How are you addressing anti-Asian racism in Canada?
We remember after George Floyd died the outpouring of support from everyone. The personal messages from friends and colleagues asking us...
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Parents for Diversity
- Mar 8
- 1 min
Do you know all the women on the new Periodic Table of Canadian Women's History?
When Isabela Ozamiz, the software developer behind the digital Periodic Table of Canadian Black History, realized International Women's...
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Parents for Diversity
- Mar 3
- 4 min
How Do I Extend Black History Beyond February?
“What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious...
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Parents for Diversity
- Feb 22
- 4 min
Can you talk about racism in the classroom (without getting in trouble?)
But the reality is, education should provide liberation and freedom from the very systems oppressing you and your students.
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Parents for Diversity
- Nov 2, 2020
- 5 min
Does the n-word belong in the classroom?
We need to think more critically about the use of the n-word and the harm it causes.
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Parents for Diversity
- Jul 3, 2020
- 3 min
Help us ensure every child's right to an education free from discrimination
While the recent months have presented many challenges, we have rose to that challenge in a number of ways.
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Parents for Diversity
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
Calling All OCDSB Families and Community Partners
We asked for this data, we are ready to hear the data, and we all need to show up and listen and respond.
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Parents for Diversity
- Feb 24, 2020
- 1 min
So. Many. Good. Books. Why. Read. Seuss?
As Black History Month winds down, we are taking a pause to focus on lesser-known books about and by Black Canadians.
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Parents for Diversity
- Feb 10, 2020
- 4 min
Why We Should Celebrate Black Authors During Black History Month
Books written by Black people are more likely to avoid stereotypes, biases and less likely to exoticize Black bodies.
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Parents for Diversity
- Feb 3, 2020
- 3 min
Is Your School Ready for Black History Month?
We celebrate BHM as an opportunity to share the stories, voices and accomplishments of people of African descent to Canadian society.
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Parents for Diversity
- Dec 16, 2019
- 1 min
Will you join us in our year-end gratitude?
This will be our final blog post of 2019. Today, we are writing to thank you.
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Parents for Diversity
- Dec 9, 2019
- 3 min
Why are Black educators networks necessary and important?
For those unfamiliar with Black educators networks, we wanted to explain what they are and why they are important.
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Parents for Diversity
- Oct 21, 2019
- 5 min
How kindergarten colouring worksheets uphold stereotypes and create bias (and what to do about it)
Then I started thinking about what kind of message this worksheet sends to children...
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Parents for Diversity
- Sep 24, 2019
- 6 min
How Blackface can be a teachable moment…in the Classroom and at Home
How do we unpack the layered history of blackface and present it as a teaching moment to our children and students? We first need to situate
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Parents for Diversity
- Sep 2, 2019
- 5 min
What is Equitable and Inclusive Learning? A Parent’s Perspective on the First Day of School
Like all beginnings, the school year welcomes new possibilities and ways to think more critically about how to engage diverse identities
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Parents for Diversity
- Feb 25, 2019
- 6 min
Déconstruire les récits : une étape nécessaire pour (re)construire des récits justes
Auteure: Marie-Hélène Brunet, parent et Professeure adjointe à la Faculté d’éducation, Université d’Ottawa Les récits nous entourent,...
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Parents for Diversity
- Jan 23, 2019
- 3 min
Indigenous Curriculum
My child came home from daycare one day in what appeared to be war paint and a headdress they had made at daycare. Another time, she...
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