Black Lives Matter - Sudbury

11/06/2026

📢 Sudbury parents and caregivers!

A PhD researcher at McMaster University is looking to connect with parents and caregivers in Greater Sudbury for a study exploring environmental pollution and its impacts on children's health and wellbeing.

The study is open to parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, and other caregivers of children aged 0–14 who have lived in Sudbury for more than two years.

This is an opportunity to share your experiences and perspectives on raising children in an industrialized city and how environmental conditions affect our communities.

To learn more or participate, contact:
Rhea Mukerjee at [email protected]

10/22/2026

We’re excited to announce that Black Lives Matter Sudbury has been awarded a $100,000 grant through the Laidlaw Foundation’s Black Youth Fund! 🎉✊🏿

This funding will support Northern Black Futures: Black Youth Organizing and Leadership Series, a one-year initiative dedicated to empowering Black youth ages 16–29 across Greater Sudbury and Northern Ontario.

Through workshops, community gatherings, and leadership development opportunities, the program will create affirming spaces for Black youth to connect, organize, build leadership skills, and explore identity, storytelling, art, political education, and collective liberation.

Together, we're investing in the next generation of Black leaders, organizers, and changemakers in Northern Ontario.

Stay tuned for more information about the program and how to get involved!

09/29/2026

In advance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day on September 30, we’re sharing local events and opportunities to participate.

Black liberation and Indigenous sovereignty are deeply connected. We cannot talk about justice without talking about colonialism, dispossession, and ongoing state violence.

Read the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action. Know what reconciliation demands and what it asks of all of us.

09/21/2026

Responses to 'Your City Your Voice' Candidate Pledges are now posted at https://www.liveablesudbury.org/vote2026/
Read your candidates’ responses and see how they align with your priorities.

Find out which candidates responded and what they committed to on housing and supports, climate action, food security, transportation options, support for community-led initiatives, Truth and Reconciliation, and protecting land and water.

You can find the full list of responses by Ward or by topic, or look for responses for your specific Ward or candidate. You can also read what candidates had to share about what they most want to accomplish if elected.

Black Lives Matter - Sudbury Citizens Climate Lobby Canada Fierté Sudbury Pride Greater Sudbury Watershed Alliance Myths and Mirrors Community Arts reThink Green Sudbury Food (in)Security Committee Sudbury Workers Education & Advocacy Centre Afro Women and Youth Foundation, The Foodshed Project Sudbury
The Go-Give Project Junction Creek Stewardship Committee,
PoliticsNOW Sudbury and District Labour Council
Sudbury Indie Cinema Co-op

08/21/2026

Over 400 letters have already been sent!

Sudbury is speaking out: forced treatment is not care.

Instead, we need investment in voluntary treatment, harm reduction, supportive housing, and community-based care that people can actually access.

Read the latest Sudbury.com coverage and then take action.

Send a letter to the Greater Sudbury Police Service Board, Mayor Paul Lefebvre, MP Viviane Lapointe and MPP Jamie West: https://tinyurl.com/wuyvthdz

Fund care. Expand access. Protect dignity.

08/18/2026

🚨WE SAY NO TO FORCED TREATMENT.

The Greater Sudbury Police Service Board has passed a motion calling on the Province of Ontario to mandate involuntary treatment for people who are unhoused, use substances, and experience mental health concerns.

We reject the idea that homelessness, substance use, or mental health concerns justify taking away someone’s autonomy.

Instead of coercion, our governments must invest in housing, harm reduction, healthcare, community-based supports, and early intervention.

Take action: Send a letter to the Greater Sudbury Police Service Board, Mayor Paul Lefebvre, MP Viviane Lapointe, and MPP Jamie West demanding that they oppose involuntary treatment and invest in evidence-based, community-led solutions.

→ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/care-not-coercion-sudbury-says-no-to-forced-treatment?source=direct_link&

Read the full joint community statement:
�https://static1.squarespace.com/static/68b484345dd8c9693f9a62e6/t/6a839976d93e370bde7ba190/1787009398031/2026-08-17+-+Community+response+to+Involuntary+Treatment.pdf

Treat community members with respect and dignity. Fund care, not coercion.

07/17/2026

Heads up! Venue change!

Due to current air quality concerns, we have made the decision to move the workshop indoors. Public Health Sudbury & Districts will be joining us on-site, and having the session indoors allows us to prioritize their presence and ensure the space is safe and comfortable for everyone attending.

We take the health and safety of our community seriously, particularly knowing that many Black community members carry a disproportionate burden of immunocompromising health conditions. This decision was made with that reality front of mind.

Updated Event Details

New Location: Public Health Sudbury & Districts, 1300 Paris Street, Greater Sudbury, ON
Date: July 19th, 2026 (unchanged)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (unchanged)
Cost: Free (registration still required)
Register here: https://hncm-sudbury.eventbrite.com/
Transportation: Honorarium available up to $30
Refreshments: Provided by Nikki's Jamaican Kitchen

Everything else about the workshop remains the same - the same conversation, the same community, the same commitment to honest, culturally grounded dialogue about cannabis. Just a safer space to have it in. To be clear this space is for Black communities and allies.

If you have any questions, need transportation support, or would like to confirm your registration, please don't hesitate to reach out to [email protected]

Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you there.
In community and health,

07/17/2026

07/16/2026

Curious about the High Notes Clear Minds workshop this weekend? Find out more here!

Co-Sponsors:
Afro Women and Youth Foundation Réseau Access Network Future North Canadian Mental Health Association Sudbury/Manitoulin Public Health Sudbury & Districts

Refreshments by Nikki's Jamaican Kitchen