Stand Together Against White Supremacy
WRCPC strives towards a safe, equitable, and just community where everyone has access to the opportunities to thrive, to love, and be loved. Events over this past week have highlighted how hateful and violent acts perpetuated by white nationalism continue to harm our Black, Indigenous, and racialized community members.
WRCPC supports Selam Debs and her anti-racism advocacy, and we stand with her and others who have been targeted by white supremacy through harmful and cruel acts.
It is also critical to note that white supremacy and it’s intersections with colonialism, capitalism, patriarchy, and ableism are tied directly to systems that deny many in our community access to safe, equitable, and just opportunities. Deep structural transformation is necessary to address these systemic harms.
You can take action by:
- Mobilizing your community group or organization to share Selam’s letter to publicly condemn this violence and racism that continues to happen in Canada. (Click here to share on Facebook, click here to share on Twitter, click here to share on Instagram.)
- Write a letter to your elected officials imploring them to publicly condemn acts of white nationalism and racialized violence.
- Report instances of racism and demand justice. Use the following tool to report online harassment: https://bit.ly/reportonlineharassment
- Connect with local anti-racism resources and learn about the ways white supremacy and white nationalism are being perpetuated. Below is a list of some resources available in Waterloo Region:
- Selam Debs’ anti-racism course: https://www.selamdebs.com/antiracism-course
- Coalition of Muslim Women’s hate incident reporting website: http://reportinghate.ca
- Ontario’s Anti-Racism Anti-Hate grant program (applications open until Feb 14th): https://www.ontario.ca/page/anti-racism-anti-hate-grant-program
- RacialEquityWR resources from the Immigration Partnership: https://www.immigrationwaterlooregion.ca/en/business-opportunities/racialequitywr.aspx
- Challenging Systemic Barriers: The Equity Lens 3-part video series and discussion guide ft. Kike Ojo-Thompson: https://www.wellbeingwaterloo.ca/equity/
- More resources can be found at www.racialequityWR.ca
- Share and publicly condemn acts of white supremacy and white nationalist violence.
If you are in need of support, contact HERE27 for phone line support: 1-844-437-3247 (HERE247)
HERE27 local line: 519-821-3582 | TTY: 1-877-688-5501
Click here for more information and links to support services across Canada.