Anti-racism

A list of 20 podcast that look at the Black experience and anti-Black racism.

Resources for educators from the British Columbia Teachers' Association.

#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. It is now an international human rights movement originating from within the African American community, which campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards Black people. 

Here is the link for our local chapter, Black Lives Matter Vancouver.

A national helpline available to Black youth to support their health, mental wellbeing, education, and communities. They are available toll-free at 1-833-294-8650.

A great educational resource building awareness of the history of Blacks in B.C., and celebrating their historical and current achievements in the arts, education, government, sports, science, etc.

An up-to-date portal from CBC with articles and videos on "Being Black in Canada", with highlights from arts, sports, books, streaming video, and CBC's archives.

Based in the North Shore, the Centre for Diversity and Innovation (CDI) is dedicated to educating and empowering people, communities, and organizations about diversity and inclusion. They have compiled helpful resources on the following topics:

Experiencing Racism

Learning About Racism-Anti Racism

Useful Definitions

An open source starter guide to help you become a more thoughtful and effective ally.

The Hogan’s Alley Society (HAS) is a non-profit organization committed to highlighting the presence of Black history in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia. HAS adopts a research-driven approach to community development that seeks to preserve and promote the historical, cultural, societal, and economic contributions made by Black Settlers and their descendants to Vancouver, Greater Vancouver, the Province of British Columbia, the Pacific Northwest, and Canada.

A great post from British Columbia's Clicklaw, with resources on legal topics related to Black Lives Matter including human rights, police accountability, protest rights, and getting legal help.

This site offers tools, research, tips and ideas for people who want to increase their own understanding and to help those working toward justice at every level – in systems, organizations, communities and the culture at large.

The Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network is the BC government's new multi-faceted, province wide approach for identifying and challenging racism. The program will connect communities with information, supports and training they need to respond to, and prevent future incidents of, racism and hate. Also provides information on how to report hate crimes in BC.

Resources and actions to support varying levels of learning and engagement, curated by community activists and academics.

A fantastic online portal that provides digital tools, online exercises, video instructions, scholarly articles, and multi-media resources for educators, parents, caregivers, and individuals committed to racial equality. Curated by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.