The atrocity that occurred this week at the home of our students is a stark reminder that not only does racism still exist and is a problem in Canada, but also that issues of racism are present and affects us here far closer to home in the Kitchener/Waterloo area.
At UW-BASE, we are often reminded of the absence of space within which to have discourse on racial issues here at the University of Waterloo.
At UW, there are a number of services currently that allow for minority groups to get a safe space, but this incident is proof that a service for racialized individuals is not only a necessity…