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Assignment #2 Summary uncontrolled movement (September) The September chapter of Desmond Cole's book The Skin We're In addresses a narrative of D!ONNE Renne and how she was assaulted by an officer, as well as Beverly Braham, who was facing deportation. On September 21, 2017, D!ONNE Renee, a Toronto woman, claims she was assaulted by a police officer while attempting to attend a Toronto Police Services Board meeting. This occurred because D!ONNE walked through a security checkpoint without being screened and required elevator access due to mobility concerns. She asked the officer working at the reception desk to use the elevator. He refused her request, and the next thing she knew, she was being dragged down to the ground by Constable Jamie Pardy. No news outlets were aware of the information until Cynthia Mulligan of City News tweeted it later that afternoon. For two weeks, the media was kept silent as D!ONNE attended news conferences and revealed her story. "I was surprised, traumatized, and hurt," she explained. (Cole 2021, 144) No one had video of the incident for several weeks until Tenaglia, from CP24. Tenaglia's editor didn't want her to display the tape, so they weren't allowed to show the public yet. The footage was eventually published, and the SIU kept quiet about it because they wanted to protect their officers. After conducting an investigation, the SIU referred D!ONNE to Victim Services Toronto for counseling, but she refused. The SIU and the public both claimed different things occurred, hence there was never a definitive answer. D!ONNE believes the cops are liars and dangerous, and Pardy still works at the front desk. The other tale that takes place in September is about, Beverly Braham, a Jamaican woman married to a Canadian citizen with whom she has a son. The government suspected her connection was not genuine with her husband, causing them to threaten her to be deported. "Canada is about family," Beverly says, "so why do you want to split us?" (Cole 2021, 155) On

September 19th, members of Black Lives Matter-Toronto (BLM-TO) blocked down Yonge and Bloor to protest Beverly's deportation on September 21st. After months of battle and pain from Beverly and the community, an Immigration and Refugee Board member declared that Ms. and Mr. Braham will go through a period of transition, but that their son will receive support from both sides. Cole was unable to contact Beverly after this was released until he learned that she had been granted permanent status on February 28th, 2019, which was a while later. This was a huge relief for the Black community. Both of these incidents show how the Black community is treated unfairly, and it is up to us to put an end to it because Black lives matter! (Cole 2021, 141-156)

Paraphrase According to D!ONNE, Pardy then proceeded to circle the marble table that divides the public welcome area from the police station. Pardy allegedly put his hand on her waist and behind the area, according to D!ONNE. "Get your hands off of me!" she exclaimed angrily. She claims she assisted on the marble reception desk, at which point Pardy wrapped one arm around her throat, grabbed her breast with the other, and pushed her away from the counter with his weight. Pardy allegedly threw D!ONNE to the ground and landed on top of her, according to D!ONNE. In the lobby, there were other officers and witnesses that arrived at this point, and Pardy stood up and went back behind the reception counter as if nothing had occurred. The scene ended by leaving D!ONNE sitting on the floor with her lip bleeding and swollen.

“D!ONNE says Pardy then came around the marble table that separates the public reception area from the police workstation. According to D!ONNE, Pardy placed his hand on her buttocks and

waist. She immediately shouted, “Get your hands off of me!” She says she helped on the marble reception desk, whereupon Pardy put one arm around her throat, grabbed her breast with his other hand, and used his weight to pull away from the reception desk. D!ONNE says Pardy threw her to the ground and ended up on top of her. At this point, other officers and witnesses in the lobby approached the scene, and Pardy got up and went back behind the reception desk as if nothing had happened while D!ONNE sat on the floor, her lip bloodied and swelling.” (Cole 2021, 144)

Reflection White Supremacy was evident in both books after reading Desmond Cole's The Skin We're In and Tanya Talaga's All Our Relations. White Supremacy is the notion that white people are a superior race that should rule society, usually to the exclusion or injury of other racial and ethnic groups. Both books discuss instances when Indigenous and Black groups have reached out in various ways, as well as the government's, police forces, and people with white privilege's indifference to this issue. The existence of White Supremacy in Canada is evident shown by the numerous incidents of violence on Black and Indigenous people were eye-opening and shocking. Prior to this course, Although I was slightly educated on the inequality of Black people, I was unaware of some of the challenges the Black community had to and has been going through. It is new knowledge to me about how the indigenous people battled since European settlers stole their land. A lot must be done for the gap between the indigenous peoples and the rest of society to change. Throughout Desmond's book, I learned about police carding. "I was aware of police carding before I realized I was aware of it" (Cole 2021, 62). Police carding is when individuals are stopped, questioned, and documented while no specific crime is being investigated. This

happens to Black teens to this day, and some are unaware of this situation. Even though the evidence against them proves otherwise, police authorities asserted that indigenous women are carded less frequently than white women. Both the Black and Indigenous communities tried to put a stop to their issues, but they were refused many times. As a Laurier student studying policing, it's difficult and mind-boggling to imagine what they go through daily as I am a white woman. They experienced harassment in ways such as the lack of medical aid they received, and the suicide issues many were battling with. It astounds me to learn about children being separated from their families, abused, and being forced to abandon their culture and homeland. Because I have a privilege and a role to do in my social position, as a White Canadian girl, I'll try to be more aware of, informed about, and willing to listen about issues that affect Black and Indigenous peoples. As Cole did, I will work on trying to gain a perspective from others and take the time to understand all the struggles that the Indigenous and Black communities go through, and try and make a change. The attitude that Indigenous and Black people are less important than white people must shift. As I learned from these books is that no one is more important than anybody else due to their culture and beliefs. I'm going to apply this information to other aspects of my daily life to learn more and educate myself and others about White Supremacy.

Works Cited Cole, Desmond. The Skin We're In. Toronto: Anchor Canada, 2021. Talaga, Tanya. All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward. Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2018....