Day 16 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: For Shane Goldie, wearing both a minister’s hat and the hat of a Two-Spirit Indigenous person in the world today is not a journey for the faint of heart.
continue readingDay 17 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: Ibi Soqluman (Chuan) points out that “It’s just a joke—don’t take it so seriously” is an unacceptable response to racist language and systemic racism.
continue readingDay 18 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: Diane Dwarka hopes that, as time moves on, racialized people who choose to be members of the United Church will be fully accepted and not treated as guests or visitors.
continue readingDay 19 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism. Sarah Yang, the teenage child of Korean immigrants, has wrestled with racism, identity, and intergenerational culture clash.
continue readingDay 20 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism. Matthew Tyhurst recounts how the testimony of a racialized person his own age helped change the way he looks at the world.
continue readingDay 21 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: For Michiko Bown-Kai, moving from a big city to a small town has meant imagining new ways to remain committed to the ongoing work of racial justice.
continue readingDay 22 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: Becca Whitla notes that unless we confront racism as a social construction that was used to facilitate colonial expansion, we are not really getting at its root causes.
continue readingDay 23 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: Adele Halliday reflects on how she can experience profound systemic racism and sexism and yet can also carry considerable power and privilege because of the many other identities she holds.
continue readingDay 24 of 40 Days of Engagement with Anti-Racism: Delores Kenny debunks the tax dollar and “handout” myths that continue to be used to stereotype Indigenous people.
continue readingDay 25 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: Chelsea Masterman notes that having White privilege calls her to accept and work through it in service of dismantling systemic racism.
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