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Trai Patrick 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, 17 Dec 2022 22:35:54 -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 thing that comes to mind for me is educating my co-workers who are not black and letting them know why it is so important for us to make sure our black youth are equipped with the tools they need to succeed. I’ve worked with black youth and their families. I think the biases part is very important. As staff, we need to reflect on how our…

Trai Patrick replied to the discussion Let’s dream and envision programs and services where Black youth are not experiencing anti-Black racism. How might we move beyond identifying the service needs and gaps Black youth face, to pro-actively designing pathways to inclusion in the youth sector? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 21:11:35 -0500

Reply to Let’s dream and envision programs and services where Black youth are not experiencing anti-Black racism. How might we move beyond identifying the service needs and gaps Black youth face, to pro-actively designing pathways to inclusion in the youth sector?

I think it stems down to getting youth input. Surveying and asking black youth what programs they feel are needed and that they will use that they feel are beneficial. In this module, we learn about listening and hearing what youth have to say instead of imposing our biases on them. With listening, we retract the need to share our…

Trai Patrick 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, 17 Dec 2022 19:13:27 -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 feel as if more research needs to be done and completed. I remember taking a research class last semester and I did my research topic on black LGBTQ+ youth in Canada, and I remember searching for articles and it was a very small pool of peer-reviewed articles that I had to choose from. I think more qualitative research needs to be done…

Trai Patrick replied to the discussion How can we re-imagine our work with young people and their communities to provide a healing-centered practice that fosters possibility and advances holistic and collective wellbeing? in the forum Critical Youth Work

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 17:08:15 -0500

Reply to How can we re-imagine our work with young people and their communities to provide a healing-centered practice that fosters possibility and advances holistic and collective wellbeing?

I think an important factor when it comes to re-imagining our work with young people and their communities to provide a healing-centred practice would be more promotion of resources within the community. Not a lot of communities know or fully understand the resources that are in their neighbourhoods or what funding is available for them to… Read more

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

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 22:50:20 -0500

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

I feel as if anti-black racism remains a significant and troubling reality in Toronto because the various different groups within society don’t take the time to educate themselves and run with social media or news headlines. I also feel Ontario or Canada in general doesn’t take the time to have individuality, in the sense of being our own…