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17 - Viola Desmond
Minute Women
English - June 10, 2020 05:59 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHistory Comedy comedy canada canadian canadianhistory comedic funny halifax heritage heritageminutes historical Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week, Grace and Linnea discuss the recent activism occurring around the world in support of Black Lives Matter and other BIPOC organizations. It seemed like a fitting time to dive into the Viola Desmond Heritage Minute, detailing the heroic activism of Viola in opposition to racial segregation on a fateful night in November 1946. Minute Women Podcast supports Black Lives Matter.
https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/viola-desmond
We encourage you check out these resources:
The Bail Project: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project
The Movement For Black Lives: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/movement-4-black-lives-1
Say Her Name: https://aapf.org/supportshn
902 ManUp: https://902manup.ca/
Black Health Alliance: http://blackhealthalliance.ca/
The Africville Heritage Trust: https://africvillemuseum.org/
Black Youth Helpline: https://blackyouth.ca/
Black Cultural Society for Nova Scotia: http://www.bccnsweb.com/web/support-us/donate/