Roots Community Services Inc.
36 Queen Street East, Lower Level L6V 1A2 Brampton, ON, Canada

You can make a #difference. We are so appreciative of our donors and the generous #donations we receive throughout the year. These #gifts help us to run our unfunded programs as well as cover the costs of our core overheads. rootscs.org/donate

Today's Freedom Fighter Spotlight will feature Canadian civil rights leader, Bromley Armstrong. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he moved to Canada in the late 1940s where he devoted his life fighting for human rights reforms and #discriminatory practices and laws. Armstrong's tireless #advocacy efforts led to the creation of two major laws that would put an end to #discrimination against Blacks across the province. To learn more about the extraordinary #achievements of Bromley Armstrong visit, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca///bromley-armstrong.

This week's book recommendation highlights The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole (2020). Cole vividly chronicles the struggles and #injustices faced by Black Canadians in 2017. This award-winning work makes readers question the naive assumptions of a post-racial nation that has been so long entrenched in our #society. Cole's work serves as an important text in the advancement of anti-racist and #social justice movements in .

The Black Leaders of Tomorrow program is currently accepting applications for mentors to join the #Youth Entrepreneurship Mentoring program! For more info, contact [email protected]! #mentor #mentorship #youth #community #volunteer

Today, on August 23, we commemorate International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its #Abolition. This day serves as an opportunity for us to reflect on the tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade that victimized more than 15 million Africans over 400 years. (2/2) As we push towards a more just society, let us remember this dark chapter in human history. Today also reminds us to acknowledge the prevalence of #racism, #discrimination, and #prejudice in our modern world. Let us continue to stand up for #equality across the !