09/25/2020
At the beginning of this school year, as many of you may be aware, there was an terrible incident of racist and misogynistic behaviour at the local high school here where some students started classes wearing offensive T-shirt’s with hateful slogans etc.
As I understand it the school and the school district have followed through on disciplinary action and while this is necessary it also doesn’t fully undo the emotional and mental damage done to our BIPOC neighbours both on this island and off, in nearby communities.
I personally want this island, that is traditional land of the Coast Salish peoples to be inclusive and welcoming of every person and so this is my call to do something, hopefully meaningful and helpful. And while the fundraiser will NOT be directly related in anyway to the events at the school it and conversations with friends has been the catalyst for this idea.
I have searched and searched for local groups or organizations that support the local BIPOC community and truly I cannot find one. I don’t know if my research skills are off but I’m now reaching out to the community at large.
Please send me links to local Salt Spring organizations that work with black, indigenous, POC, LGBTQ, marginalized or immigrant communities. I will be putting together a fundraiser which I will announce shortly and would love to donate to a local group.
Share this with your followers, let’s get the word out and the group names in. I want to work with a group that wants the help, I do not want to presume so if you are part of an organization or group locally who would like to be included in this fundraiser please reach out to me.
