Public Notices/Announcements - Peterborough/Lindsay - #UNITEAGAINSTRACISM #PTBOUNITEDAGAINSTRACISM

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Friday January 10th, 2020
Keynote Speaker: Syed Hussan:

Syed Hussan is the Executive Director of the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change (MWAC), Canada's largest migrant worker rights coalition, and co-founder of the Migrant Rights Network. At MWAC, Hussan provides strategic support to self-organized groups of migrants to win legal reforms provincially and federally. He has been central to winning Sanctuary City policies in Toronto, and cities across Canada, and in supporting immigrants in detention. Hussan has been working with Grassy Narrows First Nation since 2008 which in 2017 won a commitment to a remediation of their mercury poisoned river. Hussan co-founded the #RememberJan29 project to mark the Quebec Mosque shooting.

Saturday January 11th, 2020 workshops by:

 

Charmaine Magumbe: Chair of the Community Race Relations Committee, Anti-Racist Educator and all around brilliant, strong, proud black woman. 

Exploring Racism and Anti-Racism

 

Chet Singh: Dub Poet, Artist, Anti-Racist Educator and Professor at Centennial College.   

Exploring and articulating  identity "finding voice, identity, healing and justice through poetry and expression."

 

Carlo Jose Quinones and Dixie Q: Dancers, Vogue Aficionados, Anti-Racist Artists and fabulous counter-culture creators

Expressing self love and identity through movement

 

TO learn more
https://www.facebook.com/events/544049356438690/

 

 

Date
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On-Air Headline
#UNITEAGAINSTRACISM #PTBOUNITEDAGAINSTRACISM
On-Air Message
Unlearn anti-black racism, xenephobia, and anti-semetism
Learn to fight back against racial injustice & empower people
Abolish White Supremacism. Confront Colonialism.
Posting Date
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Title
Anti-Oppression Freeschool: ANTI-RACISM EDITION
Recurring Type
Daily