Viola Desmond
Episode description
This week, Grace and Linnea discuss the recent activism occurring around the world in support of Black Lives Matter and other BIPOC organizations. It seemed like a fitting time to dive into the Viola Desmond Heritage Minute, detailing the heroic activism of Viola in opposition to racial segregation on a fateful night in November 1946. Minute Women Podcast supports Black Lives Matter.
https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/viola-desmond
We encourage you check out these resources:
The Bail Project: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project
The Movement For Black Lives: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/movement-4-black-lives-1
Say Her Name: https://aapf.org/supportshn
902 ManUp: https://902manup.ca/
Black Health Alliance: http://blackhealthalliance.ca/
The Africville Heritage Trust: https://africvillemuseum.org/
Black Youth Helpline: https://blackyouth.ca/
Black Cultural Society for Nova Scotia: http://www.bccnsweb.com/web/support-us/donate/