I wrote a piece for The Breach about the rise of right wing populism in Canada and what the left has missed in this moment and what we might do about it. Check it out […]
Tag: white supremacy
FAWQ on Thirtywood
My SSFWQ partner-in-crime and FAWQ co-author Ajay Parasram and I were invited to talk with journalist, author, and activist Nora Loreto about writing, radical publishing, and keeping revolutionary ideas alive in dark times. Celebrating the […]
Frequently asked white questions
I’m so excited to announce the publication of Frequently Asked White Questions! Based on the ten most popular questions Ajay Parasram and I have been asked on our YouTube anti-racist education project, Safe Space for […]
FAWQ On CBC Mainstreet
My co-author and SSFWQ partner-in-crime Ajay Parasram and I were invited onto CBC Mainstreet Nova Scotia to talk with host Jeff Douglas about our forthcoming book, Frequently Asked White Questions, and doing anti-racist work with […]
violence against leaders
I shared airtime with Erica Ifill on CBC Maritime Noon to talk about the rising tide of violence and harassment directed at public figures. We ended up talking about the failures of liberal democracy, the […]
Federal leaders asked to reconsider fighting racism with expanded anti-terror network
I spoke with Scott Costen of The Sidebar about the open letter sent to the leaders of the five major Canadian federal political parties opposing the expansion of the “war on terror” to include white […]
How concerned are you about right wing extremism?
Alongside Dr. David Hoffman I was invited on to CBC Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy to talk about right wing extremism, specifically in Atlantic Canada. Check out the show here.
Safe space for white questions
In February 2020, Dr. Ajay Parasram and I began an experiment we called “Safe Space for White Questions,” recurring drop-in sessions we host aimed at white-identified people to ask difficult questions about racism, white supremacy, […]
From white fragility to white power in the age of covid-19
An essay I wrote for ROAR Magazine about white fragility, white power activism, and rising fascism in the COVID-19 era.
Strategies for Dismantling Racial Fragility in Public Institutions
On January 27, 2020, I had the pleasure of being invited to a roundtable and public panel discussion about “Strategies for Dismantling Racial Fragility in Public Institutions” hosted by the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy […]
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