Op/Ed – Defunding police in Ontario: Mission impossible?

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, City of Kingston, Councillor Jim Neill, defunding the police, diversity, Kingston, Kingston City Council, municipal politics, Police Service Board, Police Services Act, provincial politics, systemic racism

The following is an Op/Ed submission from Councillor Jim Neill. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. Across North America, in response to the very real and growing support for the Black Lives Matter movement, the cry has gone out to Defund Police. My

Campus Education News

Celina Caesar-Chavannes talks systemic racism, new role at Queen’s Faculty of Health Sciences

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Aquila Akingbade, Black, Black medical students, Celina Caesar-Chavannes, change readiness assessment, Elder-in-Residence Wendy Phillips, Equity Diversity & Inclusion (EDI), Faculty of Health Sciences, jane philpott, Justin Trudeau, Kingston, Liberal Party of Canada, Member of Parliament, Queen's University, racism, systemic racism, the Dean’s Action Table on EDI (DAT-EDI), Whitby

Former Member of Parliament Celina Caesar-Chavannes is taking on a new role at Queen’s University to help remove barriers for aspiring Black medical students. Queen’s University Faculty of Health had a policy against admitting Black students on the books from 1918 to 2018, enforced until 1965. The University repealed the

Opinion Soapbox

Community Soapbox: Racism and policing in Kingston’s recent past

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Community Soapbox 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, Black youth, Chief Antje McNeely, Desmond Cole, George Floyd, Indigenous people, Kingston, Kingston Police, Kingston Police data collection project, McBurney Park, people of colour, Queen's University, racial profiling, racism, Stephanie Simpson, Steven Maynard, systemic racism, vigil, William Closs

Editorial note: The following is a submitted op/ed piece by Steven Maynard and does not necessarily reflect the views and beliefs of Kingstonist. This past Tuesday, I joined hundreds of other Kingstonians in McBurney Park for a Black Lives Matter demonstration. The vigil was part of the global outrage over

News

Organizers, Kingston Police address concerns about upcoming protest

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 1 Comment BIPOC, Black Lives Matter, Black Luck Collective, Casey Heffernan, Confederation Park, counter protest, COVID-19, downtown, George Floyd, Hawani Brooks, Jemma Dooreleyers, Katarokwi Solidarity, Kingston, Kingston Police, Leon's Centre, march, physical distancing, POC, Police Chief Antje McNeely, police involvement in protests, police racism, protest, social distancing, systemic racism, vigil

Concerns have been mounting over the ‘Justice for George Floyd & All Police Racism Victims protest set to occur on Saturday, Jun. 6, 2020 in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. The primary concern many have voiced about the event is that the organizers invited Kingston Police to formally attend, and

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Escape Room: A Culinary Pursuit

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Escape Room: A Culinary Pursuit

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