Anti-Racism & You: Acknowledging Systemic Racism in Canadian History
Anti-Racism Workshop #3: Acknowledging Systemic Racism in Canadian History
“We don’t have racism here in Canada” or “We are not like the United States” are some responses when acknowledging racism in Canada. We often learn history in a biased way – historical events presented positively and constructively. In contrast, the aspects of that same history that demonstrate oppression is less favourable and can make folks uncomfortable. How can I be a part of something so terrible? The problem is that, for most folks, it’s difficult to imagine the kind of inhumanity that led to these horrific acts. Confronting the realities of colonization, slavery, the Indian Act, Residential Schools, and anti-immigration policies of the past is difficult. There’s so much violence and discrimination, and there’s no good reason to justify it. Confronting these realities will support those on the journey of Anti-Racism, which finds folks on many different paths or unsure which direction to take.
Our goal in the RRC Polytech community is to transform our culture and institution where anti-racism guides our leadership, policies, and actions. Open to all RRC Polytech students, faculty, and staff, a series of Anti-Racism educational workshops are set to take place this Winter 2023 term.
This third workshop of a seven-workshop series will uncover the hard histories that we tell to honour our full humanity. Acknowledging the past and its connection to the present will help take action toward an anti-racist society.
All on-campus participants will be provided snacks and beverages and a chance to win a door prize! Register today for your chance to win!
Date: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Central Time – US & Canada
Location: Connected Classroom (G139 – Notre Dame Campus), Emerging Media and Production Studios – access Mall level, heading toward North Gym
Campus: Notre Dame Campus + Online Access
Click here to register for the workshop
This on-campus workshop is offered in the Connected Classroom at the Notre Dame Campus. Students and faculty can register in advance for a seat in the Connected Classroom, which holds up to 50 participants. To increase access to these workshops, Emerging Media and Production live-stream each workshop through Webex for registered online participants. A content recording will also be available after the event for students and instructors to access, and audience discussions will be edited out of the recording to respect the brave conversations of participants.
Accommodation requests, questions, or suggestions for future workshops? Please contact Lauren Dominici, Academic EDI Coordinator, at ldominici@rrc.ca