“That hand is not the color of yours, but if I prick it, the blood will flow, and I shall feel pain. The blood is of the same color as yours. God made me, and I am a Man.” – Ponca Chief, Standing Bear In Canada, the Indigenous community faces ongoing challenges of discrimination andContinue reading “Structural Racism against Indigenous People in Canadian Law Enforcement”
Category Archives: Racism
Racism in Healthcare
All Canadians have the right to access healthcare. Discriminatory treatments, however, make it difficult for minority groups such as Black, Indigenous, and people of colour to exercise this right.
Decolonization of Education: The Alberta UCP Curriculum Draft
The Alberta UCP’s K-6 curriculum draft produced a lot of controversy with the public and with Alberta’s teachers. Teachers and parents expressed feelings of frustration, anger and disappointment because they felt that the curriculum was racist and effectively omitting important lessons in history. The Edmonton school board asked education minister Adriana LaGrange to rewrite theContinue reading “Decolonization of Education: The Alberta UCP Curriculum Draft”
CRITICAL RACE THEORY — WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT MUST BE TAUGHT
Hi Campus Unicef Readers! In today’s blog, we dive into critical race theory – what it looks like, why it’s imperative the content is taught in Canadian curriculums, and important figures in critical race theory that youth should look up to. What is Critical Race Theory? Critical Race Theory (CRT) is the study of howContinue reading “CRITICAL RACE THEORY — WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT MUST BE TAUGHT”
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