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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

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

Large crowd comes out in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments 800 people, Black Lives Matter, Black Luck Collective, COVID-19, George Floyd, Kingston, McBurney Park, police brutality, protest, rally, Regis Korchiniski-Paquet, Skeleton Park, social distancing, vigil

Around 800 Kingstonians gathered in McBurney Park on the evening of Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2020 in solidarity with the Black,

Police, mayor address anti-police graffiti ahead of Black Lives Matter vigil

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments anti-police graffiti, Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, Kingston, Kingston Police, Mayor Bryan Paterson, police brutality, racism, Sgt. Steve Koopman, United States of America, USA, vigil

Over the past week, the situation in the United States has reached a fever pitch, resulting in rallies and peaceful