Coffee and Chat on anti-Black Racism in Vancouver

*** Location is Caffe Mira at 1225 Burrard street, not Green Mango Cafe listed below, which must have been the old business ***

About: A support group for people against anti-black racism and allies who want to offer love and support, and African descended people who have faced racism or discrimination in Vancouver.

This isn’t group therapy by trained professionals, more of a safe space to share your thoughts and feelings. Let’s meet up once a month (last Sunday of the month after this one) for coffee to talk about our experiences.

I was inspired to create this group by my racist parents, who treated my ex-boyfriend badly because of his ethnicity. This resulted in a break-up, which tells me that this topic needs to be discussed. I hope to redeem myself by creating this group, and for all the people in Vancouver who have treated Black people badly.

Change starts with one individual. I can’t promise I can change the system, but I will stand up and speak up against anti-Black racism, so drop in Sunday afternoon for coffee, and let's chat about our life experiences. Although we may be strangers, we have a moral compass and are guided by the desire for truth and justice, and to give African/Black descended individuals strength and dignity.

This is a new meet-up group, but I’m not a new organizer. You can see pictures of my old coffee club meetup group on Instagram: @exploringvancouvercoffee