The League of Canadian Poets is committed and invested in supporting racialized and marginalized individuals as well as amplifying their work in the arts.

We hope that this list of resources, organizations, and arts-related reading specific to BIPOC and allies will be helpful in our mission to strengthen and support our inclusive and diverse arts communities. Please consider supporting these organizations in the form of donation, volunteering, or by sharing and learning from their work.

This list was developed in conjunction with a statement of support for these communities.

Do you have a recommendation to add to our list? Email [email protected] and let us know.

Resources:

• Antihate.ca
• Black Lives Matter – Toronto
• Black Lives Matter – Vancouver
• Black Women in Motion
• Black Youth Helpline
• Canadian Anti-racism Network
• Canadian Native Friendship Centre
• Canadian Race Relations Foundation
• Cole’s Notes – A Blog by Desmond Cole
• Indigenous Services Canada
• Indspire
• National Association of Friendship Centres
• Racial Equity Tools
• Reconciliation Canada
• RITES for Black and African-Canadian Youth
• The Urban Alliance on Race Relations

For Allies:

• Bustle: 10 Books About Race to Read Instead of Asking a Person of Color to Explain Things to You
• Centre for Social Innovation: How to be an Ally
• Harvard University Implicit Bias Test
• Wellesley Institute: Racism, Health & What You Can Do About It
• Yale University: Becoming Trustworthy White Allies

Arts-related further reading:

• LCP Chapbook Series: These Lands: a collection of voices by Black Poets in Canada
• LCP Chapbook series: I am what becomes of broken branch: a collection of voices by Indigenous poets in Canada
• “The Skin We’re In” by Desmond Cole
• “Blank: Essays and Interviews” by M. NourbeSe Philip
• “Queer Returns: Essays On Multiculturalism, Diaspora and Black Studies” by Rinaldo Walcott
• Canadian Women’s Foundation: Q&A: Author Robyn Maynard on Anti-Black Racism, Misogyny, and Policing in Canada
• From CBC: Books, radio interviews, TEDx talks, and documentaries featuring Black voices
• From CBC Books: 25 Books about Being Black in Canada
• From CBC Books: 35 books to read for National Indigenous History Month
• From the Halifax Public Library: Antiracist Reading List For All Ages
• From MacLean’s: Letters to America from Black Canadians
• Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada
• Indigenous Cinema from the National Film Board
• Film: Our Dance of Revolution: The history of Toronto’s black queer community
• Sâkêwêwak First Nations Artists’ Collective Inc. Online Indigenous Arts Initiative