Homecoming: Has the Grass Ever Been Greener? (Anti)Blackness in Canada in the Era of COVID-19

As part of Homecoming 2020, join the McGill Black Alumni Association for a conversation between advocates and activists, including three McGill Law alumni, who are striving to dismantle the structures upholding anti-Blackness in Canada.

Context

The pandemic has served as a stark reminder that Black communities across Canada are not spared the anti-Black racism that many assume only occurs in the US. From disproportionate health effects, heightened economic devastation, and hyper-targeted (over)policing, Black communities have been told to stay off the grass that has never been greener on our side of the border.

Despite the renewed urgency of the movement in support of Black lives, the persistent myth that Canadian racism is "not as bad" has impeded frank discussions about race and the universality of anti-Blackness.

By analyzing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black communities, this event seeks to problematize and disrupt the Canadian status quo.

Speakers

• Annamaria Enenajor, BCL/LLB’12, partner at Ruby Shiller Enenajor DiGiuseppe, and advocate for cannabis amnesty
• Anthony N. Morgan, BCL/LLB’12, manager of Toronto's Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit
• Brittany Williams, BCL/LLB’19, Programs and Strategy Manager at Girls Action Foundation, and former Executive Director of the Legal Information Clinic at McGill
• Desmond Cole, activist, journalist and author of The Skin We're In
• Emilie Nicolas, human rights advocate and columnist for Le Devoir

Kindly register on alumni.mcgill.ca.

The link to join the event will be sent to registrants 24 hours in advance.