Enjoy the latest local, national and international news. A recent National Post article by Andray Domise discussed how the Liberal Party of Canada had dropped the ball when it came to black communities. Septembre Anderson: Why I've been silent about the Andray Domise This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. If you do not yet have a Torstar account, you can create one now (it is free), Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. Top picks for different budgets, brands and other preferences. Andray Domise: Despite headlines constantly blaring that our standard of living is ever increasing, social stressors gnaw away at the foundations of our collective psyche, By Andray Domise Domise makes the comment that protests such as Black Lives Matter could be deemed a threat to national security under the proposed bill also seems very calculated. Lastly, Domise addresses the controversial carding practices in Toronto. Jamil Jivani, author and advocate for community opportunities under the Ford government of Ontario, this time leads the rearguard tilt at the windmills against out-of-touch Twitter activists [talking] about defunding the police and, for some reason, Black Lives Matter. Through my position on the BBPA board, I was able to launch a BLACK PANTHER fundraiser, which allowed Black youth organizations in the Toronto area to attend a free community screening of the blockbuster Marvel film. I know he saw me flinch as he opened that sentence, but he carried on anyway. Andray Domise is a contributing editor at Maclean's and a historian. Er, Andray is an activist type of guy (and I remember him with kindness for returning my $95 or whatever after his council bid failed, although I very much wish he'd kept it and got elected instead) so I'd be careful about believing everything reported. If responding to accusations of domestic violence is never easy, in this case its more complicated than usual. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. And the vendor would be correct; the march was organized in part to demand justice for Jermaine. For many like me, silence hasnt been about whether or not we believe survivors, its about being sensitive to and respectful of the feelings the pain, the disappointment and the grief of those whom Domise has impacted in positive ways. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events. This button displays the currently selected search type. But beyond the courthouse where Domise is scheduled for an April trial, at which hewill be represented by the same firm that successfully defended Jian Ghomeshi the man who has worked tirelessly to hold people accountable is being tried in the court of public opinion, and there are many who havent been as vocal about the accusations as they usually are when high-profile men are accused of violence against women. A number of women of colour activists known for speaking out on Twitter about social issues, myself included, have received emails and tweets some of them anonymous demanding we address Domises situation. We did not know that Daniel Pantaleo had already been sued twice for racial profilingone of those suits alleging the humiliating search of a mans genitals. But I wonder if the insurgency of direct action that is still ongoing in the streets, on social media, and even if this new form of shareholder activism against giant hedge funds might have inspired him to consider that an alternative is indeed possible after all.
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