Member Victoria
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I’m looking forward to using this in the school setting for our morning music in February where we exclusively centre Black identifying artists during Black History and Heritage Month.
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This is incredible – thank you!!
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ABR will continue to be an issue in Ontario until it is addressed and not ignored. No where in school is the history of Black people in Canada taught, when I reflect back on my school days I do not remember learning anything about Black people or how they came to Canada. Also socialization by whiteness, runs so deep that ABR and micro aggressions go unnoticed.
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What I have been doing and will continue to do in my organization is engaging in conversations that focuses and highlights on Black Excellence.
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To reach the widest variety of internal and external viewership, you
must follow your target audience to their preferred social media to hit
their demographic. For instance many younger youth are utilizing tiktok
at the moment so you would want to utilize tiktok as well so when other
youth share your evaluation findings it is being shared directly to the
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In addition, some of the modules (such as the historical roots of ABR) are such an important topic. I work in education and I have not seen topics like that addressed in the curriculum. I believe that those topics should be compulsory in the curriculum.
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I couldn’t agree more. Denial of ABR is such a problem given that there is so much evidence. I feel like the responsibility has been placed on Black folks to educate and address this.
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Great list – thanks for sharing!
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Thank you so much for sharing this playlist. It’s fantastic. I can’t wait to pass it along to others.
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We do not have an inventory of all the program data our program collects. The data we have is in different files and hard copies (e.g. attendance sheets). Creating a process document with clear instructions and steps that program staff need to follow would be helpful for creating a data inventory that consists of all the program data we collect. Having a master spreadsheet that all staff know how to use for data entry would also be helpful.
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I think that connecting with black youth is a good starting point, this will also mean that their needs are being met as opposed to formulating ideas on what we think is needed.
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Having just completed the lectures and readings, now that I have had the opportunity to reflect and process. My emotional response has ranged from despair to hope, but I feel incredibly encouraged by how the on going work and uplifting of our voices so the Black communities are not just seen but heard as well.
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We currently collect the following data: registration, attendance, administrative records, program notes, feedback surveys, and demographics for one of our programs. We could be collecting demographics (age, gender, residence, etc.) for all of our programs.
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Here is my attempt at coming up with a metaphor for a concept that I’m not very familiar with…
Evaluation is like a ship and stakeholders are like the ship passengers, without proper communication or engagement, we may steer the ship in any direction and arrive at a destination that the passengers didn’t wish to go.
Plus if the ship is going down, we probably want to let the passengers know and do some damage controls
It’s a bit far fetched but I tried 😅
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I agree with both sentiments that the continued denial of anti-black racism in Canada, combined with individual ignorance and complacency, allow this type of racism to keep its stronghold on our minds. Yes, the education system doesn’t support learning these histories–but based on the module, why would it? I think that there is an element of complacency among dominant races because they live in the privilege and freedom of ignorance. It does not even occur to them to look for these histories. When they learn the history, they say “I choose to believe…” So now there is no objective truth that we all share? TL;DR: white supremacy and colonization
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Totally agree with this! There is not enough happening within the education system overall and there is so much work that can still be done to ensure voices are heard.
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I really like the idea of ‘staying present’. In the sense that this is ongoing and continuous work, and does not stop with one workshop or certificate. The notion of staying present is also quite powerful as Black youth are surrounded by microagressions 24/7, they don’t get to ‘turn off’ their blackness, and as a white practitioner, I have the responsibility to be present/aware 24/7 as well.
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Thank you for sharing this.
There are so many great resources with this training. This is one of the things I am thankful for with this training, is the learning that can continue even with the time ending.
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Completely agree! I do think there needs to be a change in curriculum and how information is delivered. I would like to see a shift in this and for students to feel like they are represented in what is being taught. It takes a community to create this change. I have seen some really positive shifts but we are not there yet. There is A LOT that needs to be re-evaluated.
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I love this response Alyssa. I think that this is such an important question to ask and your response resonates for me.
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Thank you so so much for sharing all of this! I really appreciate it. I feel like I have so much still to learn and this is a continued area of growth for me.
I also really enjoyed the additional readings/fact sheets that were included throughout this course. There are so many good ones. I just wish we had more time to go through more of the content.
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Absolutely agree with this.
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I completely agree with this too. I also work in a school setting and I think there is always a need for more education. I too think it is incredibly important continue to work towards empowering youth voices. I know that our board has done some focus groups to better understand how the board can support and empower voices further. There is a continued need to make this a focus and remember that everyone’s experience is different.
Someone below commented on the need to listen, listen and listen more and truly HEAR what is being stated. It resonates with me.
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This is so true! The education is so important. And also the understanding that a student’s response to a racial issue is not a mental health problem.
One of the things that I always make sure I am doing is bringing the youth’s voice in. Not what I think it is the problem, but what they are saying is the problem.
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Yes I appreciated the comment in the lecture to “Listen, Listen and Listen again, and Keep Listening” as we need to really hear what the youth are trying to tell us and we can’t assume that we know how or what they are feeling.
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I agree with you, youth leadership opportunities have a profound impact on positive mental health and well-being. Prioritizing leadership opportunities for Black youth is one positive change that we have made at our school.
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I agree with you. I have heard time and again that ‘at least we aren’t like the U.S.’. It is this ignorance of our own history that allows people to more easily sweep anti-Black racism under the rug.
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We have been doing the same thing in our library and in our classrooms to ensure that all students can see themselves reflected and celebrated in the resources we use to support their learning. One recent initiative has been to ensure that black authors are represented in all genres within our resources, fiction/non-fiction.
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I agree with Traci that denial is big part of the anti-black racism, I would also add that ignorance is also a significant factor.
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This also resonates with me. I see this with the Indigenous communities too. I need to relearn history in this land and need to seek out reliable, trust worthy sources. I have learned so much in this course already and know that I will be exploring other links on this site. So grateful to have this opportunity!
