Resources

The RISE Fund is a mutual aid initiative by Black Lives Matter Sudbury providing direct financial support to low-income Black individuals in the Greater Sudbury Area.

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The Policing Free Schools Report is a community-based exploration of the School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the Greater Sudbury area.

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• Statement of solidarity with LUFA (Jan 2026 - EN)

• 2025 Full Federal Candidate Responses - Sudbury, Sudbury East, Manitoulin, and Nickel Belt (April 2025 -EN)

• What the candidates said about anti-racism (Feb 2025 - EN)

• A Collaborative Approach to Community Safety and Support: Advocating for Housing and Health Investments in Sudbury (Nov 2024 - EN)

• Pride is a Protest - Response to Fierte Sudbury Pride (June 2023 - EN)

• Reject the proposed increase to the police budget (Jan 2023 - EN & FR)

• What the candidates said about anti-racism (May 2022 - EN)

• Statement of solidarity with the Laurentian University faculty, students, and alumni (April 2021 - EN & FR)

• Statement of solidarity with the Indigenous Studies program at the University of Sudbury (April 2021 - EN & FR)

• Statement of solidarity with the department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Thornloe University (April 2021 - EN & FR)

Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC)
The Black Legal Action Centre is a non-profit community legal clinic that provides free legal services to low- or no-income Black residents of Ontario. BLAC also engages in test case litigation to address systemic issues affecting Black communities across Canada.
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Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL)
Formed in March 1996, CABL is a national network of legal professionals and community members committed to reinvesting in the Black community. Their website can help you locate a Black lawyer in Canada.
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Legal Aid Ontario
Legal Aid Ontario is a publicly funded non-profit corporation that provides legal aid services to low-income individuals in Ontario. Services include duty counsel, community legal clinics, public legal education, summary legal advice, alternative dispute resolution, self-help materials, and legal representation.

Key areas of focus:

• Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program

• Tenant and landlord disputes

• Social housing matters

• Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement

• Wrongful dismissal and other employment issues

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Sudbury Community Legal Clinic
705-674-3200
40 Elm Street, Elm Place, Unit 272
Sudbury, ON, P3C 1S8

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Human Rights Commissions

Canadian Human Rights Commission
The Canadian Human Rights Act (1977) protects individuals from discrimination when employed by or receiving services from federal government bodies, First Nations governments, or federally regulated private companies (e.g., banks, broadcasters, telecoms). The Act allows individuals to file complaints based on grounds such as race, age, or sexual orientation.
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Provincial Human Rights Agencies
Provincial and territorial human rights laws work similarly to the Canadian Human Rights Act, protecting individuals from discrimination in restaurants, stores, schools, housing, and most workplaces.

For Ontario residents, visit the Human Rights Legal Support Centre for guidance and support.
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On February 15, 2021, Black Lives Matter Sudbury launched an interactive online space to celebrate and educate about Black History Month. This bilingual platform is available in English and French, offering engaging resources to honor Black history.

Visit the museum here

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