Everyday Politics with Laura Mae Lindo

Grassroots Community Leadership in Action

A conversation about grassroots community leadership, Rhythm & Blues Cambridge, and the Pulse Check: Waterloo Region Based Community Insights Survey.

Additional Resources:

Rhythm & Blues Website:
https://www.rhythmbluescambridge.com/
Pulse Check: Waterloo Region Based Community Insights Survey
https://www.rhythmbluescambridge.com/pulse-check
Statistics Canada: Counts of Visible Minority Groups, Waterloo (Regional Municipality) 2011, 2016, 2021:
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/fogs-spg/alternative.cfm?topic=10&lang=e&dguid=2021A00033530&objectId=4_1
Waterloo Region Immigration Profile, June 2024 (Region of Waterloo Public Health + Immigration Partnership)
https://www.immigrationwaterlooregion.ca/en/resources/Surveys/Immigration_Profile_Report_June-2024_accessible-Aug-8.pdf
United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent [Jan 2015 – Dec 2025]
2024, United Nations adopted a second decade and Canada was a co-sponsor [January 2025 – December 2035]
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/social-development-partnerships/supporting-black-communities/international-decade.html
Black Daddies Club: https://theblackdaddiesclub.com/
Nicole Brown Faulknor - Wounds to Wings: https://www.wounds2wings.com/
Anti-Racism Act: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/17a15

Everyday Politics with Laura Mae Lindo

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Laura Mae Lindo

Dr. Laura Mae Lindo (she/her/elle) is a respected activist, educator, and former politician who holds both a Masters and PhD in Education. Dr. Lindo is a knowledgeable advocate for the rights of womxn and girls, a respected ally to vulnerable communities, and, most importantly, a courageous public speaker, ready, willing, and able to speak to issues often left unaddressed. Dr. Lindo has worked at Toronto Metropolitan University in the Diversity Institute as well as lectured at St. Francis Xavier University (Antigonish, Nova Scotia), the University of Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island), York University (Toronto, Ontario), and Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario). A former Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre and Ontario’s Official Opposition Critic for Anti-Racism and Equity as well as Colleges and Universities and Citizenship and Immigration, Dr. Lindo was the inaugural Chair of Ontario’s first Black Caucus. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) and Founder and Director of the e(RACE)r Institute where she continues to put anti-racist theory into practice.