It’s not about what you do on the day of National Truth and Reconciliation, it’s about all that you have done leading up to the day, all the research, all the reading and learning. The discussions and discovering of TRUTHs about this country’s history. The day you put on that orange shirt is the day you acknowledge that you have listened and learned.
Topics: Teaching Resources, Learning, Truth and Reconciliation, Orange Shirt Day
This resource list is part of a blog titled, Engaging as Co-Conspirators in Anti-Racism Work, which is a statement about our commitment as the staff of Facing History and Ourselves Canada to our mission to stand up against bigotry and racism. The Facing History and Ourselves Canada team have been reading, watching, and learning from the following resources. This is by no means an exhaustive list and we would love to hear from you what you are reading, and who are the voices that you are learning from.
Topics: Choosing to Participate, Learning, reflection, Reading List, Scope & Sequence, anti-racism
Earlier this week, it came to our attention that the supports that we have been offering to Canadian educators seeking to address the murder of George Floyd, and Canada's anti-Black racism with students aren't as accessible and visible as they should, and need to be.