Links and Resources
Definitions & Explanations:
Wikipedia is an online community encyclopedia. Here is their perspective on racial profiling and on institutional racism:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_profiling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/institutional_racism
Articles & Research:
CBC News: A recent CBC article on racial profiling in Canada.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/racialprofiling
Local Organizations & Projects:
No One is Illegal / Personne n'est illégal: The Montreal branch of a national organization. Their website includes anti-racism information, police brutality articles and definitions.
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com
Head & Hands / À deux mains is a Montreal youth organization located in NDG. They offer many free, confidential and non-judgmental services to youth aged 12-25 including legal, health and social issues.
Justice pour Anas
Justice for Daniel Topey
http://justicefordaniel.wordpress.com
Flics Assassins
http://flicsassassins.wordpress.com
Affaire Dupont
http://affairedupont.8m.com/TxtDebut.html
Hoodstock
Ligue des Droits et libertés
Ligue des Noirs du Québec
Kabataang Montreal
kabataangmontreal.blogspot.com
Forum contre la violence policière et l'impunité
www.forumcontrelaviolencepoliciere.net
National Organizations & Projects:
Racism: Stop It! is an anti-racism project by the Canadian Government. Every year this project runs a video contest on March 21st (National Stop Racism Day)
http://www.pch.gc.ca/march-21-mars/index_e.cfm
Stop Racial Profiling is a website full of resources, information and tips on how to deal with and bring an end to racial profiling.
International Organizations & Projects
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a US based organization which works to protect civil rights. Their website includes information, videos and stories about racial profiling told from their perspective.
http://www.aclu.org/racialjustice
Tolerance.org is a project of the southern poverty law center to address diversity and multicultural awareness.
Flex Your Rights is a US based, anti-police abuse website which includes tips on how to talk to polic, police stop statistics and case law. Please note that since this is a US website, not all information is relevant to Canadians.
SOS Racisme is a anti-racism group operating out of France for the past 20 years. Their site includes information about their multiple projects as well as many resources.
What we’re fighting against:
This section was included to give people a perspective on the other side of the argument. Project X does not agree with this article but feels it’s important to know the other side of the argument to help keep yourself informed and ready to fight against those trying to oppress.
Time Magazine: an article showing a different perspective on the issue. It discusses the potential usefulness of racial profiling.
http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101010730
Racial Profiling in the News:
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