Our July Community Development Practitioners Gathering was held the morning of July 21, 2021. You can see the highlights of these conversations & access the notes here.
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On Thursday, November 26, 2020 we co-hosted, along with a number of other amazing partners, a special event meant to learn and celebrate the long history of anti-racist and decolonial organizing here in Calgary.
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You’ve read the books, you’ve attended the trainings – what anti-racist action can you take next? Join this special event happening virtually on Thursday, November 26 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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On Saturday, November 7th, 2020 dozens of us gathered on Zoom for our Roundtable conversation and community conversation. Our Roundtable members Nellie Alcaraz, KtheChosen, and LeeAnne Ireland shared their thoughts on "the power of storytelling for anti-racism and decolonization efforts". We made a recording of the Roundtable for those of you who couldn’t join!
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Migrant work involves anti-racism work. Migrant workers are overwhelmingly still in the low paid low wage sectors and segregated in that occupation. And it's not just when they come to Canada, it's throughout their lives even in the second generation.
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On Saturday, November 7th at 10:00 a.m. MST we're inviting some of them to share their thoughts on "the power of storytelling for anti-racism and decolonization efforts". Following the Roundtable, we'll have important conversations examining what we as individuals and community members can do to (further) support anti-racism and decolonization efforts in ourselves and our communities.
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I knew that Spain and the U.S. colonized the Philippines, but I just did not realize how much it impacted my family. Colonialism is intergenerational; people passed down racist attitudes for many generations.
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I want to be involved in and see a future where my son can go out and feel safe and not be a target. To go out and do things that other children his age can do and come back home without feeling like he was out of place or feeling like he was targeted for unknown reasons.
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My name is Lionel Migrino, and I identify myself as a Filipino-Canadian living with cerebral palsy. I am proud of my Filipino roots and to be a member of the disability community. I recognize that I am different, and I have a unique lived experience.
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I'm a Black woman and my entire family is Black but a lot of people think that like it doesn't make sense to talk about Black Lives Matter if you're not American. For some reason, people think that only Americans deal with anti-Black racism but that’s not the case. Racism is so prevalent in Canada, especially in Alberta where I was born and raised.
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I grew up surrounded by all white people, and like most other white Canadians, we felt pretty good about ourselves that racism was something in the past, and we do not have to worry about it in this country. I did not think that much about it until I went to university in my mid-20s, and I had to take some courses.
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To me, the Black Lives Matter movement is essential because it is creating awareness of the disparities in our social system. The lives of Black people and the day to day lives and things they have to experience. It’s what's happened to George Floyd and what happens to countless other Black people.
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As a white woman, being an ally means that I'm engaged in continuous learning. I’m learning how to acknowledge my white privilege. There is fear in being white admitting that you have privilege.
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