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.
Current Session
March, 2023
Laurie Townsend
PODCAST: Just Show Up – Impacting IBPOC youth by listening and learning
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Past Sessions
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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