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Nawesa (Marcella) 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, 21 Jan 2023 16:27:54 -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?

One simple thing I can do to centre the wellbeing of Black youth in my work is to be welcoming, approachable, and a wealth of information. The organization where I work is anti Black, very hierarchal, and therefore toxic, so as a… Read more

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

Sat, 21 Jan 2023 03:21:52 -0500

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

I don’t think anti-Black racism is being addressed at all in the so-called education system. I graduated from high school in 1985 and it was a toxic place to be; I HATED school! As a Black student, I did not find it to be an empowering place at all, and I was not inspired or encouraged to do well. In fact, I felt ashamed to be… Read more

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

Sat, 21 Jan 2023 03:08:01 -0500

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

A great place to start would be telling a fulsome and truthful history. Black people have been in canada as long as europeans have. The first Black people came to Turtle Island/canada as enslaved Afrikans, as property of the europeans. Black people were forced to build this country against their will for free, yet Black people are treated…

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