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In this episode we talk about how A.C.A.B. - all cops are bad. We breakdown the history of policing in Canada, outrageous police budgets, and actions we need to take and demand to defund the police and support vulnerable communities.
Episode Resources:
- Policing black lives - https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/policing-black-lives
- Intersectionality TEDtalk - https://www.ted.com/talk/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?language=en
- Crystal Valentine “Black Privilege” - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7rYL83kHQ8Y
- Canadian police budget - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2019001/article/00015-eng.htm
- RCMP budget - https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/proactive-disclosure/vac-estimates-budget/rcmp-estimates-budget.html
- #8toabolition - https://www.8toabolition.com/
- Abolition Can’t Wait: A Teach in with #8toabolition - https://www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/182-abolition-can-t-wait-a-teach-in-with-8toabolition
Do The Kids Know? is a series of conversations between friends, Prakash and Kristen, where we challenge our understanding of contemporary media, popular culture, and what it means to live as racialized millennials in KKKanada (That’s Canada spelled with three K’s)
Our goal for this series is to have frank discussions about the stories and nuances missed by sensationalist media as well as to uncover the ways in which white supremacy, capitalism, and colonialism is shaping our movements and behaviours.
Keep tuning in to be a part of the conversation… don’t be a kid who doesn’t know!
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Music by Steve Travale (https://stevetravale.com)
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