FST & C2000 joint statement on anti-Black racism
June 8, 2020
Family Service Toronto and Campaign 2000 nation-wide release a joint statement denouncing all forms of anti-Black racism, colonialism and white supremacy. As organizations working directly in the areas of mental health and poverty eradication, we know that Black and Indigenous communities have much worse health outcomes and exponentially higher rates of poverty than white Canadians and that this is a both a result of and a strategy to maintain systemic oppression. We have a responsibility to ensure that our work in these areas contributes to ending anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism, which cannot be done without critical self-reflection, education and dialogue.
Read the full statement and recommendations.
British Columbia – First Call: Child And Youth Advocacy Coalition
Alberta – Edmonton Social Planning Council
Saskatchewan – University of Regina
Manitoba – Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
Ontario – Ontario Campaign 2000
New Brunswick – Human Development Council