Sign the #BLM global solidarity statement!

Take the opportunity to sign the global solidarity statement with #BlackLivesMatter: 
https://www.leadnow.ca/solidarity-statement-blm/

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CARFAC Ontario has provided these resources. If you are able, please consider making a donation to a fundraiser or to an organization supporting the Black community. We share a few links here: 

Groups and organizations: 

• Black Lives Matter Toronto
• Nia Centre for the Arts
• Black Artists Union 
• BAND Gallery 
• Black Women in Motion 
• Toronto Black Film Festival 
• Black Legal Action Centre 
• Black Youth Helpline
• Black Health Alliance

Fundraisers: 

• Fund for Black-led mental health supports
• For our members seeking help and support, here are a list of mental health and general wellness resources:
• Across Boundaries- Providing mental health and addiction services for those in racialized communities
• Warden Woods Community Centre- offers a COVID-19 support line 
• Women's Health in Women's Hands- A community health centre for racialized women 
• TAIBU Community Health Centre- Providing health care and related services for Black communities across the Greater Toronto Area, focusing on personalized care and wellness
• Peer Counseling- Peer Counselling for Queer Black and/or Indigenous People of Colour (BIPOC)
• Therapy For Black Girls- Resources for black women related to handling grief during COVID, reflections on mental health topics, and networks to connect to competent therapists 
• Coronavirus: grieving and isolation | Cruse Bereavement Care- Resource for mourning in isolation and dealing with bereavement in general.
• Canada Suicide Prevention Service | Crisis Services Canada- Suicide prevention and support.