FACL BC’s Resource List to Support Black Communities

In our FACL BC Statement on Anti-Black Racism and Recent Events in Canada and the US, FACL BC calls on Asian communities in Canada to take action against anti-Black racism.

The FACL BC Advocacy Committee has compiled this list of organizations and informative resources available to combat anti-Black racism and support Black communities. We recognize that this is not a comprehensive, exhaustive list.

• Black on Bay Street: Hadiya Roderique had it all. But still could not fit in
• 'Model Minority' Myth Again Used As A Racial Wedge Between Asians And Blacks
• “Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to Present” by Robyn Maynard
• Black Chat Podcast
• 30+ Ways Asians Perpetuate Anti-Black Racism Everyday
• 7 Ways Non-Black People of Color Perpetuate Anti-Blackness

Organizations and Groups

• Black Organizations And Anti-Racist Groups Canadians Can Support Now
• Black in BC Community Support Fund for COVID-19
• Hogan’s Alley Society
• Black Lives Matter Vancouver
• BC Community Alliance
• Black Legal Action Centre
• Canadian Association of Black Lawyers
• Black Health Alliance
• Black Youth Helpline

Allyship Resources

• 20 + Allyship Actions for Asians to Show up for the Black Community Right Now
• Letters for Black Lives Canada
  Translations available in: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Cantonese, Simplified, and Traditional), Farsi, French (Asian Focus), Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish (Asian Focus and General Latinx Focus), Tagalog, Turkish, and Vietnamese.