#BlackLivesMatter

We stand in solidarity with Black colleagues, friends, neighbors, donors, artists, stakeholders, storeowners, doctors, lawyers, politicians, firefighters, carpenters, dentists, restaurateurs…all Black citizens who are fighting to live with the freedoms and opportunities promised by a democratic society. While we remain physically distanced and, to some degree, sequestered from each other, we acknowledge that some of us are afraid of making mistakes in this moment—we might say the wrong thing or post the wrong link. But we must do better, and in doing better, we will risk making mistakes by taking action and by stating our unreserved support for and solidarity with the oppressed. To err is human, but to do nothing about racism is not an option. You, too, can support the Black Lives Matter imperative now: https://blacklivesmatter.ca/donate/

Although GCTC was founded on a platform of social justice, we acknowledge that this company is a beneficiary of systemic racism. We are undertaking an assessment of systemic racism in our organization and we will use this information to take action, internally and externally. To this end, we are compiling resources on racism and anti-oppressive practice that will support our entire staff, board members and volunteers as we move forward. Regardless of physical distancing measures, our full-time staff is meeting regularly to implement this work without interruption, and we will provide updates, here on our website and on social media. If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please reach out directly to Eric Coates, artistic director, or Hugh Neilson, managing director.