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

Tue, 02 May 2023 14:13:40 -0400

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

Educating ourselves on the privileges we enjoy as White Caucasians helps us begin to appreciate what systemic racism looks like https://admin.artsci.washington.edu/sites/adming/files/unpacking-invisible-knapsack.pdf . In this article P McIntosh describes the simple privileges that we take for granted as White people. Educating ourselves with…

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

Mon, 01 May 2023 15:30:10 -0400

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

Here in Ontario, we don’t live in a bubble immune to the predominant narrative in the media and other social media feeds that either deny racism is systemic, or promote it in subtle ways. Nobody wants to be or admits to being a racist. When racism is part of our culture for decades, it is not eliminated overnight because of more awareness.…