roots of resistance was an anti-racist organization active in vancouver, british columbia, canada from 1992 to 1996. the organization was formed shortly after a vancouver demonstration in support of rodney king during the 1992 los angeles riots, fusing an affinity group called anarchists of colour with langara college's students of colour collective, the third world alliance, and other activists. roots of resistance was composed of people of colour only, with members of african, asian, first nations and latin american ancestry, including people of mixed-race.