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D E C O L O N I Z I N G S P A C E S
Immigrant Narrative
"Common" experience as immigrant family
¡ acculturation ¡ assimilation – identity and sense of belonging as Canadian
Equity, Antiracism, and Inclusion D E C O L O N I Z I N G S P A C E - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Equity, Antiracism, and Inclusion D E C O L O N I Z I N G S P A C E S Immigrant Narrative "Common" experience as immigrant family acculturation assimilation identity and sense of belonging as Canadian Assimilating Name
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Birth Certificate Citizenship
Assimilating Name
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Elementary School Secondary School
Derogatory names Teacher-librarian Racist rhyme Social Studies 9
School Experiences
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What About Now?
Have current values, attitudes, and behaviours
changed for the better with regard to racism?
"It gets better" – yes / no / maybe
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Anti-Semitic Vandalism Thornhill, ON (2019) Anti-Chinese Flyer Richmond, BC (2016)
Recent Events
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Immigration Watch Canada
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Equality Vs. Equity
- Sees everyone as having the
same starting point.
- Treats everyone equally.
- Acknowledges that power is
structured unequally in our society.
- Redistributes power and
restores justice to those with less privilege.
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Reddit user felixanimus on January 16, 2018. Adapted from work by Craig Froehle.
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How
- ppression
can
- perate…
(Intersectionality)
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race gender class language ability religion sexual orientation location
through a lens of:
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Systemic oppression is not interpersonal, it is structural. Often it is invisible as we are socialized to accept it. We are taught to see systemic oppression in terms of personal failure.
Systemic Oppression
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Staircase of Oppression
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Oppression + Power + Action + Value + Belief Discrimination Prejudice Stereotype Experience
Thought Action
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Staircase of Equity
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Awareness + Power + Action + Value + Belief Allyship Equity Solidarity Justice
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Beneficiaries of Racism and Colonialism
1. Voting rights and political representation 2. Public education 3. Title to land 4. Mobility rights
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Power Wheel of Privilege
Sometimes, You're
a Caterpillar
https://www.youtu
be.com/watch?v=h RiWgx4sHGg
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Scenarios
1. Ancient Rome Vignette Assignment
¡ Slavery
2. Halloween Costumes
¡ South Asian – "Bear Creek Seniors"
3. Intramural Team Names
¡ Nationalist Socialist Workers' Party
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Action plans
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Personal actions: internal/external Local actions: social/structural Community actions: social/structural
WHAT NEXT?
Action for change
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