In June 2021, a man rammed a pickup truck into an intersection in London, Ontario murdering Muslim Pakistani Canadian pedestrians. This act of domestic terrorism resulted in the deaths of four members across three generations of the Afzaal-Salmat family. Only one person survived: a child who was left orphaned because of this hateful act of Islamophobia.
The Living Hyphen team worked closely with the London School of Racialized Leaders – an organization that was founded as a result of this tragic incident – to put together a short audio experience to unpack Islamophobia in Canada and reflect on the ongoing racism specifically in London, Ontario.
MEET THE LONDON SCHOOL OF RACIALIZED LEADERS
Led by immigrant daughters, racialized Muslim women, working class sisters, and dreamers and believers, the London School of Racialized Leaders is empowering racialized youth into transformational leaders by skill-building and reclaiming narrative power.
