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Gwen Bartleman, a Pride member who was at the AGM, asked that the Black Lives Matter demands be added to the agenda.
“I have seen how racism and specifically anti-black racism works in certain organizations, like Pride Toronto. Demands are agreed to, then there is backtracking, and then they aren’t actually met,” Bartleman said. “I wanted to make sure that didn’t happen.”
“Police are part of a larger system that is inherently racist and preys upon and enacts violence upon marginalized and vulnerable communities,” Bartleman said. “To have them present at Pride is a show of force and it’s something that makes many, many members of my community feel uncomfortable.”