News & Stories
Free Online African Dance Classes Connect Youth to Their Roots During COVID-19 Lockdown
Afiwi Groove, based in Durham, offers a session of classes FREE to children and youth across Canada, Wednesdays from January 11 to February 17.
Coming in 2022 – CRRC 40th Anniversary
Are you part of CRRC’s history? We want to hear from anyone connected to CRRC, past and present for our 40th anniversary.
Pam Palmater – Black Lives Matter
“If they can’t breathe, none of us can breathe.” Mi’kmaw lawyer, author and activist Dr. Pamela Palmater speaks in support of Black Lives Matter.
Yes Canada, Systemic Racism Exists Here
There is racism in every Canadian community because the policies and practices of our institutions create different outcomes for different racial groups. Systemic racism is embedded into the very fabric of our lives.
Viral Racism
For a moment, the top news story is not about the number of dead from COVID 19. For the moment, the headlines are about the death/murder of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of a white police officer. For the moment, they are about the outrage and frustration as people take to the
Playwright and Actor Beau Dixon Honoured at Black History Month Proclamation
On Sunday, February 2, Peterborough actor, playwright and musician Beau Dixon was honoured by The City of Peterborough and an appreciative community audience as the highlight of this year’s Black History Month Proclamation Ceremony. Beau’s plays and performances have brought previously untold stories of Canada’s black history to stages across the country — including over