Everyday Politics with Laura Mae Lindo

A Promise to Black Communities: Arts, Culture & Media

Black cultural festivals like Caribana (now, the Toronto Caribbean Carnival) and Black cultural arts programs are historically underfunded despite the income generated for the province each year from their programming. Caribana, for example, generates approx. $400million annually and that money rarely benefits Black communities who instead face a threat year after year of not being able to continue their programming. What costed investments exist in your party’s platform to provide sustainable support for Black-focused arts organizations, recognizing their role in growing Ontario’s economy?

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.