In Solidarity

We stand in solidarity with members of our communities who are black, Indigenous, and people of colour, including trans, queer, and disabled BIPOC. We stand in solidarity against racism and with those seeking racial justice. 

Racism is deeply rooted in both Canada and the United States, and across the globe. We recognize our responsibility to acknowledge and to continue educating ourselves about systemic racism and oppression within our society and its institutions. 

We also acknowledge that an online conference is not a place-less, disembodied exchange. We are all in place and our diverse lived, embodied experiences shape who we are and that is significant. The internet, too, has a material impact on land and resources across the globe. With this awareness, we acknowledge our privilege of being on and materially benefitting from settler-colonization of the Indigenous lands of Turtle Island, and our responsibility to be actively anti-colonial.