Teaching Anti-Racism
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The following resources have been curated and recommended by Pedagogical Counsellors and faculty members. If you would like to suggest a resource for this list, please email the Faculty Hub.
Canadian University and College Resources
- – University of Calgary, Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning
- – from the Faculty of Science, Carleton University
- The Anti-Racist Pedagogy Project showcases pre-recorded talks by Concordians, local community activists, students and educators that historicize and offer proactive techniques for combatting systemic racism and other forms of discrimination and exclusion.
- – Canadian Society for Education Through Art
- Queen’s University (see pages 30-41)
- Niagara College
- Developed and adapted by the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP)Coordinator, Liv Rondeau, these guides helpyou to vet the resources you are considering for your classroom
- A guide created by the Alliance for Healthier Communities, Queen’s University
- University of British Columbia
- Cegep de Maisonneuve (IRIPI)
- Vanier College
- A set of resources compiled by the Anti-Racism Resource Centre
- College Rosemont
- (Video) Presenter: Njoki Wane, Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education; President’s Teaching Award
- Teaching ideas, curriculum connections, and resources in history, science, literature, and ideas of the Islamic world.Curated by PhD student Hassina Alizai (Queen’s U)
American University and College Resources
- (formerly Teaching Tolerance) list of free webinars for educators
- Vanderbilt University
- Includes link to 2015 Toolkit from graduate school of education
- University of Denver
- A personal and professional development initiative for Non-Black academics to honor the toll of racial trauma on Black people, resist anti-Blackness and white supremacy, and facilitate accountability and collective action. A4BL also is a space for healing and wellness for Black people.
- (Video) This teach-in aims to demonstrate the interdisciplinary ways that the discipline of English and its sub-fields contained within the English department here at Virginia Tech (Linguistics, Literature, Rhetoric & Writing; & Creative Writing) interpret and engage with the historic and contemporary issues of “Black matters.” Presenters include Nikki Giovanni, S. Moon Cassinelli, Katie Carmichael, Sheila Carter-Tod, Gena Chandler-Smith, Alexa Garvoille, Jennifer Sano-Franchini, and Lamar Wilson.
- Columbia University
- A resource list of discipline-specific applications and examples
- University of Southern California School of Social Work
Additional Canadian Resources (including some K-12)
- A free on-line program with select subject matter ‘experts’ with a series of videos and materials to learn about racism in Canada.
- – Canadian Race Relations Foundation
- A resource developed by the Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia
- Resources and professional learning modules developed by the Ontario Teachers’ Federation and the Centre ontarien de prévention des agressions
- A set of resources developed by the Council of Ontario Directors of Education (CODE) on supporting equity in Ontario’s schools
- Ontario Human Rights Commission 30-minute interactive eCourse that offers a foundation for learning about race, racial discrimination and human rights protections under Ontario’s Human Rights Code.
- Canadian Children’s Book Center
- by Carl Jameset al. Halifax : Fernwood, 2010. FC106.B6 R33 2010
Canadian Articles
- by Robyn Maynard Updated 10:14, Jun. 10, 2020 | Published Nov. 29, 2017
- by James Carl E. in Race, Gender & Class Vol. 2, No. 3, (Spring 1995), pp. 31-48 (18 pages)
- by Paul Carr Journal of Contemporary Issues in Education, 2008, 3(2), pp. 4-23.
Film and Media Resources
- with Robyn Maynard
- with Cameron Davis
- A Black queer counter-archive dedicated to cultivatingworks thatcentre or feature representations ofBlack queer life on screen. Also includes adatabase of over 90 Black queer activists, artists, poets, performers, actors and singers.
- An interview by Layal F. Saad with Robin DiAngelo
- Danielle Cantave and Sefanit Habtom interview Robyn Maynard, author ofPolicing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present
- by El Jones
- York University seminar June 24, 2020
Mental Health and Wellness Resources
- Mental health and self-care supports and resources for Black students and communities
- Developed by Ever Active Schools, a Canadian organization focused on building healthy communities
Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources for the Sustainability in Higher Education Community
- was initiated by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the AASHE Advisory Council to highlight the vital work of the many incredible people and organizations who have been doing powerful work to bring attention to issues of racial and social justice.
- shares perspectives on how racial equity, social justice, diversity and inclusion are integral components to sustainability. This Anthology aims to serve as a tool for developing literacy around the intersections of sustainability, racial equity and social justice for higher education sustainability practitioners. Explore the eight essays to learn more.