Who We Are
We are a QTBIPOC and BIPOC collective in the Yukon, living on the traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation, Ta'an Kwächän Council and the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation (Whitehorse and Dawson).
Purpose
We work towards safety, liberty and fulfillment for our communities and are committed to immediate and meaningful action. As a group with varying intersections and identities, we centre QTBIPOC and BIPOC voices in our consensus-based organizing.
our roots
Where we're coming from
As a collective, we believe there is strength in a common understanding of our values, understandings and intentions.
- Open and honest communication
- The celebration of our intersections and identities
- Commitment to practicing anti-racism
- Building networks of support for QTBIPOC & BIPOC folx
- Solidarity and standing together
- Consensus-based decision making
- Bravery
- The changes we are hoping for will create changes in our society – jobs will become obsolete and our systems will cease to serve white supremacist and colonial power structures
- We must allow space for transformation and change, we must be patient and supportive
- We are on a journey, we are neither the beginning nor the end, but we are integral to this next step
- Governments, NGOs, and the private sector have all made statements or policies on anti-racism that they are not living up to
- Our action must be meaningful, thoughtful and intentional to protect our communities
- All of our work is happening on the traditional territories of Yukon First Nations
- To uplift and center QTBIPOC & BIPOC voices, stories and experiences
- To address racism, discrimination and oppressive power structures in ALL aspects of society
- To heal ourselves and each other
- To provide concrete actions for ppl living in the Yukon to mobilize, activate and engage
- To effect immediate and long-lasting change