Whiteness, colonialism and challenging the narrative of our education system - an interview with the Alberta Anti-Racism Education Advocacy Initiative

We shouldn’t have to be extraordinary to be recognized and acknowledged, yet despite countless examples of impact and influence, so many of the stories of racialized people in Canada’s history have been omitted in our education curriculum. Cinde Adegbesan, Nicole Dodd and Pam Tzeng are working to change that for current and future generations of our province's children by calling on the Minister of Education to alter the curriculum and address racism in schools across Alberta through their work on the Alberta Antiracism Education Advocacy Initiative.  And we’re excited to dig into the conversation and their cause for so many reasons. For us it’s the story of:

• How three passionate, informed, everyday citizens have been able to enact meaningful conversations and change around the real history of our country
• How three racialized women, through the bonds of their otherness, have demonstrated what the power of friendship and purpose look like in action
• How easy it can be to enact change and start conversations in a political system that can often feel overwhelming and inaccessible 

More on their work and how you can get involved:

https://linktr.ee/abantiracismedu/

Follow the Alberta Antiracism Education Advocacy Initiative on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/abantiracismedu/

As referenced in the conversation, : The "Problem" Women of Colour in the Workplace (https://coco-net.org/)

https://coco-net.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/WoC-in-Organizations-Tool-FINAL-EN.pdf