Canadian Organizations and Resources Supporting POC

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3	Here are some Canadian as well as Toronto specific organizations/ groups/ non-profits that support Black Communities in Canada / Toronto. If you are able to, check them out and read more about them & their missons on their websites. Support some great organizations! We also shared links to some resources & helpful posts we've come across that have helped us learn more! Let us know if there is anything we should add!
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5	Black Canadian Organizations		Black Toronto Organizations		Resource	Description	Creator
6	Organization	Description	Organization	Description	https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/	Links to petitions, and great resources for information
7	Black Youth Healthline	- Innovative, professional, culturally relevant perspectives to understanding and addressing the root causes of challenges faced by children, youth, and families. - Services: Multicultural Youth Helpline & Services, Stay-In-School Initiatives, Parent & Family Support, Referral Assistance, Professional, culturally relevant youth and family assessments and intervention	Caribbean African Canadian Social Services	- Not-for-profit, full-fledged Social Services Agency dedicated to supporting individuals, families and youth to reach their full potential. - Mission: Providing culturally appropriate social services that enrich the lives of the African, Caribbean and Diaspora communities in the Greater Toronto Area.	Anti-Racist Allyship Starter Pack	Lots of resources and tools on racism and Anti/Blackness & How to be a better ally	Tatum Dorrell Matt Herndon Jourdan Dorrell
8	Black Lives Matter - Canada	- Canadian chapter of #BlacksLivesMatter, an international organization and movement fighting police and state violence and Anti-Black Racism - Platform upon which Black communities across Canada can actively dismantle all forms of anti-Black racism, liberate Blackness, support Black healing, affirm Black existance, and create freedom to love and self-determine.	Black Women in Motion	- Black Women in Motion is a Toronto-based, youth-led organization that empowers and supports the advancement of black womxn and survivors of sexual violence. - Work with anti-racist, intersectional feminist. trauma-informed and survivor-cemtred framework to create culturally- relevant content, educational tools, healing spaces and economic opportunities for black womxn.	Anti-Racism Resource List	Anti-Racism resource list, a great place to start! Lots of great resources here.
9	Federation of Black Canadians	- National non-profit organization, driven by organizations across the country that advances the social, economic, political and cultural interests of Canadians of African descent. - Priority Areas: Total health, higher education, criminal justice reform, address Anti-Black Racism, community building, economic security	Women's Health in Women's Hands	- Community Health Centre for racialized women living in Toronto and surrounding municipalities - Primary health care team of highly skilled health care professionals specialize in the health and wellness needs of racialized women and prioritizes those from African, Caribbean, Latin American and South Asian communities - Services are fully accessible and designed to address the barriers that prevent women from being in excellent health	Justice in June	Lots of great resources if you don't know where to start! They even planned out an outline/schedule of resources to go through each day! Made for June but you can apply it to any month!	Autumn Gupta & Bryanna Wallace
10	Black Health Alliance	- Community-led registered charity working to improve the health and well-being of Black communities in Canada. - Mission: to reduce the racial disparities in health outcomes and promote health and well-being for people from the diverse Black communities in Canada.	Across Boundaries	- Providing equitable, holistic mental health and addiction services for racialized communities within an anti-racism, anti-Black racism and anti-oppression frameworks.	Anti-Racim Books	Anti-Racism Books	@Jane_Mount
11	Harriet Tubman Community Organization	- Non-profit agency dedicated to building meaningful and developmental relationships with young people, experiencing racialization between the ages 8-25 years old. - Mission is to deliver meaningful youth-centered, sustainable, educational, culturally relevant programs and initiatives.	Nia Centre For The Arts	-Toronto-based charitable organization that supports, showcases and promotes an appreciation of arts from across the Afro-Diaspora - Strive to build the creative capacities and support the development of a healthy identity in Black youth.	The Skin We're In	Book by Desmond Cole about the struggle against racism in Canada.	Desmond Cole
12	Black Business and Professional Organization	- Non-profit, charitable organization that addresses equity and opportunity for the Black community in business, employment, education and economic development. - Mission: to advance Canada's Blackk communities by delivering programs that support business and professional excellence, higher education and economic development.	FreedomSchool	- Toronto is a youth and parent driven initiative that intervenes to fight against anti-Black racism in the school system and to creative educational alternatives for Black children. - Run Saturday schoool program, curriculum fairs, students conference, and training programs to engage youth in Black liberatory education, as well as do research on Black liberatory education and participate in campaigns to create systemic change.	White Privilege	Guide to White Privilege	@Courtneyahndesign
13	Black North Initiative	Committed to the removal of anti-Black systemic barriers negatively affecting the lives of Black Canadians	Afri-Can Foodbasket	- A community based non-profit organization that has been at the forefront of championing Food Justice and Food Sovereignty for Toronto's African, Caribbean, Black (ACB) community	Understanding White Privilege	Examples of White Privilege	@AnnaTheWolf
14			Black CAP TO	Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention has worked to respond to the threat of HIV and AIDS in Toronto's African, Caribbean and Black communities. Mission: Reduce the spread of HIV infection within Toronto’s Black communities, and enhance the quality of life of people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS	Films & Podcasts & Books	How to be actively antiracist resources	Based on list by Sarah Sophie Flicker & Alyssa Klein
15			Black Legal Action Centre	Non-profit community legal clinic that provides free legal services for low or no income Black residents of Ontario	Allyship	Dos and Don'ts of Allyship	@Shayynaa.h
16			CEE Centre For Young Black Professionals	- Toronto based charity that is dedicated to addressing the economic and social barriers that affect Black youth ages 14 and over who are not in employment, eductaion, or training. - Mission is to create a society and economy in which Black youth achieve financial prosperity and high quality of life for themselves and their families to contribute to the advancement of Canada.	Books	Books by Black Authors	@_thebookcase
17			Zero Gun Violence Movement	- Group of community leaders, parents, advocates and concerned citizens, working towards ending gun violence across the Greater Toronto Area.	Problem with being "Not Racist"	The Probelm with being Not Racist	@Rhettmc
18			Ocama Collective	A community-directed group of birth workers of colour, living and working in Toronto, who are dedicated to the reclamation of traditional and holistic childbearing and birthing practices, amonst queer and trans IBPOC folx.	Racial Gaslighting	What racial gaslighting sounds like.	@Ogorchukwuu
19			Taibu Community Health Centre	- Multidisciplinary, non-for-profit, community led organization established to serve the Black Community across the GTA as its priority population. - Provides comprehensive primary healthcare in combination with health promotion programs and activities, and work in close partnership with other community-based health and social services.	Racism in Canada	Racism in Canada	@Ashley_goodine_art
20			Tropicana	-Toronto-based multi-service organization, provides all youth, newcomers, people of Black and Caribbean heritage and others in need with opportunities and alternatives that lead to success and positive life choices - Achieve mission through culturally appropriate programs such as counselling, child care, educational and employment services and youth development	Educational Resources	Books, Movies, Podcasts	@Indigo
21			Walnut Foundation	- Work with Black Community in identifying the needs of Black Men in the areas of health and related issues: and to provide a forum for discussion in a comfortable, safe and supportive environment.	Systemic Racism	Facts & Figures	@Cheskatanglo
22					Racism Defined	Different types of racism defined	@abmentalhealthcentre
23					Common Responses	Guide of responses to common remarks on protests	@magssvw
24					Racial Microagressions & Common Themes	Common themes what they sound and look like	@biancabergado
25					Black-Hosted Podcasts	Diversify podcast subscriptions	@RoohiAmber
26					Defund the Police	Why people say defund the police	@theslacktivists
27					Digital Blackface	What is it	@tatakpilipino
28					Black Canadian Women	Important Black Canadian Women	@wacksounds
29					Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man	A great YouTube series by Emmanuel Acho having uncomfortable conversations about race.	Emmanuel Acho
30					Systemic Racism Explained	Video Explaining Systemic Racism	Viola Davis
31					Neutrality	Patrice C. Washington tells her own personal story about discrimination she has faced	@SeekWisdonPCW
32					Rioting	Video on rioting and looting from The Daily Show	@TheDailyShow
33					50 Years if Racism TedTalk	James A. White Sr. shares a story about discrimination, coping with it and why silence isn't the answer	James A. White Sr.
34					100 Ways White People can make life less frustrating for people of color	Suggetsions	Kesiena Boom
35					Why saying All Lives Matter is wrong	Why saying All Lives Matter is not helpful, problematic, and wrong	@blessthemessy
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