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Canadian landlords can be hostile to African food
In July 2019, two Black African friends and I settled into a new apartment in Ottawa. I quickly guessed that our “African food” would become…
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Our favourite books, podcasts and articles exploring issues related to decolonizing the food justice movement, dismantling anti-fat bias and more!
Learning to raise and cook food from nana, not a book
Bress ‘n’ Nyam and the Black farmers who are returning to the countryside to steward the land.
Not all retirement is made equal
A new CCPA report shows that retirement security is colour-coded in Canada
Black life and the myth of Sisyphus
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Centrist Complacency: The U.S.Capitol insurrection is a warning to us all
It is imperative that we face the threat that white supremacists pose to what are already weak-functioning Western democracies.
Terminating the Hamilton Police Liaison Program in the HWDSB: Four Years in Review
Photo courtesy of HWDSB Kids Need Help On Monday June 22nd, after hosting a sit-in on the street for almost seven hours, we celebrated and…
To make Black lives matter, make Black jobs matter too
The killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, all by current or former police officers, triggered a second tidal wave of the Black…
Defunding the police: What will it mean for survivors of sexual violence?
The recent killing of unarmed Black Americans George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police officers sparked a new wave of Black Lives Matter protests around the…
Statement from the CCPA on systemic state violence and anti-Black racism
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is angered and outraged by ongoing police violence and brutality against Black citizens and protestors across the continent. And…
Reflections on my big Obama moment
In January, I joined more than 6,000 people at the Toronto Convention Centre to hear former U.S. president Barack Obama speak about “the future of…
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