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Friday Favourites - The Racism Edition

This week we have watched the people all over the world protest the death of George Floyd and the violent treatment of police towards people of colour in the U.S., but also in Canada. There are many ways to help, including donating money or marching. We can also listen and learn. In order to understand white privilege, we offer some resources: 

How you can be an ally in the fight for racial justice. Link

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh. A self-check. Link
 
Racism In Canada Is Ever-Present, But We Have A Long History Of Denial
It's tempting for Canadians to fall back on the idea that we're not as racist as Americans. Link

What Needs to Change to Fight Anti-Black Racism Here? 
Another article dealing with Canadian racism.  Link

Anti-Racism Resources by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein. A large list of books, articles, documentaries and podcasts, from May 2020. Link

Jane Mount (one of our favourite artists!) compiled booklist. Link 


As posted on the CPL Facebook earlier this week:

Movies and Documentaries:
  • 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix or YouTube for free!
  • American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
  • Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — iTunes or YouTube Movies
  • Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — iTunes or YouTube Movies
  • Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Parkland Regional Library or iTunes
  • Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
  • Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Parkland Regional Library or iTunes
  • I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Parkland Regional Library or iTunes
  • If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Camrose Public Library, Amazon Prime or iTunes
  • Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Parkland Regional Library, Amazon Prime or iTunes
  • King In The Wilderness  — YouTube Movies or iTunes
  • See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
  • Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Parkland Regional Library or iTunes
  • The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — YouTube Movies or iTunes
  • The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — iTunes or YouTube Movies
  • When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix

Podcasts: