Race Issues ed. 2 - COVID-19 edition
The reality of inequities endured by racialized peoples across Canada have become even more glaring in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian health researcher Dr. Upton Allen found that structural inequities in healthcare, labour, and community affluence have shaped the disproportionate harms of COVID-19 in Black communities. These inequities are both interconnected with and underpinned by systems of racial, gender, and class marginalization.
The COVID-19 pandemic provides a valuable learning opportunity — as Canada relies on foundationally racist systems to address the social challenges arising from COVID-19, we must identify and address the harms these systems have perpetuated on racialized Canadians. Race Issues 2: COVID-19 Edition is a collection of real life experiences, in comic form, from racialized peoples living across Canada. Each comic represents a real story that was submitted between June 2020-June 2021. The artwork in this book is created by Summer Taylor, Jazz Groden-Gilchrist, Lily Huang, Sam Anis, and curation and poetry by Iman Bukhari.
We hope these stories provide a Canadian context for policymakers, advocates and the public so we can begin resolving the harms caused by intersecting oppressions during COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic provides a valuable learning opportunity — as Canada relies on foundationally racist systems to address the social challenges arising from COVID-19, we must identify and address the harms these systems have perpetuated on racialized Canadians. Race Issues 2: COVID-19 Edition is a collection of real life experiences, in comic form, from racialized peoples living across Canada. Each comic represents a real story that was submitted between June 2020-June 2021. The artwork in this book is created by Summer Taylor, Jazz Groden-Gilchrist, Lily Huang, Sam Anis, and curation and poetry by Iman Bukhari.
We hope these stories provide a Canadian context for policymakers, advocates and the public so we can begin resolving the harms caused by intersecting oppressions during COVID-19.