The U of O should collect race-based data on its student population, improve training for Protection Services officers, and continue making changes to policies governing security on campus, according to the findings of an independent investigation launched after a Black student was carded and handcuffed by campus security in June 2019.
With an open letter to president Jacques Frémont, over 100 professors and librarians at the U of O have joined the chorus of voices demanding further action in the wake of the two carding incidents that have taken place on campus in the past four months.
Student organizations from across campus held a press conference outside Tabaret Hall on Tuesday morning to push for more action from the university after two carding incidents took place on campus in the past four months.
We’re keeping tabs on the University of Ottawa’s response to the carding of a Black student by Protection Services in June, an incident an independent investigation found to be racial discrimination. Check back for updates as this story progresses.
President announces new limits on the authority of security when requesting proof of identity, an updated complaint system and unconscious bias training among officers.
Sixteen student groups on campus signed the open letter to university president Jacques Frémont calling for change
“Statistically, a huge number of violent deaths in the U.S. are caused by white males, and if there’s one thing this administration lives by it’s facts and figures.”—Sean Spicer, White House press secretary.
Instead of protecting and serving, police forces everywhere have become focused on enforcing and subduing, a mentality that’s encouraged by the highest levels of power.
The African-Canadian teen filed a complaint against the Ottawa Police Services, bringing them to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Aiken said the only reason he was pulled over was because he is black—essentially, he believed the police officer in question was profiling him based on his race.
