Police look at Black experience in Calgary and how to build bridges from within
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On Wednesday, members of the Calgary Police Service (CPS) gathered for a community panel discussion focused on the Black experience in Calgary.
On Wednesday, members of the Calgary Police Service (CPS) gathered for a community panel discussion focused on the Black experience in Calgary and how the CPS can build stronger bridges.
“We had a really great foundation from our diversity team but we really wanted to focus on racism and how to acknowledge it and address it,” CPS Insp. Avril Martin said.
The discussion was hosted by the CPS Racial Equity Office, which was officially established in 2023 following Black Lives Matter rallies held in Calgary and internationally four years earlier.
“These events are so important to ground ourselves in the work that we’re trying to do to move our anti-racism work forward,” Martin explained.
Urick Anthony Manoo, a member of the Anti-Racism Action Committee (ARAC), remembers arriving in Canada from Tanzania in the 70s and the rude welcome he received.
“I didn’t know what the N-word was or what racism was until I arrived in Canada,” Anthony Manoo said. “I got beat up a lot because of the colour of my skin and lack of English.”
Manoo said his perceptions of law enforcement also followed him when he came to Canada.
“Where I come from, the police are not good. They’re underpaid and so they could be nasty,” Anthony Manoo said. “When I stand by a policeman, I still have fear.”
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