Ep. 04 - Kiké Roach (part 2) An Actor In The System As Designed
December 9, 2022 I 30 min.
This is part 2 of Ken's interview with Kiké and the last episode of season one. Please watch this channel for a second season coming up in the new year.
Roach (she/her) is the Unifor National Chair in Social Justice and Democracy at Toronto Metropolitan University. She has served as an Executive Member of: the National Conference of Black Lawyers, the National Action Committee on the Status of Women, the Women’s Coalition for Employment Equity, and Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival. As a civil rights lawyer, she has advocated for accountability and reform in policing and detention for many years, representing community organizations. She was a regular commentator on current and legal affairs for CTV News and has appeared as a spokesperson on a variety of issues. She is co-author of the book Politically Speaking. Kiké has designed and led workshops for the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, and the United Steel Workers among others. She has addressed audiences across Canada and in the United States on issues of anti-racism, feminism, and progressive change.