Posts Tagged ‘black lives matter’

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  Emancipation Day rally planned for Saturday

  Jul 31, 20 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments

  More work to be done on C-K anti-racism front By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative A Chatham-Kent anti-black racism activist is holding an Emancipation Day rally on Saturday. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and take place at Freedom Park at the corner...

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  C-K councillor, advocates, bringing Emancipation Day motion to council

  Jul 7, 20 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments

  First known black person in Chatham was a slave Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent anti-racism advocates are hoping to see the municipality helps to designate Aug. 1 of every year Emancipation Day, and for the federal government to follow...

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  C-K Board of Health declares racism public health issue

  Jun 24, 20 • 0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments

  The Chatham-Kent Board of Health declared that racism of any kind is a public health issue. The unanimous vote passed last week at the board of health’s virtual meeting. “Anti-Black, anti-Indigenous and other forms of oppression result in...

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  Hundreds march, flag lowered, police take knee for Black Lives Matter

  Jun 6, 20 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments

  Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Approximately 500 plus residents marched the streets of Chatham-Kent to support Black Lives Matter Friday evening. King Street was blocked off as hundreds walked from the W.I.S.H. Centre to city hall on Friday. Along...

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  C-K’s time to dismantle systemic racism is now, say residents

  Jun 4, 20 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News, Uncategorized • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments

  Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative While violent racial incidents might not appear at first glance to be a Canadian problem, they take a very real toll on local communities, and racial discrimination still exists, even in rural municipalities such as...

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  Local experiences of anti-black racism to be shared at C-K BLM march

  Jun 3, 20 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • 1 Comment

  Local institutions respond to racism Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Racism still exists in Chatham-Kent and Canada, and advocates are bringing awareness. Erykah Bugros is of mixed race. Her mom is white and her dad is black. When Bugros, 19,...