Statement in Support of the Black Canadian Studies Association

As an association, RhetCanada would like to express our support for the Black Canadian Studies Association and to urge the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences to concretely re-commit to a Congress on the theme of colonialism and anti-Black racism as soon as possible, given both the current urgency and ongoing importance of the theme. We also urge the Federation to implement strategies to better support the work of scholars who are Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, and we commit to finding ways to better include and support these scholars and their communities within our own association.