It is clear we have much to learn and we are likely to make mistakes, but we are committed to doing this work, and taking action. This is just the beginning. As an organization committed to advocacy, education and encouragement, we see an opportunity to create a platform for continued collective learning and listening on this issue. We want to remain transparent, accountable and active in the fight to tackle systemic racism and oppression. We encourage our members and broader cyclist community to continue to challenge us and join us in this journey. This is a growing list of resources available for us to educate ourselves and to share with our membership and supporters.
Please contact us with your concerns or questions and let us know what other reading we should be doing.
Starting out: Who to Follow and Reading Lists
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Follow BikePOC on Facebook and Instagram and check out the Black Lives Matter resources they have shared.
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5 essential books to read on making cities anti-racist - Diana Budds
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Guide to Allyship - GuideToAllyship.com
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On Making Black Lives Matter - Roxane Gay
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White Allyship 101: Resources to Get to Work - Dismantle Collective
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Report: What Does it Take to Embed a Racial Equity & Inclusion Lens? - Hafizah Omar and Nadia Owusu
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The Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture - From Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups, by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, ChangeWork, 2001
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University of Southern California's Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power, and Privilege - Jeremy Goldbach. Includes several group and individual activities.
Cycling
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Why We Must Talk About Race When We Talk About Bikes - Tamika Butler
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Cycling Industry Pledge - WTF Bike Explorers
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How We Can Build an Anti-Racist Outdoor Industry - Ayesha McGowan
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How Bike Riders Can Be Anti-Racist - Tamika Butler
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Black Cyclists Are Stopped More Often Than Whites, Police Data Shows - Dan Roe
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ManDem Cycling Club Is Biking Toward Inclusion and Diversity - Kayla Stewart
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Breaking Barriers to Biking with Armi De Francia & Transportation Equity Toronto presented by MEC - Ry Shissler
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Breaking Barriers to Biking with Christopher McGarrell & ManDemCC presented by MEC - Ry Shissler
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Breaking Barriers to Biking with Marvin Macaraig & Scarborough Cycles presented by MEC - Ry Shissler
Transportation
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A Tale of Two Truths: Transportation and Nuance in the Time of COVID-19 - Ariel Ward
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Enough is Enough -André Darmanin
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Vision Incomplete - People for Mobility Justice
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Op-Ed: Transportation and the Police: Reconsidering Traffic Enforcement - Romic Aevaz
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Op-Ed: Transportation and the Police Part 2: The Enforcement Problem in Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety - Romic Aevaz
Urban Planning and Consultation
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The Planner's Beginner Guide to the #BlackLivesMatter Movement - Danielle Dirksen
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A Call to Courage: An Open Letter to Canadian Urbanists - Jay Pitter
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Urban Density: Confronting the Distance Between Desire and Disparity - Jay Pitter
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Whose Streets? Black Streets - Amina Yasin
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The Pandemic Has Pushed Aside City Planning Rules. But to Whose Benefit? - Emily Badger
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Incomplete streets, incomplete imaginations: Safe streets for whom? - Sabat Ismail
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Why is urban planning so white? - Saquib Ahsan, Ruth Belay, Abigail Moriah, and Gervais Nash
Enforcement and Policing
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Canada Has Race-Based Police Violence Too. We Don’t Know How Much - Natasha Simpson
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Berkeley To Become the First US City To De-Cop Traffic Enforcement - Kea Wilson
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Police Enforcement of Cycling Offences: A Case Study in Winnipeg, Manitoba - Orly Linovski and Aaron Snider
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Arrested Mobility - Exploring Impacts of Over-policing on BIPOC - Charles T. Brown
Toronto Topics
- Biking in the ‘Burbs: A Conversation on Bike Culture in North York - Downsview Advocate webinar featuring Adrian Currie, Vice President of Cycle Toronto, Al Rezoski, Manager of Community Planning at the City of Toronto, Daemon Retren, Program Worker at CultureLink Bike Hub, Daniela Hernandez Cuadra, Manager and Mechanic at Regenesis Cycle York, and Matias de Dovitiis, local resident, cyclist, and Chief of Staff for City Councillor Anthony Perruzza
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Cyclists rally downtown to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement - Philip Lee-Shanok
