Will City Council Rise to the Occasion to Address Racism by Following Town and Gown Committee’s Lead?

Barrie’s Town and Gown committee is taking the much awaited steps to address increasing racism in Barrie. Will the city council follow the lead of equality and reconciliation rather than giving into extremist ideologies?

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Local Partnership: Uplift Black and Simcoe County working together to address anti-Black racism

Uplift Black program director Gillian 'Rawberri' Scobie on a little Black girl being threatened to be raped, challenges in raising a young black man in Canada and a new duo at the Simcoe County District School Board she calls “a breath of fresh air.”

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