In our August Library Link Newsletter we shared preliminary details about our work to develop and add titles to our collection related to anti-Indigenous racism, anti-Black racism, dismantling systemic racism, white supremacy, oppression and discrimination. Our primary objectives for acquiring these works for our collection are to provide resources for all Unity Health Toronto staff, physicians, researchers, students and volunteers to support and facilitate access to self-directed learning, amplify BIPOC experiences and narratives, promote dialogue and self-reflection. Library Services has ordered the list of books below which will be available at each of Unity Health Toronto’s sites in mid-late October. Thank you to everyone who shared their suggestions for the new collection using our Recommend a Resource form. This will be an ongoing effort, so please consider any titles you’d like to see added to the collection and share your suggestion here: bit.ly/uhtrecommend
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality (2018)
Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine (2015)
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do (2019)
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Black and Blue: The Origins and Consequences of Medical Racism (2012)
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (2020)
DECOLONIZING MENTAL HEALTH: Embracing Indigenous Multi-Dimensional Balance (2020)
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity (2017)
Sarah de Leeuw,
Nicole & Marie Lindsay
Determinants of Indigenous Peoples’ Health: Beyond the Social (2018)
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race (2016)
How to Be an Antiracist (2019)
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation (2016)
The History of Immigration and Racism in Canada: Essential Readings (2008)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010)
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor (2020)
How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide (2018)
Medicating Race: Heart Disease and Durable Preoccupations with Difference (2012)
Pourin’ Down Rain: A Black Woman Claims Her Place in the Canadian West (2020)
The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power (2020)
Metis Health: The Invisible Problem (2011)
Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, and Premature Birth (2019)
Social Issues in Contemporary Native America (2014)
There’s Something in the Water: Environmental Racism in Indigenous & Black Communities (2018)
So You Want to Talk About Race (2018)
Strong Helpers’ Teachings: The Value Of Indigenous Knowledges In The Helping Professions (2016)
Sandy Hudson,
Syrus Marcus Ware
Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada (2020)
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race (2017)
They Call Me George: The Untold Story of The Black Train Porters (2019)
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