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Fleming College is a racially diverse community, and our student body comes from many parts of Canada, north and south, urban and rural. Indigenous and other racialized students, including newcomers to Canada and international students from over 30 countries, make up over 30% of the student body (Fleming Student Profile). Issues of systemic racism facing those who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) are currently receiving important public attention. There are many great anti-racism resources out there, but here are a few to help Fleming students and employees learn about the issues
Local organizations that provide support & education:
Community Race Relations Committee Peterborough @racerelationsptbo racerelation@gmail.com
Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre
Peterborough Immigration Partnership/ Diversity Equity & Inclusion Network Peterborough
To report a hate crime, in an emergency dial 911
To report a non-emergency crime, please call:
705-876-1122
National: Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Other Canadian networks addressing racism: http://anti-racism.ca/content/links.html
Documentaries on race & racism in Canada: Free films from CRRF/CBC
Anti-Black Racism:
Canadian Human Rights Commission Statement on Anti-Black Racism in Canada
Recent webinar “Addressing Anti-Black Racism in Education“, OISE/University of Toronto
NY Times An Antiracist Reading List by Ibram X. Kendi
Toolkits for Allies:
Indigenous Canada Course , University of Alberta
Campus Tool-kit for Combatting Racism, Canadian Federation of Students
Indigenous Ally Toolkit, Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network
Best Selling Books:
Highway of Tears : a true story of racism, indifference and the pursuit of justice for missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, available in the Sutherland Library
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad: https://www.meandwhitesupremacybook.com/
This Place, 150 Years Retold, anthology of graphic novels by indigenous writers, Akiwenzie-Damm, Assu, Mitchell, et al. https://www.portageandmainpress.com/product/this-place/
So you want to talk about race? by Ijeoma Oluo: http://www.ijeomaoluo.com/
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And other conversations about race, by Beverly Daniel Tatum https://www.beverlydanieltatum.com/about/
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo: https://robindiangelo.com/publications/ https://robindiangelo.com/resources/
The Handbook of Race and Adult Education: A Resource for Dialogue on Racism, available in the Sutherland Library