Anti-Racism Resources

SUPPORTS AND SERVICES

• Resilience BC: Anti-Racism Network offers resources on how to respond to and report hate crimes and incidents. It is a is a multi-faceted, province wide approach for challenging racism.
• Therapist Directory — Healing in Colour - BC-based Healing in Colour provides a list of therapists with lived experiences and resources for healing and learning for the BIPOC community.
• SNIWWOC Mental Health Services - The Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour (SNIWWOC) offers free therapy to low-income racialized women.
• Black Youth Helpline 1-833-294-8650: Multicultural helpline & services for children, youth, families, school boards, and youth serving organizations.

JOIN

• HSA BIPOC Caucus - All HSA members who identify as racialized or Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour (BIPOC) are invited to attend meetings of the HSA BIPOC Caucus. The caucus is an open space for members to connect, share issues, build solidarity, and organize to make the union more anti-racist.
• Racial Equity and Justice | bcfed.ca - This caucus represents workers who identify as people of colour. This group is a caucus of the BC Federation of Labour and serves as a place for workers of colour to network and discuss issues of focus for people of colour in their work and home lives.

TAKE ACTION

• For Allies | Anti-Racism Resources – Terminology to help you get started in your allyship journey.
• Do you want to be an ally? Let’s learn how! (ottawapublichealth.ca) – Guide to being in allyship with racialized/BIPOC individuals along with activities for reflection.
• Guide to courageous conversations on racism and discrimination - Canada.ca - Use this guide to hold conversations on racism and discrimination that are considerate of all participants, whether or not they belong to a racialized group.
• Anti-racism Resources for White People   | Public Service Alliance of Canada (psacunion.ca) – A compilation of Anti-racism Resources for White People.
• Ways to Be an Ally, from Two Lifetimes of Learning | The Tyee - Two health-care academics — Asian and Indigenous — reflect on the pain of racism, while recognizing their own complicity.
• Being Antiracist | National Museum of African American History and Culture  – Information on types/levels of racism and how to be anti-racist at each level.

READ / LEARN

• Lets-Talk-Racism-and-Health-Equity-EN.pdf (nccdh.ca)- This document is designed to encourage public health to act on racism as a key structural determinant of health inequities.
• Let’s Talk: Whiteness and health equity | National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (nccdh.ca) - This paper supports public health practitioners and policy-makers to view Whiteness as relevant to practice and provides insight on how to disrupt White supremacy.
• Diversity and Inclusion in Our Unions: Anti Black Racism - NUPGE paper on the role of unions in combatting anti-Black racism.
• Moments in Canadian History of Black Labour | Public Service Alliance of Canada (psacunion.ca) – Article acknowledging the profound contributions Black workers have had in building Canada’s economy and in pushing the labour movement to where it is today.
• Union Zindabad! – Tracing South Asian labor history in Canada through a variety of lenses. Beginning with the migrations of the early twentieth century, this book includes chapters on early migrants, revolutionaries, unions, and the struggles of South Asian labor activists and leaders.
• Chinese Canadian National Council For Social Justice: Aims to empower and equip members of our community to defy Anti-Asian Racism through digital educational resources, social media, and campaigns with a critical focus on anti-racism and anti-oppression work.
• The BC Government and the Dispossession of Japanese Canadians (1941–1949) - This publication is an effort to raise awareness about the history of anti-Asian racism and dispossession in British Columbia and the impacts that history still has today.
• Teaching Materials on Antisemitism and Racism - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - The following resources promote effective teaching about antisemitism and the Holocaust.
• Islamophobia at Work - Published by the Canadian Labour Congress, this report argues that Canada’s unions and working people should view the development of Islamophobia as deeply alarming, threatening and urgently in need of a response.
• Antisemitism Workshop - Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre - Developed in response to the rise of antisemitism in British Columbia, Canada and around the world, this online workshop provides practical step-by-step guidelines and empowers folks to become upstanders against antisemitism.
• Addressing Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Sentiment at Work - This resource is a call to action and toolkit to equip leaders to actively confront Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment at work.
• Black Health Alliance – Improving the health and well-being of Black communities in Canada - A community-led registered charity working to improve the health and well-being of Black communities in Canada.
• Anti-Racism Awareness Course at UBC - Free online course "Historical, Systemic and Intersectional Anti-racism: From Awareness to Action"
• An Anti-Racism Reading List | Penguin Random House Canada – Books on this list explore the structures of race and systemic racism, how colonialism continues to impact BIPOC living in Canada, and the work we all must do to build a more equitable society.
• Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture - Recognize some of the characteristics of White supremacy to challenge the systems that create and maintain injustice and oppression.
• Project 1907 - Formed by a grassroots group made up of Asian women, the aim of this project is to elevate Asian voices that are underrepresented and undervalued in mainstream political, social, and cultural discourse.
• Theory of Enchantment - Compassionate Anti-Racism Guide for the Workplace.
• Anti-Racism Data Act - On June 2, 2022, the Anti-Racism Data Act became law in B.C. and is aimed to help the province identify and eliminate systemic racism in government programs and services. Broader Anti-Racism Legislation is set to launch in Spring 2024.
• BC Black History Awareness Society – Our roots run deep - The Society celebrates the achievements of Black people in BC by creating awareness of the historical and contemporary achievements and contributions of persons of African ancestry to B.C. and Canada.
• Hogan's Alley Society (hogansalleysociety.org) – A non-profit organization committed to daylighting the presence of Black history in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia.

WATCH

• The link between health and racism | TED Talks - Learn about the detrimental (and even deadly) impact racism has on our minds and bodies — and what society can do to heal and support the wellbeing of all.
• TEDx Talks to Help Educate on Racism and Actions to Eliminate it - YouTube - TED Talks to Help Educate on Racism and Actions to eliminate it.
• Susan Long-Walsh: The path to building an anti-racist workplace | TED Talk - Susan Long-Walsh presents an action-based tool to take people from nice words to real measured changes that hold them accountable.
• Werner Reich: How the magic of kindness helped me survive the Holocaust | TED Talk - Holocaust survivor Werner Reich recounts his harrowing adolescence as a prisoner transported between concentration camps and shares how a small, kind act can inspire a lifetime of compassion.
• Online Symposium on the Holocaust - Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre – Free online Symposium on the Holocaust.
• Misconceptions of Islam and Muslim life | TED Talks - See beyond the prejudice, stereotypes and thoughtless hate with these talks about the Muslim faith.
• Black Communities in Canada - NFB - Free collection of films by award-winning Black filmmakers, creators, and allies of the Black community, detailing a rich history to better understand the present.
• Anti-Racism Films (Ages 15-17) - NFB - Racism remains a harsh reality in society. This playlist gives voice to the varied experiences of those who have lived it, creating a meaningful space for dialogue.
• From Borders to Belonging – How to address the current rise of anti-2slgbtqi hate? - How to address the current rise of Anti-2SLGBTQI+ hate?Discussion on ways to address the current rise of Anti-2SLGBTQI+ hateHow to address the current rise of Anti-2SLGBTQI+ hate?

LISTEN

• Colour Code: A podcast about race in Canada - The Globe and Mail - Join hosts Denise Balkissoon and Hannah Sung for a new conversation on race in Canada.
• Warrior Life: Desmond Cole on Anti-Black Racism in Canada & US on Apple Podcasts - Desmond Cole on Anti-Black Racism in Canada & United States.
• Stream Intersectionality Matters with Kimberlé Crenshaw music - A podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.