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WEEKLY ROUND UP: APRIL 8

April 8th, 2016     by Ronak Ghorbani     Comments

Illustration: Erin McPhee

After two amazing weeks, Black Lives Matter Toronto (BLMTO) has ended its continual protest at Toronto Police Headquarters. The BLMTO movement continues the struggle for an SIU overhaul, justice for Andrew Loku, justice for Jermaine Carby, and an end to anti-Black racism:

• “Kathleen Wynne, Black Lives Matter Protesters Meet Outside Ontario Legislature”

• “Local officials will decide if carding lives or dies”

• “This Is Why Black Lives Matter Toronto Is Demanding a Public Meeting with Police”

• “Toronto Police Association gets race wrong in Andrew Loku death”

• “Don’t mistake responses to violence for violence itself: Cole”

Bitch Media’s latest Popaganda podcast looks at environmental justice issues from water contamination in Flint, Michigan to activism of the Idle No More movement.

The Ethnic Aisle just released its latest issue titled “Blood” with stories about how Canadian blood donation policy still rejects donations from queer immigrants, and so much more.

Tegan and Sara just put out a new song!

Tags: activist report, body politics, environmenal issue, music, race and racism, recommended reading