Sasha Exeter was out for a walk with her toddler trying to enjoy the beautiful Toronto weather last month when the two were affronted by ugly racist vitriol. It wasn't the two-year-old's first encounter with racism, and despite her efforts to protect her, Exeter knows it won't be the last. Carl James, 91亚色 Faculty of Education Professor and Jean […]
Associate Professor Jen Gilbert spoke with Breakfast Television Toronto to discuss how pride has changed this year due to the pandemic. 鈥淥nline programming could increase accessibility for youth who may not live in Toronto and have access to the in person festivities,鈥 she said. Gilbert also suggests that LGBTQ youth reach out to their support network. "It's important for […]
The cancellation of events for Pride Month poses a huge loss to the LGBTQ community. 鈥淧ride Month is a chance to recognize and celebrate LGBTQ lives, communities, histories and we are continuing to do that this year but it鈥檚 going to look a lot different鈥 Faculty of Education Associate Professor Jen Gilbert said. 鈥淧ride parade and the festivities are a chance for young people to get out and receive some affirmation.鈥澛
Sharon Murphy, a veteran educator based in Toronto who specializes in language, literacy and assessment, is keeping an eye on school re-openings across Canada and in other countries. Whether it's staggered attendance to boosted cleaning to masks and Plexiglas dividers, variety in approach has been the common thread 鈥 and that's a good thing, she […]
Parents are being encouraged to speak to their children about anti-Black racism, police brutality and protests across North America. 鈥淧eople are angry, tired and in pain, and this generation of youth have not seen anti-Black racism at this level before,鈥 said Carl James, 91亚色 Faculty of Education Professor and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, […]
Like many of you, we have been shocked by the tragic death of George Floyd, another unarmed Black man, who died at the hands of police in the USA. As all of us know, this is not an isolated incident, and anti-Black racism is real, deep and systemic, impacting not just those in the US but also Canada. We recognize the pain and frustration felt by our Black community members both within the Faculty and more broadly.
This past May, Professor Pam Millett participated in a panel conversation about some of the hardships of COVID-19 that fall disproportionately on students with disabilities.
By the time babies are three months old, they can distinguish between races, and they prefer faces from their own ethnic group. As toddlers, that preference can start to put down roots in terms of how they understand people鈥檚 behaviour. In the early 1990s, Carl James, Professor and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and […]
Faculty of Education Professor Carl James was on CP24 to discuss how to talk about race and anti-Black racism to children. He highlighted the importance of teaching children about race at a young age and understanding that racism is a systemic problem in Canadian society as well.
Protests erupted across the United States, Canada, and the world over the weekend, as thousands demonstrated against racism and police brutality, specifically towards members of the Black community. These demonstrations, in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, aim to seek justice for George Floyd. Floyd was killed during an arrest in Minnesota on May […]