Toronto activist Moka Dawkins has been released from police custody on bail following public outcry from community members and anti-racism groups who demanded her release.
Police say Dawkins, a trans woman and activist known for her work within the sex workers’ and prisoners’ rights movement, has been charged with assault, uttering threats of bodily harm and failure to comply with probation, after a dispute occurred between two individuals inside a residence.
News of her arrest began to spread on social media late Thursday afternoon, and calls for support were quickly sent out among activist groups. Demonstrators soon gathered outside Toronto Police Service’s 14 Division where they chanted and marked up posters until early the next day. Demonstrations continued throughout most of Friday until Dawkins was released.
“It was so shameful,” one demonstrator said to a crowd of people. “She [the roommate] used her positioning to inflict violence against a Black trans woman.”police called on them for leisurely activities like birdwatching or selling lemonade have been well documented on social media, with activists pointing to the potential danger a move like this could pose to Black people.
Dawkins was formerly incarcerated and served close to four years for manslaughter in two Toronto jails. In 2015, she was
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