The trailer used to hold audiovisual workshops for Indigenous youth, but during the pandemic it serves a different purpose.
Author: Vicki Chartrand
Coroner deliberates whether to exclude footage of Thunder Bay police dragging Indigenous man from inquest | CBC News
Lawyers for a northern Ontario police force have concluded their arguments to exclude video of an Indigenous man being dragged inside a Thunder Bay police station from an upcoming inquest. The presiding coroner said he will take time to weigh the arguments presented Thursday before making a decision.
COVID-19 & Prisons | Justice Exchange
Why Communities Should Care Amidst the soaring rates of COVID-19 cases across the country, those in penal and detention systems remain some of the most invisible and vulnerable populations to its s…
Police forces across Canada are still overwhelmingly white and male, new report shows | The Star
Source: Denmark’s ‘oil and gas valves will be turned off for good’ | National Observer
Denmark, the largest oil producer in the European Union, has committed to ending fossil fuel extraction and ensuring the continued employment of its affected workers.
Source: Denmark’s ‘oil and gas valves will be turned off for good’ | National Observer
RCMP tolerates ‘misogynistic, racist, and homophobic attitudes:’ former Supreme Court justice | CBC News
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s culture is so toxic, the federal government needs to conduct an external, independent review of the RCMP’s future as a federal policing organization, says a former Supreme Court of Canada justice tasked with dealing with the fallout from the force’s historic sexual assault settlement.
Solitary confinement continues in Canada under a different name
Abusive uses of Structured Intervention Units and the Correctional Service’s conduct mean Parliament must get rid of SIUs or adopt Senate amendments.
Source: Solitary confinement continues in Canada under a different name
Why Is Solitary Confinement Still Happening In Canada?
Not only does the cruel punishment persist when it’s theoretically illegal, its use inflicts exceptional harm on the over 6,000 women currently in Canada’s prisons.
Source: Why Is Solitary Confinement Still Happening In Canada?
Defunding the police and abolishing prisons in Australia are not radical ideas | Indigenous Australians | The Guardian
Ongoing Aboriginal deaths in custody, high rates of incarceration, and police brutality require us to dismantle these systems
Sign the Open Letter on Kwigw8mna, in support of the Indigenous Students Alliance – Google Forms
The undersigned faculty and staff stand in solidarity with the Indigenous Cultural Alliance (ICA) and call for fairer treatment and real consultation on the proposed Kwigw8mna Indigenous Student Gathering Space and Resource Centre.
Source: Open Letter on Kwigw8mna, in support of the Indigenous Students Alliance – Google Forms
