Anti-Racism Training Module 1

Understanding Race and Racialization

Topics:

• Introduction
• Socio-cultural Identities
• Race and Racial Identities
• Racialization and Racialized People
• Privilege
• Stereotype, Prejudice, and Discrimination
• Racism

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Privilege Questionnaire

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Videos were shown during the workshop to shared lived experiences. The videos were not recorded for copyright reasons. Click on the following links to watch the videos.

Being 12 "What are you?"

The Beauty of Human Skin in Every Colour

Reflect: 

Acknowledge the different layers in our socio-cultural identities, and how this relates to the concept of race.​

• Watch the TED Talk The Danger of a Single Story, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie​

• Watch the TED Talk Etuaptmumk: Two-Eyed Seeing, Rebecca Thomas​

• Watch the Canadian Race Relations Foundation documentary Science of Racism​

Educate Yourself: 

Don’t underestimate the importance of the hard, deeply personal work of engaging in deeper learning about racism. ​

• Listen to episode 2 of The Globe and Mail’s Colour Code Podcast The Most Visible Minority​

Build Empathy: 

As you understand your racial privilege, listen to the experiences of living with oppression and systemic racism.​

• Watch CBC News video Canada’s Cultural Genocide of Indigenous People​