Race

Show Notes

This episode features conversations on Racialization, and being a racialized person in overwhelmingly white spaces.

The panel for this episode is hosted by Ann-Bernice Thomas and features Simone Blais, Zaynab bint Younus, and Rahat who express their struggles caused by marginalization through poetry, advocacy, writing, and so many other forms.

In this episode we feature poetry by Simone Blais and a spotlight on the Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour.

Content in this program was produced by CFUV’s Podcasting Production Team. Our theme music is composed by Arcade Pallot. This program is proudly supported by Cold Comfort Ice Cream and the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

References and Resources:

http://www.sniwwoc.ca

http://www.icavictoria.org/

https://vipirg.ca/

https://blacklivesmattervancouver.com/

https://noii-van.resist.ca/

http://www.blackgirldangerous.com/

https://www.ufv.ca/ran/ran-resources/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/cracks-in-the-narrative-confronting-the-harsh-truths-of-racism-in-canada/article32070545/

http://theconversation.com/dear-white-people-wake-up-canada-is-racist-83124

http://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/bonita-lawrence-decolonizing-anti-racism.pdf

https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/why-reproductive-justice-means-going-beyond-pro-choice-politics/

https://everydayfeminism.com/tag/race-ethnicity/

https://everydayfeminism.com/tag/religion/

What is Taking Up Space?

Taking Up Space approaches issues surrounding intersectional feminism on Songhees, Wsanec, and Esquimalt territories (Victoria, BC) through storytelling and narrative. This program is full of thoughtful stories that challenge the patriarchy, colonialism, and white supremacy.