Students and other young people are engaging with the social justice work of Future Ancestors. Photo supplied by Chanèle Couture
The students from a French-language school board in British Columbia who Chanèle Couture connected with virtually in a recent workshop were very engaged in the anti-racism work she presented, and the summer camp staffers she’s preparing to address are also eager to learn.
Couture is hoping such interest and broader demand for services from Future Ancestors Services Inc. help empower Black, Indigenous and other people of colour (BIPOC) seeking anti-racism policies to help deal with microaggressions and systemic obstacles they face in schools and elsewhere.
Jamaican-Metis activist Larissa Crawford, 25, is the founder and director of Future Ancestors Services (FAS), a social enterprise committed to advancing equity for climate justice and removal of systemic barriers. Based out of Calgary, Canada, their operating model revolves around speaking, training, and research services towards advocacy. Launched in April 2020, it has already raised over $25,000 in donations and has reached over 44,000 people directly through its services. All proceeds support the initiatives of Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQ2S+, and disabled advocates who share the same dream of shaping a better reality for future generations.
When asked why she decided to focus her social enterprise on this particular issue, Larissa said, “We recognize and we want to operate at that intersection of understanding that climate justice and especially racial justice are one in the same, that the root causes for why we see climate change and the root causes for why we see sys
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