How to deal with the pain of racism – and become a better advocate
02/10/21 • 29 min
A global protest movement calling for an end to racism and police brutality sparked new conversations about race. But it also surfaced a lot of pain for those who deal daily with racism. Where do we go from here? The writer, activist and Zen priest Reverend angel Kyodo williams speaks about the pain of racism, and how she uses meditation to combat it – and become a stronger anti-racist activist in America today.
Related article: How to be a mindful anti-racist:
https://theconversation.com/how-to-be-a-mindful-anti-racist-147551
Full transcript:
https://theconversation.com/how-to-deal-with-the-pain-of-racism-and-become-a-better-advocate-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-2-transcript-151652
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A global protest movement calling for an end to racism and police brutality sparked new conversations about race. But it also surfaced a lot of pain for those who deal daily with racism. Where do we go from here? The writer, activist and Zen priest Reverend angel Kyodo williams speaks about the pain of racism, and how she uses meditation to combat it – and become a stronger anti-racist activist in America today.
Related article: How to be a mindful anti-racist:
https://theconversation.com/how-to-be-a-mindful-anti-racist-147551
Full transcript:
https://theconversation.com/how-to-deal-with-the-pain-of-racism-and-become-a-better-advocate-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-2-transcript-151652
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What’s in a word? How to confront 150 years of racial stereotypes
We keep hearing stories about white and non-Black people – including academics – somehow thinking it's ok to use the n-word. Ryerson University Professor Cheryl Thompson, author of ‘Uncle: Race, Nostalgia and the Politics of Loyalty,’ joins us to discuss how North American society spent the last 150 years creating racist stereotypes and language, how they continue to persist today – and what we might do to help stop it.
Show notes:
https://theconversation.com/whats-in-a-word-how-to-confront-150-years-of-racial-stereotypes-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-1-153790
Cheryl’s related article: How ‘Uncle Tom’ still impacts racial politics
https://theconversation.com/how-uncle-tom-still-impacts-racial-politics-152201
Full transcript:
https://theconversation.com/whats-in-a-word-how-to-confront-150-years-of-racial-stereotypes-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-1-transcript-154541
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Next Episode
How to spark change within our unequal education system
Even before COVID-19, education experts were sounding the alarm about the future of racialized children in our schools. And the COVID-19 pandemic has only underscored – even deepened – the divide. Carl James, professor of education at York University and Kulsoom Anwer, a high school teacher who works out of one of Toronto's most marginalized neighborhoods, Jane and Finch, join us to discuss the injustices and inequalities in the education system – and the way forward.
Related articles:
Short-term anti-racist training is not enough to counter systemic racism in Canadian education
https://theconversation.com/short-term-anti-racist-training-is-not-enough-to-counter-systemic-racism-in-canadian-education-152725
How to curb anti-Black racism in Canadian schools
https://theconversation.com/how-to-curb-anti-black-racism-in-canadian-schools-150489
Black History: How racism in Ontario schools today is connected to a history of segregation
https://theconversation.com/black-history-how-racism-in-ontario-schools-today-is-connected-to-a-history-of-segregation-147633
Canadian universities: 10 years of anti-racist reports but little action
https://theconversation.com/canadian-universities-10-years-of-anti-racist-reports-but-little-action-153033
Full transcript:
https://theconversation.com/how-to-spark-change-within-our-unequal-education-system-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-3-transcript-155092
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