are not asking for anything out of the question ... You can't protest peacefully and get demands overnight by being quiet. A condemnation of Toronto Police’s excessive use of force and and ongoing intimidation and harassment tactics against Black Lives Matter-Toronto protesters. The creation of a Toronto District School Board-wide policy ensuring that uniform codes and practices do not violate the human rights of students. Damit Verizon Media und unsere Partner Ihre personenbezogenen Daten verarbeiten können, wählen Sie bitte 'Ich stimme zu.'

The debate has been vicious: racist, transphobic and anti-sex worker. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. The power of the continuous Indigenous drumming kept us centered in the righteousness of demands within our sit-down protest. Adequate support for any community-determined educational programs prioritizing the emotional well-being of Black students, prioritizing programs with an intersectional lens addressing anti-Black racism in conjunction with colonialism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, abelism, xenophobia, and other systemic oppressions that contribute to the violence inflicted on Black communities. They work together with queers, trans people and sex workers, people with mental health issues, poor people and people who are marginalized in a white capitalist heteropatriarchal society.

In a news release, the group said Pride Toronto "has shown little honour to black queer/trans communities, and other marginalized communities. Those in the second group are still collectively fighting for fully accorded rights to be their full queer selves; to them, the police still represent a clear and present danger. Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. As Black Lives Matter, we recognize and affirm the sanctity of all Black lives everywhere in the world. The fulfilment of all demands outlined by the Justice for Jermaine Carby Committee and the Jane Finch Action Against Poverty. This includes ending the system of indefinite immigration detention. read It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. These activists have long worked against policing abuses and other state interventions into their lives; they refuse to concede to business as usual. Members of the Black Lives Matter Toronto group briefly halted the Pride parade today, holding up the marching for about 30 minutes. Adequate support (including financial support) of any community-determined educational programs created to address the achievement gap for Black students in the Toronto District School Board. Seems reasonable. - Include representation of the Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) community in public spaces, Greater Sudbury Development Corporation and Sudbury Arts and Culture grants juries (operating and project), as well as an equity and inclusivity mandate in grant applications and an additional grant stream to provide financial assistance to aspiring emerging BIPOC artists.

Doubling of funding for Blockorama to $13,000.

Policing continues to have a significant impact on the lives of Black and Indigenous peoples across Canada. I'm gay," he told CBC News. These lists of demands have been developed over the years as crucial systemic changes that can make life far more liveable for Black and Afrikan people of Toronto. This funding can be reallocated to create safer and more secure societies for all of us, and to rid Black and Indigenous communities of a serious threat to our safety. Drew Angerer—Getty Images — To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. Last July, Black Lives Matter Toronto (BLM-TO) held up the Toronto Pride Parade for 30 minutes. NEW YORK - Black Lives Matter has been a lot of things in its brief, fiery life. The organization was given the status of Honoured Group for the parade, which is the grand finale of Pride Month. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Speakers: speakers@blacklivesmatter.ca, Copyright Black Lives Matter – Canada | 2020, A systemic inquiry by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director to gauge whether there has been adequate disciplinary action taken against officers who use force against black people living with mental health issues, body cameras to be worn by all police officers, the release of data on the number of SIU cases involving racialized people, and racialized people living with mental health issues. the cessation of the increased militarization of all municipal, provincial and federal police forces. Sometimes people look at Islam as jihadist and paint all Arab people with it, and I wanted to show something a little different.".

A public apology by Superintendent Glenford Duffus, and Director Donna Quan Toronto to Kaysie Quansah, her sister and her niece; to the students of Amesbury Middle School, and to the public for his silence and inaction to the racist body-shaming of a Black child by her principal. - Provide $50,000 in annual funding to create and run appropriate culturally sensitive programming for Black, Indigenous, and youth of colour at local municipally run community centres with counsellors, social works, trained volunteers and reduce barriers to participation. This may be why, Greater Sudbury Police bust drug distribution network in the city, Tenaris announces $70-80M investment in the Sault, creating as many as 125 new jobs, Toronto: Restaurant owners claim unfair treatment, Ottawa: Owners have hope the restrictions end soon, Barrie: 10 residents have died at Simcoe Manor, London: Major park projects hitting completion, Caught on cam: Machete-wielding man threatens store clerk, $70M Lotto Max jackpot goes to first-time player in Quebec, Caught on cam: Vehicle goes airborne in Conn. parking lot, B.C. I know that we just won. Black Lives Matter Toronto stalls Pride parade, Activist Alexandria Williams says her group temporarily shut down the parade to challenge 'Pride's anti-blackness', CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. A coalition of several dozen organizations affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement outlined their demands for the first time on Monday. #blackpride pic.twitter.com/gMpY40xJJw, Alexandra Williams, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto, told CBC's Natasha Fatah that they held the sit-in because they wanted to hold Pride Toronto accountable for what she called "anti-blackness.". Shut it down. The presentation was streamed live during the meeting from the Sudbury Theatre Centre. — There's so much [that's] non-stereotypical happening in the world. A Black Lives Matter leader from Louisville, Kentucky, is demanding white people pay for their inherent sin of being white by adhering to a 10-point list of demands, which includes small gestures like giving up your home and leaving your property to a minority family when you die. The $41 million per day that is being spent on policing is not creating safer, more secure communities. It would be insincere to believe that those impacted by the brutalities of policing are not Black queer and Indigenous Two-Spirit peoples, because they are. The federal government must create a regularization program so that all undocumented residents can live here with their families rather than fear mass deportation. "I'm Arab.

BLM-TO made a number of demands of Pride Toronto in order for the parade to get moving again. The creation of a Black students’ council to advise the board on issues such as: The financial prioritization of community-determined initiatives to address high push-out rates of Black students within the TDSB. The adoption of the 84 recommendations in the 2014 report by Frank Iacobucci, aimed at reducing fatal encounters with people in emotional distress. Continued space, including stage and tents, funding and logistical support for Black Queer Youth. All of BLM-TO demands were agreed to and later endorsed by Pride’s membership and board. The creation of community healing space for Black identified students who have experienced anti-Black racist violence in the school board through harassment by staff and administration. Monetary compensation for the families of the people mentioned above. These are also the people that modern policing most often subject to its brutal mechanisms of control, arrest and incarceration. Self-determination for all community spaces at Pride, allowing community groups full control over hiring, content and structure of their stages. A town hall organized in conjunction with groups from marginalized communities, including but not limited to Black Lives Matter – Toronto, Blackness Yes and Black Queer Youth, in six months, where Pride Toronto will present an update and action plan on BLM-TO’s demands. He said his float is dedicated to Arab rights in the Middle East. More Black deaf and hearing sign language interpreters for the festival. The queer civil war happening now is about Black, Indigenous, trans people and sex workers insisting that what we bring to queer communities is valuable, necessary and worth protecting. Melissa Chan, Time • August 1, 2016. The immediate and public release of any video footage from the apartment complex where Andrew Loku was murdered, and any other video footage that exists following the killing of a civilian by the police. A public apology from the Mayor, Chief of Police and the Toronto Police Department to the families of the people mentioned above and broader community.



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