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Jane replied to the discussion Why is anti-Black racism still a problem in Ontario? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:30:43 -0500

Reply to Why is anti-Black racism still a problem in Ontario?

Something that has really stayed with me in terms of the history of our country is how our very shaping of a nation was built on racism, and our institutions (like schooling, policing) were built as tools of genocide. I had no idea of the history of slavery in Canada and the erasure of that part of our history and the erasure of notable…

Jane replied to the discussion How might we draw on research findings to highlight and challenge the impact of anti-Black racism on youth and their families? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:10:50 -0500

Reply to How might we draw on research findings to highlight and challenge the impact of anti-Black racism on youth and their families?

I was surprised and disappointed to hear about various microaggressions my colleagues have faced, and this training has made me question how I exist in a space and how much my existence rests on privilege that I didn’t earn. I feel like when I was in university and everything came at me so fast it took me weeks to digest it, far past when…

Jane replied to the discussion How might we draw on research findings to highlight and challenge the impact of anti-Black racism on youth and their families? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:01:13 -0500

Reply to How might we draw on research findings to highlight and challenge the impact of anti-Black racism on youth and their families?

While I don’t work directly with Black youth, the lecture about good practices for supporting Black youth resonated with me, in not trying to be something you’re not, to admit your ignorance and try to be authentic. And not to compare your life with someone else’s (or put your own definitions on things) but to ask for their descriptions and…

Jane replied to the discussion What is One Simple Thing you could do to center Black youth wellbeing in your work? What is One Simple Thing that your organization could do to center Black youth wellbeing? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 22:42:34 -0500

Reply to What is One Simple Thing you could do to center Black youth wellbeing in your work? What is One Simple Thing that your organization could do to center Black youth wellbeing?

I am not a clinician and don’t work directly with Black youth. I’m a communicator and a big thing that has stayed with me in this training is how we favour Eurocentric definitions of success, experience, family, etc. I am going to focus on making sure I am not promoting those assumptions and definitions in my writing and images. I am…

Jane replied to the discussion Why is anti-Black racism still a problem in Ontario? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 04:16:36 -0500

Reply to Why is anti-Black racism still a problem in Ontario?

I think what was covered in the lectures is the case: our country is founded on institutionalized racism but because of our history with the Underground Railroad, our focus on multiculturalism, and our tendency to compare ourselves with our neighbours to the south, many Canadians don’t think of themselves as racist. Denying it exists, or…