June 2021
Nelson Public Library is participating in a province-wide campaign raising awareness about anti-racism.
Information on the BC government campaign here.
NPL has also compiled more resources here.
Anti-racism is the deliberate act of opposing racism and promoting a society that is thoughtful, inclusive and just. This is the society British Columbia aspires to be. But our history is rooted in stories of exclusion and discrimination based on race — from residential schools to discriminatory policies against Asian and Black Canadians, to the experiences of Indigenous peoples accessing health care today.
Living in a society steeped in colonialism and systemic racism impacts all of us. We each carry prejudices. None of us are individually responsible for systemic racism, but we all have a part to play to confront it. To support you on your journey, we’ve developed a series of Anti-racism Reminders. We hope they help you to see things in a different light and spur conversations at home, at work and all the places needed to create a better and safer B.C.