Racism

4 Minutes

Canada Podcast

Labour-community mobilization calls out police systemic racism in Toronto assault

PV July 19, 2020

[buzzsprout episode=’4913813′ player=’true’] By Colleen Burke On June 25, Mark Austin and Candace Zinkweg were walking their dog in Dentonia Park in Toronto’s east end. When their dog was bitten by an off-leash dog,...

5 Minutes

Culture

Trauma and damage placed alongside hope and resistance

PV July 19, 2020

Until We are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada 2019 Edited by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson and Syrus Marcus Ware University of Regina Press Review by Helen Kennedy White supremacy and colonialism...

8 Minutes

Canada Podcast

Upsurge in struggle against systemic racism, economic crisis

PV July 5, 2020

[buzzsprout episode=’4913693′ player=’true’] The Communist Party’s Central Committee met on June 14, amid a massive struggle against police killings and systemic racism that began in the US and led to mass protests on six...

2 Minutes

Canada

Trudeau’s sleight of knee

Editorial June 17, 2020

The weekend of June 6-7 saw protests in communities across Canada, denouncing systemic racism and police brutality. There were huge turnouts in large centres, but some of the most impressive rallies were in smaller...