Facts:
Black Americans: 2.5x more likely to be killed by police than whites
Blacks Canadians: 36.5% of Toronto police fatalities but 8.3% of residents-'00-'17
Black Americans: 12% of U.S. but 33% of prisoners
Black Canadians: 3% of population but 10% of prisoners 2/3 #cdnpoli
@CanadianPM says Black criminal justice is a "complex" issue. Yet @UN has asked Canada to:
"Develop and implement a [Black] Canadian justice strategy to address the anti-Black racism and discrimination within the criminal justice system"
How about starting with that?
#cdnpoli
Why I am writing so much about recent U.S. events:
1. What happens in the U.S. concerns us all - justice knows no borders
2. My son was born in the U.S. He is a Black American & Black Canadian living with broken promises of two governments who fail to protect him #cdnpoli
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Facts:
Black Americans: 2.5x more likely to be killed by police than whites
Blacks Canadians: 36.5% of Toronto police fatalities but 8.3% of residents-'00-'17
Black Americans: 12% of U.S. but 33% of prisoners
Black Canadians: 3% of population but 10% of prisoners 2/3 #cdnpoli
@christibelcourt LAST COMMENT: to anyone who is in disbelief of Christi Belcourt’s claims & requesting her to explain the points being made should take the responsibility to EDUCATE THEMSELF. it’s not The job of Indigenous peoples to do the work for you
@christibelcourt ...should not be vocalizing their positions on the matter unless it’s one of solidarity. We do not know better. We do not and will never understand the impact of police violence and institutional racism the way it is experienced by Indigenous peoples in Canada.
@christibelcourt @ everyone who feels the need to defend the federal policing system. Don’t fool yourselves, they all work in unison. Each division relies on and thrives from the support of other police forces. Also, any person who is a white settler on Indigenous land (including myself)...
I have been significantly less active on this account compared to my instagram page. Please check it out for recent updates on the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Please take some time to educate yourself & spread awareness about racism, white privilege, and institutional systematic violence. Everyone has a responsibility to use their privilege & raise their voices right now.
U.S. police using rubber bullets at protests is a potential human rights violation, says a UN rights expert.
She told @washingtonpost use of such weapons doesn't seem proportional to security needs and can cause death or disability: "Less-lethal does not mean nonlethal."
@KKR_Co We demand you respect Indigenous rights and the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs & drop the risky CGL pipeline immediately. The project will lock us into decades of increased fracked gas, disregarding the lack of consent by the Wet'suwet'en community and its impacts on them