Tomorrow, June 2—on the anniversary of #BlackOutTuesday—BDRB (Breaking Down Racial Barriers) is hosting a declaration signing in their ongoing efforts to eradicating anti-Black racism in the Canadian music industry.
Via the the official website, BDRB.ca, BDRB has partnered with CIMA (The Canadian Independent Music Association) and ADVANCE, Canada’s Black Music Business Collective, to upon the individuals, organizations, small businesses, corporations and government institutions of the music industry to do their part to fight racism.
BDRB is asking you to read the declaration, sign in support, RSVP to tomorrow’s event, and share the information with your own ciricle.
Breaking Down Racial Barriers kicked off a series of 10 Zoom roundtable discussions on August 4th 2020. Nine sessions addressed key areas of the entertainment industry and barriers faced by Black people – with highlighted themes and key take-aways captured. The final segment aggregated accumulated knowledge and created actionable solutions. These suggestions will be compiled in The Breaking Down Racial Barriers report which will be then shared with all peer and partner organizations and the wider community with the understanding that it can, if embraced, inform how policies and practices can and should be reformed. You can watch all 10 episodes on the BDRB website. The first episode is embedded below.
Head to BDRB.ca to read and sign the declaration.
