On this episode of Le Run Down we had a great chat with Canadian Sprinter, Kim Hyacinthe.
From high school on, Kim has climbed the ranks as an elite sprinter, competing at championships all over the world. Her story is one of determination, challenge, and a will to become a better version of herself.
Get ready as we dive into Kim's experiences where she shows us there's so much more to a person than simply running.
News links:
https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/motivation/a32868772/red-bull-race-the-moon/ (https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/motivation/a32868772/red-bull-race-the-moon/)
Episode links:
https://www.instagram.com/kimhyacinthe/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/kimhyacinthe/?hl=en)
https://olympic.ca/team-canada/kimberly-hyacinthe/ (https://olympic.ca/team-canada/kimberly-hyacinthe/)
Ways to help:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ (Black Lives Matter - Ways You Can Help)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l0TGDdHJIO6FGkKNWBBXINUmfGSXdM8eK6eY2ZmrK8Q/mobilebasic (Black Lives Matter Canada spreadsheet)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZH0xk5FqYJXwymoue-dnjqJEMj3FplF0Om8wdm8HZd0/edit?usp=drivesdk (Montreal-Based Racial Justice Organizations)
https://bailfunds.github.io/ (List of American and Canadian Bail Funds)
News:
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7kpxxb/canada-among-very-worst-white-supremacist-countries-report (Vice - Canada Among Very Worst White Supremacist Countries)
https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/the-nova-scotia-shooter-case-has-hallmarks-of-an-undercover-operation/ (Maclean's - The Nova Scotia Shooter Case Has Hallmarks of an Undercover Operation)
https://www.ajc.com/news/people-color-have-died-recent-string-hangings-across-country/dwYcL9kK7vRYn4Zqw0f1gL/ (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Five People of Color Have Died In Hangings Across Country)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/503967-nypd-commissioner-officers-who-drove-into-protesters-did-not-violate-use (The Hill - NYPD Comissioner: Officers Who Drove Into Protestors Did Not Violate Use-of-force Policy)
Educational materials:
https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home/#resources (Reclaim The Block - Resources and Downloads)
http://criticalresistance.org/abolish-policing/ (Critical Resistance - Abolish Policing)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYn1EYMdFkqnY2I4I8FzaJoGqEGLdHi6v (Critical Resistance - Breaking Down the Prison Industrial Complex video series)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEVoX-RwMJw&bpctr=1591459509 (Second Thought - America's Police Problem)