When it comes to anti-racism and decolonization work when you’re living in Alberta as a minority, you're born into it. When you have to find that strength within yourself to stand up when someone's saying or doing something racist.
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It's important to be active and consistent with anti-racism and decolonization work because it does take a long time for people to start listening to you. I think you would be doing a disservice to yourself and the people around you if you didn't commit yourself to it.
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“For a long time, all my professors and practicum supervisors were all white. It was something that I was always aware of in conversations about disability. I could sense the white lens applied to my educations and practicum experience. We know that people don't experience only one identity.”
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“we can propel the BLM movement forward with education. It's important that people educate themselves by creating art because it can be interpreted in different ways. Art is more accessible in anti-racism and decolonization work.”
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BLM means a lot to me but as a white person, I can only support BLM if I dismantle white supremacy. As a white person, I am part of a system that is based on white supremacy and must be aware of privilege/power dynamics. I need to learn about systemic racism.
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“When I was old enough to realize how my mom was treated in comparison to me, I realized that I have light skin privilege. I have white privilege.”
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“I had the privilege to speak in one of the rallies of Black Lives Matter and I also recited a poem during the anti-racist in consultation with City Council. Anti-Blackness has been going on for centuries and centuries. Now it all over social media and in the news about how Black people are being discriminated against.”
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