New Leaf is 5 years young… And we’re throwing a party with our friends from cirQlar! Music by: LAL (http://cargocollective.com/lal) Zum One (http://www.zum1.com/) Drumatix Six DJ Kyle Marshall DJ Wayuu Visuals by: Siren Sativa and Jaxamuse Art exhibit by youth from LOVE (http://www.leaveoutviolence.com/) Tickets $25 Purchase tickets here: http://riseupparty.eventbrite.com/ Help us celebrate youth, community and yoga with a lively night...

This article originally appeared at Racefiles.wordpress.com. I’m often asked why I’ve focused so much more on anti-black racism than on Asians over the years. Some suggest I suffer from internalized racism. That might well be true, since who doesn’t suffer from internalized racism?  I mean, even white people internalize racism. The difference is that white people’s internalized racism is against people of color, and it’s...

Toronto, ON -Black Womyn Griots is a film that explores the black literary genre of spoken word. Toronto-based female poets share how they use storytelling as an act of resistance and language as a site of power. This film depicts spoken word as a powerful means to build communities, organize resistance and tell our stories as an act of...

  It is with incredibly HUGE excitement that I send this e-mail to announce the launch of Lost Lyrics’ 5-Year Anniversary Conference: The Roots of the Rose!  I can’t believe we are here…after the adventures, struggles, hustles, inspirations, tears, laughter and smiles…we are celebrating our 5-Year Anniversary.  I really hope that you, our communities, can come out and celebrate, learn, explore, create and...

“The Future is in the Ghetto >> Exhibit A Homeboiis ” photo show and Fundraiser! This is an invite to the first solo photo exhibit from Jon Blak This is a first of mega series “The future is in the Ghetto” documenting innovation in focusing on but not limited to the urban peripheries (inner-cities) yes i said inner cities lol HOMEBOIIS is a celebration of black masculine camaraderie Images were taken in...

SFA exclusive footage! Wednesday May 9 2012- West Coast First Nations ‘Yinka Dene Alliance Freedom Riders’ and community supporters gathered in front of the Enbridge’s annual general meeting of shareholders at the King Edward Hotel here in downtown Toronto,to send a clear message of disapproval for Enbridge’s plan to build pipelines and oil sands through out Sacred First Nations territory. Led by 11 year old...