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  • Ontario activists claim ravines are racist

    04/22/2021 4:54:53 AM PDT · by Loyalist · 27 replies
    Post Millennial ^ | April 22, 2021 | Roberto Wakerell-Cruz
    A new analysis by The Globe and Mail's Urban Affairs reporter and Architecture Critic argues that race, gender, and economic status "can all be barriers" to Toronto's free and publicly accessible green spaces. The article asserts that Toronto's ravines are only accepting of people's different backgrounds and income levels "in theory," and cites the case of black outdoorswoman Jacqueline L. Scott, who says that the lack of diverse faces makes it less likely for people of colour to go to green spaces—something that is sometimes called a self fulfilling prophecy. The article argues that concerns around representation discourage "racialized people"...