MET Anti-Racism Speaker Series
The purpose of this speaker series is to acknowledge the commitment that every individual and our organizations have to inclusivity and to addressing systemic racism. With a focus on anti-indigenous, anti-black, and anti-people-of-colour (IBPOC) racism, this series seeks to identify the responsibility educators have to facilitating and supporting anti-racist approaches and strategies within their practice to enhance and transform learning environments and learning cultures. Presenters have been asked to focus on education, racism, and anti-racism in our digital age.
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October, 2024
Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad
PODCAST: The Trap of Binary Thinking
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April, 2024
Angela Reynolds, Anneke Nussbaum, Chris Rugo
PODCAST: Teaching Transformatively: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Toolkit
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March, 2024
Agam Darshi
PODCAST: Behind the Lens: Navigating Identity in Film
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February 21, 2024 | 4:30 – 5:30pm PT
Dr. Bryan Brayboy
Thoughts on Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Indigenous Education
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January, 2024
Dr. Satwinder Bains
PODCAST: Voices of Change: Navigating History, Heritage, and Anti-Racism
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December, 2023
Dr. Rob Eschmann
PODCAST: When the Hood Comes Off: Racism And Resistance in the Digital Age
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November, 2023
Len Pierre
PODCAST: Transformational Practices Through An Indigenous Lens
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October 24, 2023 | 4:30-5:30pm PST | Online via Zoom
Dr. Shibao Guo
Combating Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia: Toward Pandemic Anti-Racism Education in Post-COVID-19 Canada
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March, 2023
Laurie Townsend
PODCAST: Just Show Up – Impacting IBPOC youth by listening and learning
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February 21, 2023 | 4:00-5:00pm PST | Online via Zoom
Dr. Hyeon-Seon Jeong
Children Learning to Read Digital Data as ‘Texts’: A case study of critical algorithmic education
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January 24, 2023 | 5:00-6:00pm PST | Online via Zoom
Dr. Sheliza Ibrahim
A Just World: Reimagining an Anti-Racist Pedagogy for STEM Futures
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November 24, 2022 | 5:00-6:00pm PST | Online via Zoom
Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender
Systemic Racism in Policing from a Human Rights Lens
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October 19, 2022 | 4:00-5:00pm PST
Zoe Branigan-Pipe
Inclusive Makerspace and 21st Century Educational Technology
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September 22, 2022 | 5:00-6:00pm PST
Parliamentary Secretary Rachna Singh
Anti-Racist Data Collection and Use of Data to Inform Policy and Service Delivery
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May 25, 2022 | 5:00-6:00pm PST
Dr. Camille Rutherford
Systemic Racism and Future-Ready Technologies: How to ensure educational technology does not contribute to techno-racism
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April 27, 2022 | 4:00-5:00pm PST
Dr. Patricia Makokis
Understanding and Coming to Terms with Historic Trauma: It’s a lifelong journey!
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March 28, 2022 | 4:00-5:00pm PST
Dr. Carl James
Race Matters: Costs of Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Allyship
February
Alex DeForge & Dr. Meera Dhebar
PODCAST: Pervasive Racism and the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community
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January 20, 2022 | 4:00-5:00pm PST
Dr. Cary Wu
Anti-Asian Racism: Roots, Impacts, and the Role of Educational Technology
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