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Alfred Burgesson
Alfred Burgesson is a member of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is the creator of collectiveaction.ca — a platform encouraging an inclusive and participatory democracy.
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The story of Africville gives Canada a chance to show Black Lives Matter
This column is an opinion by Alfred Burgesson, a member of the Prime Minister's Youth Council, Curator of collectiveaction.ca, and Co-Host of the New Action Podcast.
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How we can turn the momentum of Black Lives Matter into real change
Alfred Burgesson writes that his experience with having a ‘seat at the table’ has taught him that real change happens when people outside the room organize themselves and disrupt the status quo.
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