Remembering Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Colour killed by Canadian police
On May 28, 2020, protestors burned down Minnesota’s Third Precinct police station in response to the murder of George Floyd and the long and brutal history of state violence in America.
Every person in America now knows that it is possible to burn down a police station.
Part of how Canadians define themselves is in opposition to America, particularly when it comes to policing and white-supremacist violence. To dispel the myth that racist policing is something that happens “over there,” we are sharing this list compiled by journalist and activist Desmond Cole of Black, Indigenous, and other people of colour killed by Canadian police.
As we honour those who have passed, we must also support those who are living under state violence. Please consider donating to the Prisoner Emergency Support Fund (Ontario) and the Prairie Province Prisoner Support Fund.
In love and solidarity.
—Pyriscence
Desmond Cole is an activist, freelance journalist, and author of the bestselling book The Skin We’re In: A year of Black Resistance and Power.