Anti-Racism Workshop for Educators featured on CBC On The Island

Zarya Thomas, CREAN's Research & Projects Manager, was interviewed on CBC about tonight's event.

Held on November 21, the workshop was co-facilitated by Coastal Research, Education, & Advocacy Network (CREAN) staff composed of experienced researchers and youth with lived experience. Workshop content built on lived experiences and data that CREAN has gathered from the Anti-Racism in Education (ARIE) project that began in 2018. It also included information on how to support IBPOC students and how teachers can develop an anti-racist toolbox. 

Activities and discussion focused on exploring anti-racism and safer spaces for racialized students in schools. CREAN’s ARIE project results were highlighted; the study shows a need for better understanding of racialized students’ experiences, and the timely delivery of culturally safe anti-racism training with students and teachers. This workshop aimed to respond to these community-based insights and explore anti-racism and how educators can implement anti-racism initiatives. 

The workshop served as an opportunity for educators and staff to discuss experiences of race, racism, and discrimination in schools, discuss existing efforts to combat racism, and focus on how educators and staff can further anti-racism initiatives, including developing tools for dealing with racist incidents and helping create safer spaces for racialized students.

This workshop was funded by the Government of Canada.