Anti-Racism Education
Anti-Racism Video Library
ORAL HISTORIES OF LIVED EXPERIENCES
Combatting Racism in the Classroom
The Anti-Racist Pedagogy Video Library enhances understanding of anti-racist frameworks and strategies. We assist educators in adopting inclusive practices that positively impact students' lives, promote self-reflection, and create safe classrooms. Our resources support efforts to confront and dismantle systemic racism and oppression through the oral histories of those most impacted by racism. The resources are used in the classroom and beyond to support everyone as we work on challenging and dismantling systemic racism and oppression.
Getting Started
Fully engaging with anti-racist pedagogy starts with self-reflection and accountability
1. Be Reflexive What brings you to this work? Why do you think this work will be helpful for you? What is the relationship between your identity and anti-racist work? How would you describe your role in anti-racist work? Be Accountable Reflect on the ways that you have engaged with literature, presentations and other forms of knowledge led by Queer, Trans, Indigenous, Black, Asian, and other POC in your academic, personal, or professional lives Be mindful of the forms of discrimination that intersect with racism such as ableism, hetero-sexualism and xenophobia, to name a few.
2. Acknowledge the lands As you engage with our video library, take a moment to acknowledge that these videos were produced on the unceded lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka nation in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. We stand with the Indigenous Directions' acknowledgements that “Tiohtià:ke/Montréal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community.” We guide you to connect with your relationship to settler colonialism and how to integrate land acknowledgements into your pedagogical practices.
Thank you and Acknowledgements
This project was made possible with the generous support of sponsors, in-kind supporters and collaborators. A big thank you to Dr. Kimberley Manning for her visionary and supervisory role at the onset of this project! And special thanks to the video participants for making this project possible. Various centres, departments and groups at Concordia University provide funding: Black Studies at Concordia, the Centre for Teaching and Learning, the Department of Communication Studies, the Department of English, the Faculty of Arts and Science, the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, the Office of Community Engagement, the Department of Religions and Cultures, the School of Graduate Studies, the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation. In-kind support is provided by: the Feminist Media Studio, the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability at Concordia University, the Centre for Teaching and Learning, the Access in the Making Lab at Concordia University. A special thanks to Access in the Making Lab (AIM) at Concordia for their continued efforts toward cultivating accessible spaces and practices.