As we continue our journey of learning and unlearning we haven’t forgotten that June is PRIDE month and National Indigenous History Month. In June 2016 Black Lives Matter sparked a movement at Toronto PRIDE, and this year we remember that LGBTQI2S+ rights are inextricably linked to Black rights in North America.
So, we have been thinking more about intersectionality and how different aspects of our identities combine to create unique modes of privilege and discriminiation. We know that we are not all in this together. The intersections of our identities mean we have different experiences. But we remain committed to creating spaces for brave conversations, recognizing the lenses through which we view the world, and learning how to be a more inclusive community. Here are some of the resources that we’ve found useful.
HISTORY LESSONS
- Black History in Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/history-ethnic-cultural/Pages/blacks.aspx
- Black Enslavement in Canada: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/black-enslavement
- National Indigenous History Month: https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/national-indigenous-history-month
- Canada’s Dark Side: https://origins.osu.edu/article/canada-s-dark-side-indigenous-peoples-and-canada-s-150th-celebration
- History of Canadian PRIDE: https://www.queerevents.ca/canada/pride/history
- Canada’s last Pandemic: https://arquives.ca/newsfeed/canadas-last-pandemic-wasnt-1918-it-started-in-1982/
CURRENT CONVERSATIONS
- Indigenous truth and reconciliation calls to action: https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/truth-and-reconciliation-commission-calls-to-action
- All my Relations podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-my-relations-podcast/id1454424563?mt=2
- 5 PRIDE and BLM Podcasts: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/13/arts/5-pride-BLM-podcasts.html
- Keeping Indigenous women, girls, LGBTQ and Two-Spirit people safe: https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1590523702000/1590523850562
CANADIAN CONTENT
- Missing and murdered: Finding Cleo: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcasts/missing-murdered-who-killed-alberta-williams/
- Wilcox County integrated prom: https://humanrights.ca/story/the-wilcox-county-integrated-prom
- Picking up the pieces: making of the witness blanket: https://humanrights.ca/story/picking-up-the-pieces-the-making-of-the-witness-blanket
- Claiming our rights as a transgender family: https://humanrights.ca/story/claiming-our-rights-as-a-transgender-family
- A celebration of 50 years of Indigenous made film in Canada: https://canadianfilmday.ca/50-years-of-indigenous-made-cinema-in-canada-a-celebration/
- 5 pioneering LGBTQ Canadian Films you can watch for free: https://www.cbc.ca/arts/5-pioneering-lgbtq-canadian-films-you-can-watch-for-free-right-now-1.5536664
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
- Canadian LGBTQI2S Charities: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/explore/charities/category/social-services/sub-category/lesbian-gay-bi-trans-queer/
- Canadian charities supporting the Black community: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/explore/charities/?q=Black%20community
- Canadian charities supporting the Indigenous community:
https://truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/
CELEBRATE CHANGE
- Quarantease 5.0 – unofficial PRIDE edition https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=16444&sclassid=7543&sDate=6/19/2020&sLoc=1&sTG=45&sType=1
- Virtual PRIDE in Toronto: https://www.pridetoronto.com/virtualpride/
- Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival: https://summersolsticefestivals.ca/
International PRIDE calendar: https://www.iglta.org/Events/Gay-Pride-Calendar#pride-calendar
Thanks to Vixen Niya B for this post!
