https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq We are not experts in this work and are committed to learning from the community and sharing our journey. We hope these resources provide you with inspiration and tools to help join the conversation. We invite you to share your learnings with us. en-us 2021-03-10 20:00:56 UTC 2026-03-05 09:55:47 UTC hello@padlet.com ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295028585 A collective list of videos, podcasts, activities and more designed to celebrate Canada’s Black heritage and introduce diverse learning in the classroom or at home.]]> 2021-03-10 20:16:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295028585 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295080806 The ACB Network is a collaborative community development and capacity-building initiative created by Black leaders in Waterloo Region. All of the individuals currently engaged are local stakeholders who build on the longstanding community engagement efforts of the many cultural associations in the Region that represent different communities in the African diaspora. By focusing on advocacy and systems-level work, we avoid duplication of ongoing community-building efforts to engage with persistent issues that create barriers and inequities in our communities.]]> 2021-03-10 20:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295080806 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295084139 2021-03-10 20:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295084139 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295087776 The objectives of the Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region (CCAWR) are as follows:

• To celebrate, promote and support the positive values and traditions of our diverse heritage, and to improve the quality of life of constituents, as well as for others who subscribe to our goals.
• To provide social, cultural and educational programs, including the awarding of scholarships that meet the needs of the membership and the community.
• To offer a wide range of culturally sensitive services which support the diverse needs of our constituents.
• To advocate on behalf of the diverse communities on various economic, social, political, educational and other relevant issues.
• To foster cultural integration and to help to develop a society in Canada built on the principle of racial justice.
• To collaborate with agencies and organizations that share similar values and goals.
• To acquire and hold real and personal property by purchase, bequest, lease or otherwise for the purposes of the Association.

]]> 2021-03-10 20:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295087776 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295104960 26 children’s books to support conversations about race, racism, and resistance

]]> 2021-03-10 20:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295104960 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295110887 Look at your skin—the wonderful skin you live in! Follow along as author Michael Tyler reads his thoughtful, beautiful book about loving who you are.]]> 2021-03-10 20:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295110887 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295130320 This documentary that tells the stories of African American immigrants who settled in Alberta and Saskatchewan in the early 1900s. In the film, you’ll hear stories from 19 descendants of original settlers, as they moved north to escape slavery, persecution and racism in America. Once in Canada, these families would then experience more discrimination, both in Edmonton and in rural communities they settled.]]> 2021-03-10 20:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295130320 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295134262 How did different groups of Black men and women successfully work together toward labour activism and human rights in Canada? This episode of The Secret Life of Canada explores Caribbean migration to Canada through historical perspectives, examines the legacies of Black activists and Sleeping Car Porters in Canadian history, and investigates the causes of systemic racism.]]> 2021-03-10 20:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295134262 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295138547 Anishnaabe comedian and activist Ryan McMahon takes us to his hometown of Fort Frances, Ont., where the main drag is called "Colonization Road." Similarly-named streets exist all over Northern Ontario and Manitoba, and they aren't named that by accident. These roads were literally built to bring colonizers to the area. McMahon looks at the legacy these roads have left on the region's First Nations communities and asks what "decolonization" means in a place where colonization is so deeply embedded.”]]> 2021-03-10 20:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295138547 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295145586 Urgent, controversial, and undeniably honest, The Skin We’re In is a wake-up call to complacent Canadians. Racism is here. It is everywhere. It is us and we are it. Following celebrated journalist Desmond Cole as he researches his hotly anticipated book, this documentary from acclaimed director Charles Officer pulls back the curtain on racism in Canada.]]> 2021-03-10 20:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295145586 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295157054 This one-of-a-kind Antiracism course is for individuals and businesses to dismantle unconscious bias, address white privilege, uncover systemic racism, and learn how to centre the experience of BIPOC individuals.]]> 2021-03-10 20:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295157054 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295169410 Parents and other caregivers are seeking resources to help them hold children through the current, terrible wave of racialized violence, which is exacerbated by the tensions and vulnerabilities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As scholars, writers, and parents who use books to connect with our children and spark conversations with them, the EmbraceRace team has developed this book list to help engage the broad range of emotions and needs of diverse children in our multiracial society.]]> 2021-03-10 20:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295169410 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295195935 Join this CNN and Sesame Street Town Hall for kids and families.]]> 2021-03-10 21:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295195935 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295208579 2021-03-10 21:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295208579 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295210718 2021-03-10 21:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295210718 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295214418 2021-03-10 21:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295214418 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295219123 Raising Luminaries: Kids books about Black Women in history]]> 2021-03-10 21:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1295219123 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1298273298 2021-03-11 14:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1298273298 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1298280687 2021-03-11 14:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1298280687 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1298284952 2021-03-11 14:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1298284952 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1298289925 2021-03-11 14:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1298289925 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1298294724 2021-03-11 14:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1298294724 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1298308222 2021-03-11 14:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1298308222 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1339905991 2021-03-22 19:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1339905991 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1339909335 2021-03-22 19:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1339909335 ssarachman https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1339910890 2021-03-22 19:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ssarachman/kkevrqb26136eezq/wish/1339910890