BlackLivesMatter TO

@BLM_TO

Black Lives Matter TO is the Toronto chapter of , an organization dedicated to smashing anti-Black racism & state-produced violence

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Joined November 2014
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Mar 6

    The Federal Court has granted leave to hear 's judicial review application on May 29, 2018. The deportation hearing is still scheduled to proceed tomorrow *before* the Federal Court can hear the case.

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  2. 21 hours ago

    at . Science and technology experiments and conversations about African people's resources being used for Black/African people. Support FreedomSchool:

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  3. Aug 7

    Purchase tickets to and have your family share in learning about Black resistance in Canada

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  4. Aug 7

    FreedomSchool 2018 is underway!! Our youngest Freedom Fighters are exploring their power with community artist Kike Otuije. Support FreedomSchool:

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  5. Retweeted
    Jul 28

    Nothing to do in this kinda world but organize for a better one. Some creations from our first Canada-wide training session below

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  6. Jul 27

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  7. Retweeted
    Jul 24

    "What the city needs now is to understand that violence is a public health issue, social issue & economic issue. Our communities need mental health supports, social and economic programs that create healthy communities and ease economic hardship."

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  8. Retweeted
    Jul 21

    Black people in Toronto need to withdraw from John Tory’s so called “antiblack racism strategy”. To participate at this time is a significant problem. Remember when we gave David Miller a chance cause he was “left” and he paid us back with TAVIS?Refuse John Tory now.

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  9. Jul 17

    And we won ❤️❤️❤️

    The Government of Canada respects the decision filed on July 13 by the Federal Court concerning Abdoul Abdi. The Government will not pursue deportation for Mr. Abdi.
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  10. Jul 16

    Five years of struggle. Five years of fighting for us. Five years of building for us. No apologies. Five years of magic and excellence. We will win. ❤️❤️❤️

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  11. Jul 16

    Five years of struggle. Five years of fighting for us. Five years of building for us. No apologies. Five years of magic and excellence. We will win. ❤️❤️❤️

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  12. Retweeted
    Jul 16

    The Federal Court has overturned the deportation of Abdoul Abdi for a second time.

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  13. Jul 15

    *cough*

    how come everyone has words for but not words for or or or or any number of education, child welfare, housing and employment ministers?
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  14. Jul 14

    Listen. If you're a journalist who we've never heard from before who has decided that this week is the first week that you want to chat, the answer is a resounding unequivocal no. If you're a journalist who...

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  15. Jul 14

    ...End poverty and mandate a living wage. Workers protections. Access to all social programs regardless of status. Arts funding. Don't you see that's the only shit you ain't tried yet? Get it together and stop pretending you don't know this shit. Steups.

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  16. Jul 14

    Here's the obvious framework: Mental heath support services that aren't a fucking jail and cops showing up at our doors. Quality, affordable housing. Quality, affordable transit. Access to education. Quality, free healthcare. Quality, free pharmacare. Quality, free childcare...

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  17. Jul 14

    And finally, listen closely because apparently y'all aint paying attention: you wanna stop violence in this city? You wanna do smth about safety and security? Sundown laws didn't/won't work. TAVIS didn't/won't work. Carding didn't/won't work. More cops didn't/won't work.

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  18. Jul 14

    ...when it treats Black within its borders different than others (i.e. you think Black people should be held to a higher fucking standard than the state itself in order to *deserve* to be treated as a fucking human) the answer to ur request for comment is: I am not your negro

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  19. Jul 14

    If you're a journalist who believes that intracommunity pain and efforts to resolve that pain should be sprawled across screens for entertainment and consumption, but you don't think you have a responsibility to keep the *state* accountable...

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  20. Jul 14

    If you're a journalist who we've never heard from before who has decided that *this week* is the first week that you want to chat, the answer is a resounding, unequivocal no.

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  21. Jul 13

    It’s The BLM Global Network’s 5th year anniversary. Thankful for our comrades working across borders to get Black people free.

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