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鈥淲hat Does Allyship With Non-Binary Students Look Like?
GLSEN shares this rich resource that demonstrates for students what allyship to gender nonconforming students should include. It covers the use of pronouns, respecting expression and advocacy. .
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Johnson and Funké Aladejebi, Unsettling the Great White North: Black Canadian History (2022)
This is an exhaustive volume of leading scholarship in the field of Black Canadian history, it highlights the diverse experiences of persons of African descent within the chronicles of Canada’s past. Working to interrupt the myth of benign whiteness that has been deeply implanted into the country’s imagination, Unsettling the Great White North uncovers new narratives of Black life in Canada. .
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I Am Still Here: Black Joy is Resistance (on Feb 6鈥揗ay 31)
Showcasing the work of this spring, I Am Still Here explores the notion of Black joy as an act of resistance, rejecting the common equation of Black history and identity with sadness and tragedy. In works of photography, digital artwork, AI and traditional painting, the works evoke disparate aspects of Black culture: its history, its enduring presence and its many futures.
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Assembly
and platform co-founded by activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. It’s intended as a space for young women from around the world to share and discuss their own stories, accomplishments and challenges. Articles are all youth-authored and offer both a personal lens and a global perspective, exploring racial justice, gender equity, girls’ education, climate change and other related issues.
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On Canada Project
is a digital social justice information-sharing platform for millennials and Gen Z. It aims to centre marginalized experiences while highlighting systemic Canadian and global inequities and issues.
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A Guide to Being An Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth
for peers, parents and educators of transgender and nonbinary young people. Includes resources and links, discussion about definitions and pronouns, and tips for increasing understanding and handling mistakes.
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The Walrus, Esmaa Mohamoud Examines How Pro Sports Profit from Black Athletes (2021)
The work of Mohamoud, a Toronto-based African-Canadian multidisciplinary artist, addresses sports, Black identity, slavery, freedom, and their legacies, and gender; it’s also about the ways those subjects interact, often to powerful and challenging effect. Mohamoud’s work has been exhibited in museums and galleries across North America. .
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Bob Joseph, Indigenous Relations: Insights, Tips and Suggestions to Make Reconciliation a Reality (2021)
Indigenous Ally Toolkit, Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network (2019): Practical resources to help Indigenous allies understand the profound impact of historical context and everyday interactions as we work to achieve reconciliation in Canada. Specific vocabulary, behaviours, dynamics, and approaches are addressed. .
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Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network, Indigenous Ally Toolkit (2019)
Practical resources to help Indigenous allies understand the profound impact of historical context and everyday interactions as we work to achieve reconciliation in Canada. Specific vocabulary, behaviours, dynamics and approaches are addressed. .
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David A. Robertson, 48 books by Indigenous writers to read to understand residential schools (2021)
Curated by Robertson, an award-winning Winnipeg-based Cree writer, this by Indigenous writers on the subject of residential schools offers something for readers of any age. In Robertson’s own words, “Stories have been, and always will be, the best way to educate ourselves about the truth.”
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25 books about being Black in Canada, CBC (2020)
This of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, short stories, and essays that foreground what it means to be Black in Canada in a contemporary context. Includes works by Dionne Brand and George Elliott Clarke, Desmond Cole and Robyn Maynard, Eternity Martis and Zalika Reid-Benta.
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Supporting the Black Community: Resources for Stronger Allyship (n.d.)
An originally created for employees of a U.S. tech company. Features a wide variety of recommended articles, books, podcasts, video, and family resources designed to improve allyship toward the Black community, and antiracist activism more broadly.
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University of Alberta Indigenous Canada Massive Open Online Course
Offered by the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta, this explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. It offers both historical and critical Indigenous perspectives on key issues such as land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, economic and political conflicts and alliances, activism, and contemporary Indigenous life.
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action (2015)
Following the conclusion of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) in 2015, the TRC published a six-volume report of its findings on residential schools in Canada, along with 94 Calls to Action, recommendations to redress the schools’ legacy and to help further the process of reconciliation among former students, their families and communities, and all Canadians. .
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Anti-Oppression Resources
These parent-focused articles make the case for regular family dialogue, action, and activism around issues of racism, colonialism, and oppression:
- , antiviolenceproject.org (2019)
- Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard, , embracerace.org
- Margaret A. Hagerman, , TIME (2018)