Learn about the rights of Black youth in the justice system in Ontario, what to do if you or your family require assistance, and where to go for advice. Hosted by Pathways to Care (Black Health Alliance) and the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC).
Presenters:
Tiyondah Fante-Coleman recently completed her MA in Community Psychology (2019) and her B.Sc. in Health Sciences (2016) at Wilfrid Laurier University. Passionate about social justice and health equity, her research interests include exploring access to health care, mental health, and the behavioural and cultural influences of sexuality, especially among racialized and minority populations.
Sade Makinde is committed to furthering her goal of curtailing systemic discrimination for marginalized populations— specifically anti-Black individual and systemic racism, through awareness and advocacy. As a Community Legal Worker, Sade works to ensure members of the Black community across Ontario have access to BLAC’s services and to legal information related to anti-Black racism. Sade facilitates BLAC’s community outreach and partnerships, conducts Public Legal Education sessions and coordinates BLAC’s social media, communications and law reform initiatives.
Khaldah Salih is a Community Legal Worker, she works to ensure members of the Black community across Ontario have access to BLAC’s services and to legal information related to anti-Black racism. Khaldah facilitates BLAC’s community outreach and partnerships, conducts Public Legal Education sessions and coordinates BLAC’s communications. Khaldah is motivated to combat anti-Black racism within Ontario and across borders, while centering the experiences and needs of Black communities.
Jody Yaa Dunn, the School-to-Prison Pipeline Project Manager, is responsible for leading a team focused on combating anti-Black racism within the education and justice systems. Jody is motivated to address these disparities due to the visible inequities that Black youth continue to face. She believes that policy reform and culturally responsive engagement can shift educational outcomes for students across Ontario and beyond. Jody has specialized training in Afrocentric program design and Restorative Justice practices, facilitates international training sessions and mentors others in the field of youth justice.
Meet the Moderator:
Ameerah Craigg is a Black woman whose work is informed by her various historically marginalized intersections and identities. After taking a sabbatical to work in the field, Ameerah will receive her BA in interdisciplinary Social Sciences as well as her BEd. During her sabbatical she spent time working in the mental health and addictions field as a counsellor and in the community wellness field as a workshop facilitator and yoga instructor. Through these experiences, Ameerah has been able to gain direct insight into the needs of her communities and uses her harm reduction, trauma informed, feminist/womanist, and capacity building frameworks to be a strong advocate, ally, and community organizer for those that need it the most.