Here is a list of helpful resources to get you started.
POV: White settler Educator located on the traditional territory of the T'Sou-ke Nation known colonially as Sooke, British Columbia.
Hello Educators!
Although I’ve been a teacher for over 15 years, it is only truly in the last two school years that I have paid close attention to bringing anti-racism into the classroom. Prior to joining MAR, I thought I knew what racism was, and I was certain that I wasn’t causing harm or condoning racism in my classroom and in my school. I now realize that there is no middle ground; if you aren’t actively doing the work to be anti-racist, to decolonize your classroom, then you are part of the systemic racism that BIPOC students face daily.
As part of my learning and unlearning, I have been exploring and searching for resources that teachers can use. Here is a list, to get you started, of things I’ve found helpful. I realize this list isn’t exhaustive, so if you have a suggestion for a great resource for anti-racist educators, please let me know and I will add it in! Thanks!
In solidarity,
Moms Against Racism Education Advocacy Team
Websites:
TED talks:
The Danger of A Single Story - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Decolonization is for Everyone - Nikki Sanchez
The Difference Between Being Not Racist and Anti-racist - Ibram X. Kendi
How Can We Broach Hard Conversations in the Classroom? - Liz Kleinrock
Articles:
NY Times: List of teaching resources for teaching about race and racism
The Walrus (2020), Robyn Maynard: Canadian Education is Steeped in Anti-Black Racism
ETFO Voice (2020): Learning to Critically Address Anti-Black Racism: Voice in Conversation with Kike Ojo-Thompson
Canadian Commission for UNESCO (June 2020): A call to mobilize against racism and and discrimination *Includes a reading and resource list for teachers and others)
Learning For Justice (2018): What is White privilege, Really?
Podcasts:
Being Kind is not the Same Thing as Being Anti-Racist with Dr. Terri Watson (2020) - Leading Equity Podcast
The Secret Life of Canada (2017 -present ) *Includes teaching guides
Canada's Slavery Secret: The Whitewashing of 200 Years of Enslavement (2018) - CBC Ideas
Slavery’s Long Shadow: The Impact of 200 Years of Enslavement in Canada (2018) - CBC Ideas
Films and Documentaries:
The Skin We’re In: Pulling back the curtain on racism in Canada (2017) - Desmond Cole
Approved by the Ministry of Education (2021) - Gioberti and Quincy Francois
Reading Lists:
Books to Help Build Inclusive Classrooms - The Conscious Kid (pre-K to grade 12)
10 Powerful Inclusive and Anti-Racist Books for Kids and Teens - TIME Magazine
Annotated Bibliography: A Resource for Ontario Educators Learning About Racism (2020) - written by a group of Ontario educators who learn and teach about anti-racism in their professional and personal lives
Centering Black Lives: A Reading List for All Ages - Facing History and Ourselves (2020)
Books:
Decolonizing Education-Nourishing the Learning Spirit - Marie Battiste
This Book is Anti-Racist - Tiffany Jewell
Speaking our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation - Monique Gray Smith
Anti Racism in Canada - David Este, Liza Lorenzetti and Christa
Me and White Supremacy (2019) - Layla F. Saad
How to Be an Anti-Racist (2019) – Ibram X. Kendi
White Fragility (2018) - Robin DiAngelo
Black Appetite. White Food. Issues of Race, Voice, and Justice Within and Beyond the Classroom (2019) - Jamila Lyiscott
Until we are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada (2020) – Diverlus, Hudson, Marcus (eds.)
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness (2018) - Austin Channing Brown
So You Want to Talk About Race (2019) - Ijeoma Oluo
How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide (2018) - Crystal Marie Fleming
Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations about Race (2017) - Beverly Daniel Tatum
Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us vs. Them (2015) - Shakil Choudhury
We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom (2019) - Bettina L. Love
Why I’m no Longer Talking to White People about Race (2017) - Reni Eddo-Lodge
I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter (2018) - David Chariandry
Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer
Aboriginal Education: Fulfilling the promise, (editors) Marlene Brant Castellano, Lynne Davis, and Louise Lahache
The Skin We’re in: A Year of Resistance and Power (2019) – Desmond Cole
Groups:
Facebook Communities:
People to follow on Instagram:
Annie Ohana
Woke Kindergarten
Decolonize Myself
Check your Privilege
Decolonize Your Classroom
Ancestors Future
Sincerely.lettie
MPowerChange
The Technicolour Bookshelf
The Conscious Kid
Toolkits:
Navigating race in Canadian workplaces: A toolkit for diversity and inclusion practitioners (2018) - Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
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