Webinar: Actionable ways to address anti-Black racism & police violence through public health practice
This webinar took place in English.
The ubiquitous anti-Black racism within law enforcement has led to the loss of many innocent Black lives at the hands of police officers. Andrew Loku, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor, Regis Korchinski-Paquet and George Floyd are among the many Black lives that were taken too soon. These lives are but a fraction of the toll of persistent structural violence that impedes and threatens Black life.
This webinar places anti-Black police violence in context of ongoing anti-Black racism.
Speakers from within the Black health and legal community discuss the impact of state-sponsored violence on health and provide an opportunity to discuss actionable ways to address anti-Black police brutality and violence in the Canadian public health community.
The webinar creates the space to have discussions that focus on how public health institutions and the community as a whole should address anti-Black police violence through public health practice.
Listners will learn about:
- the impact of anti-Black racism and anti-Blackness on health;
- anti-Black racism and police violence in the Canadian context; and
- a public and population health response to anti-Black police violence.
Speakers
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Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh, Senior Knowledge Translation Specialist, NCCDH
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Dr. Notisha Massaquoi, Principal Consultant, Nyanda Consulting; former Executive Director, Women’s Health in Women’s Hands
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Nana Yanful, Staff Lawyer and Legal Team Lead, Black Legal Action Centre
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Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health, Nova Scotia Health Authority |
Related resources
For all participants:
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For participants who are just beginning to learn about anti-racism, please consult one or more of the following webinars as a primer:
- Racial health equity: Embracing a decolonial, anti-racist practice
- “Racing” the social determinants of health and health equity (Part 1 of 2)
- “Racing” the social determinants of health and health equity (Part 2 of 2)
- Can understanding Whiteness improve anti-racism activities in health?
- Disrupting the colour-coded labour market: Implications for public health organizations