Students should not have to educate educators about racism
Universities and colleges must take a hard and unflinching look at the ways their policies, practices, and attitudes perpetuate discrimination.
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Halifax is no stranger to anti-Asian sentiment
I have no idea if physical places can possess memories, but if such a thing is possible, I know a place...
The mental health impact of anti-Asian racism
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated xenophobia and bigotry toward Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Psychologists are identifying ways to address the...
Indigenous patients using new online tool to anonymously report health-care racism
Hundreds of Indigenous patients in B.C. have been using a new online tool to anonymously report the racism they’ve experienced within...
Racial Microaggressions Are Real. Here’s How to Navigate Them
White people find my halo of gravity-defying hair irresistible to the touch. I don’t mind as long as they ask before...
Step Your Game Up! How To Support Black Employees During This Time
The alarm goes off, and the first thing I grab is my phone, a habit that I’ve tried to break so...
10 Keys to Everyday Anti-Racism
The founders of a new organization, the AntiRacist Table, suggest tools you can use to work against prejudice and inequality.
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Thunder Bay hospital asks patients if they wish to self-identify in effort to better...
The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) has started asking patients whether they want to self-identify as Indigenous.
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Why saying “I don’t see race at all” just makes racism worse
When I was growing up in the 1980s, we were taught that the way to be a good person was to...
Anti-Indigenous Racism In Canada
This series of three fact sheets focuses on racism experienced by Indigenous peoples in Canada – how to understand it in...
