Please join us for a Facebook live stream conversation on cannabis and racial (in) justice in this country.
No discussion of cannabis can be adequately addressed without considering the criminalization of cannabis and its legacy. By reflecting on the historical impacts of cannabis policy, we hope to discuss how to better move forward regarding cannabis use, mental health, and anti-racism efforts in policy, programs and resources.
Dates
Part One: Thursday, February 11, 2021 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Part Two: Thursday, February 18, 2021 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Part Three: Thursday, February 25, 2021 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Location
Dates
Part One: Thursday, November 12, 2020 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Part Two: Thursday, November 19, 2020 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Part Three: Thursday, November 26, 2020 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Location
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Racial justice is important to the health and housing sectors. Research has shown troubling over-representation of Black and Indigenous populations in homelessness.
This webinar will examine ways to appropriately serve racialized populations by highlighting:
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The following resources on Racism and Mental Health were originally prepared for ECHO Ontario Mental Health, then supplemented by the CAMH library. This list contains librarian-curated information on various topics from allyship to racial microagression, mental health care, impact of racism on mental health, and referrals to social services and organizations in Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area.
Please add resources you know of in the comments section.
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This webinar event panel on BILL S-255, An Act proclaiming Emancipation Day is organized by Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard and MP Majid Jowhari.
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Author Khadijah Kanji in a Rabble blog https://rabble.ca/ The ‘benevolent’ policing of social work and mental health outlines the impacts of racism in mental health and calls on us as a profession to address the fueling of racism.
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Join the Centre for Integrative Anti-Racism Studies for a Zoom Town Hall “Rising up During COVID-19: Solidarity, Anti-Black Racism and Health” on Wednesday, July 15, for a discussion that will contribute to an ongoing collective conversation on the convergence of multiple crises, including COVID-19, race and health impacts, police brutality and the most recent global uprisings.
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For the first 3 days after his murder, I couldn't sleep or eat properly, or think straight really. I simply sat, in front of the computer and devoured everything George Floyd ...
Everything but the video of his death. That image, I refused entry into my Spirit (if nothing else, I am fully aware of my limits).
I have been cycling through rage, fear, sadness, overwhelm, helplessness, anger and determination ever since May 25, 2020.
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This presentation to the Lakehead University Law School, dean search committee, by candidate Dennis McPherson delves in depth on research on the role of Law/Education and Indigenous Peoples, is worth an hour of your time if you are seeking to address the ideas of reconciliation.
