Resources and links from Desmond Cole event
We had an amazing two-hour conversation with Desmond Cole talking about authentic activism, advocacy tactics, intersectionalism, the limitations of electoral organising and finding room for humour in our work.
Watch the full event and check out our list of links + resources below!
DESMOND:
The Skin We’re in (book) Learn More BUY
The Skin We’re In (CBC film) Watch
PEOPLE MENTIONED BY DESMOND:
Austin Clark | Catherine McKittrick | Christina Sharpe | Dionne Brand | El Jones | Idil Abdillahi | Nourbese Philip | Lorainne Lam (Sanctuary Toronto) | Kyrell Grant | Rinaldo Walcott | Skyler Williams (Landback Lane) | Vicky Mochama
GROUPS DISCUSSED:
Black Lives Matter (Canada) | Encampment Support Network | Hamilton Encampment Support Network | Land Defenders of 1492 Land Back Lane (GoFundMe) | Sanctuary Toronto | Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction
REFORMS DISCUSSED:
1) Repealing the “Safe Streets” Act
Coalition for the Repeal of Ontario’s Safe Streets Act
Who is kept safe by the Ontario Safe Streets Act
2) De-funding police:
Explainer (by Amira Elghawaby, Press Progress)
Interrupting Criminalization
3) Proportional Representation
Lego my Vote (Unlock Democracy)
CBC; “What would election results have looked like with proportional representation?”
3) Non-Citizen Voting
CCLA: Non-Citizen Voting Rights
NPR: NYC will allow legal non-citizens to vote in local elections
Law Now: Should non-citizen residents be allowed to vote in Canada?