Supporting Women’s Health
Kujenga showcases community members such as, Mommy Monitor is a podcast featuring Cecile Edwards and Womxn of Color Remake Wellness.
Category Equity Initatives
Pan Blackness
The black lives matter movement although founded in 2013, the uprising of community support became the forefront of everything on social media and mainstream media in the beginning months of the pandemic. Maggie Asselstine During the pandemic it came to…
Books on Ally-ship
On being an ally, our favourite books on your journey. Layla Saad Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor Layla Saad teaches readers how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they…
On Being an Ally
Ally-ship is critically important for Black families: caregivers, guardians and parents, whose lives and experiences are impacted by anti-Black racism, homophobia, anti-Islamophobia, sexism and so much more. Our identities often intersect, and many of these identities experience oppression. The oppression…
Building Community through the Let’s Talk Cafe
Our first activity, began with the Let’s Talk Cafe. It was an opportunity for us to present the project, and hear from your perspective about the issues that impact your lives. It is also an opportunity for us to grow…
Applying Anti-Black Racism to Practice
Buzz words and terms that many lay people do not understand nor know how to apply these terms into their daily lives. Defining Anti-Black Racism Watch our video: Why do we March? narrated by Jordanna and Samantha, MSW students from…
Towards Equity Practice in Ontario
“What determines oppression is when a person is blocked from opportunities to self-development, is excluded from the full participation in society, does not have certain rights that the dominant group takes for granted, or is assigned a second-class citizenship, not…
Equity in Organizations
Organizations can begin implementing an anti-oppressive framework by identifying guiding principles. Furthermore, (Nzira & Williams, 2009) provide a clear achievable list in terms of what principles an agency should consider within their framework: Respect and welcome diversity within the work…
Write for Us
Have a story for us? A creative idea? Want to share your insight? In building community, we strive to hear from you about your ideas, your creative writing, and businesses that support Black community members. We are based primarily in…