Alternative Federal Budget: what the federal government could achieve on racial equality

1923 Chapter 5, Backlash | 1920-1922

Cedric Robinson's work is foundational for social movements.

What happened in Ottawa offers a window into the antagonism fed by two years of living in self-affirming bubbles, writes Erin Gee

Addressing and sorting through the Freedom Convoy's wreckage is a job that belongs to all white people in Canada.

Wellness influencers like Angela Liddon of Oh She Glows threw their support behind the trucker convoy—and considering the white supremacist origins of wellness, that’s no surprise.

Without it, we miss stories of both challenge and triumph

If you blinked, you would have missed it: Last June, Canada’s national police force was found to have broken the law when they used facial recognition technology that violated the most basic aspects of Canada’s privacy laws.

The history and ongoing legacy of slavery shouldn't be seen in contrast to the two decades of anti-terror. Rather, we should view the post-9/11 era as a permutation and extension of that history and legacy.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately high impact on Black communities. It’s exceptionally difficult to produce a vision of freedom in such rough times. But we must keep freedom dreaming.

Our favourite books, podcasts and articles exploring issues related to decolonizing the food justice movement, dismantling anti-fat bias and more!

Bress 'n' Nyam and the Black farmers who are returning to the countryside to steward the land.

Black food is inextricably linked to Black freedom.

In July 2019, I and two Black African friends settled into a new apartment in Ottawa. I quickly guessed that our “African food” would become a racial tinder box.

A new CCPA report shows that retirement security is colour-coded in Canada

It is imperative that we face the threat that white supremacists pose to what are already weak-functioning Western democracies.