SOCI 3P82 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Police Brutality, Transphobia, Historical Trauma
12 Dec 2017
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1492: first contact: beginning of what is now called north america, colonization by white. 1619: first slaves abducted and brought to north america, beginning of systemic sexual violence against black americans. Main takeaway: sexual violence in north america begins and ends with the colonist state. Indigenous women report the highest rates of sexual violence, organized over generations through schools, churches, child welfare and by individuals. Indigenous women also have the highest rate of assault by strangers. Prison system: policing and prison is the next step in canadas attempt to complete the. Indigenous genocide: police and prisons feed off historical trauma. Indigenous peoples make up only 4% of canadas population, yes over 20% of. Canadas jails and prisons: laws are made to benefit white people. Black community: chattel era ownership of women for sex, labour, child abuse, entertainment and general output, enslavement of black women - dehumanization current sexual violence towards black individuals and communities.
