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Deinera replied to the discussion How can we work towards dismantling anti-Black racism in Canada? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:48:44 -0500

Reply to How can we work towards dismantling anti-Black racism in Canada?

Thank you to Natalee for starting this thread, and for all the sharing that other folks have done. I learned a lot by reading your responses. As the previous posters have noted, there are so many steps we need to take, and they are all important. At the individual level, for me as a white cis-woman (as another poster mentioned – sorry I can’t…

Deinera replied to the discussion Teaching the True History of Anti-Black History in Canada is Crucial in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:36:28 -0500

Reply to Teaching the True History of Anti-Black History in Canada is Crucial

Yes! Agree with both of you that this was a very powerful part of the certificate for me. I knew about Black Loyalists and about Black folks from Oklahoma in Alberta, but a lot of the other history was new for me. This course was also the most thorough accounting I have seen of the history of Black slavery in Canada. This is information I…

Deinera replied to the discussion Challenge - how do we make language of this more accessible to broader public in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 01:58:16 -0500

Reply to Challenge - how do we make language of this more accessible to broader public

Thanks for your reply Tim! Here is more on implementation science: https://impsciuw.org/implementation-science/learn/implementation-science-overview/ I also think you raise an important point about concepts like intersectionality, which are critical but build on understanding of many other concepts, as well (e.g., oppressive, privilege). One…

Deinera replied to the discussion Challenge - how do we make language of this more accessible to broader public in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:41:39 -0500

Reply to Challenge - how do we make language of this more accessible to broader public

This is something I was thinking about too as I watched, and reflecting on afterwards. The lectures were all fantastic and beautifully written, but yes, how do we translate this information out the to the folks we work with in ways that are accessible yet retain the core messages? I was thinking about the field of implementation science, where…