The purpose of this workshop is to create dialogue within a space for all students to learn, share and strengthen their social positionalities, by promoting unity and respecting individuality.  

We firmly believe that the only way to change Eurocentric ideologies within the education institution is by developing new ways of learning, by centring global knowledge, racial identities, and history. 

In order to do this effectively, we need to support knowledge from grassroots movements and communities that were previously silenced, to share, to learn, to unpack, and to strengthen their own social positionality.

Workshop titles:

1. What is Race? In this workshop, we provide a brief introduction to the concept of race and its history. In doing so, we examine present-day racism and how it bears similarities to its roots.

2. The Many Forms of Racism. In this workshop, we explore the many ways racism manifests itself. We look at the differences between systemic, systematic, explicit, and implicit racism.

3. Decolonizing Education. Drawing on the works of BIPOC scholars, we highlight the importance of their contributions. Moreover, we examine the need for decolonized education.

4. Introduction to Intersectionality. Intersectionality has become one of the latest buzzwords, but what does it mean? In this workshop, we introduce the concept of intersectionality and review the scholars that first advocated for it.

5. Environmental Racism. In our final workshop, we take a sociological and anthropological approach to explore how communities of people of colour are impacted disproportionately by environmental concerns like pollution and water scarceness. Using present day examples, we analyze and discuss the reasons behind this phenomenon.

This workshop has been developed and will be facilitated by Karine Coen-Sanchez-PhD Candidate and a certification will be offered at the end of the workshop by Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG)

University of Ottawa Community Service Learning Students will receive micro credits ; other students will receive certificate of completion. People should register for all the workshops to receive certification.

The fall session will start the first week of October 2023 and it will end in November. The team is aiming to have the workshops run on Tuesday’s mornings

The winter session will start at the beginning of February and it will end in March.

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Workshop Topics

Date

Hours

Instructor

Room number

What is Race? In this workshop, we provide a brief introduction to the concept of race and its history. In doing so, we examine present-day racism and how it bears similarities to its roots. 

 

Oct 3, 2023

10:00-11:30 a.m

 

1 – hour & Preparation

 

Dr. Joseph Sawan &

Karine Coen-Sanchez

 

 

FSS 5028

 

The Many Forms of Racism. In this workshop, we explore the many ways racism manifests itself. We look at the differences between systemic, systematic, explicit, and implicit racism.

 

Oct 10, 2023

10:00-11:30 a.m

 

1 – hour & Preparation

 

 

Dina Idriss- Wheeler

 

 

FSS 5028

Decolonizing Education. Drawing on the works of BIPOC scholars, we highlight the importance of their contributions. Moreover, we examine the need for decolonized education.

 

Oct 17, 2023

10:00-11:30 a.m

 

1 – hour & Preparation

 

 

Carmel Whittle

 

 

FSS 5025

Intersectionality.Intersectionality has become one of the latest buzzwords, but what does it mean? In this workshop, we introduce the concept of intersectionality and review the scholars that first advocated for it.

 

 

 

Oct 31, 2023

10:00-11:30 a.m

 

 

 

1 – hour & Preparation

 

 

 

Dr. Joseph Sawan

 

 

 

FSS 5028

Environmental Racism. In our final workshop, we take a sociological and anthropological approach to explore how communities of people of colour are impacted disproportionately by environmental concerns like pollution and water scarceness. Using present day examples, we analyze and discuss the reasons behind this phenomenon 

 

 

 

Nov 7, 2023

10:00-11:30 a.m

 

 

 

1 – hour & Preparation

 

 

 

 

Xaand Bancroft

 

 

 

 

FSS 5028

TBD

Nov 14, 2023

10:00-11:30 a.m

1 – hour & Preparation

TBD

 

FSS 5028

TBD

Nov 21, 2023

10:00-11:30 a.m

1 – hour & Preparation

TBD

 

FSS 5028

Content Developer, Organizer & Trainer (Karine Coen-Sanchez)

 

 

 

 

Facilitator Assistance (Roodabeh Dehghani)

 

 

 

 

 

Resources for the Workshops

General Readings

Week 1: What is Race?

Books:

Fanon, F. (2008[1968]). Black skin, white masks (New ed.). Pluto.

Hall, S., Gilroy, P., & Gilmore, R. W. (2021). Selected writings on race and difference (P. Gilroy & R. W.

Gilmore, Eds.). Duke University Press.

Strings, S. (2019). Fearing the black body: The racial origins of fat phobia. New York University Press.

Articles:

Taiwo, O. O., Fehrenbacher, A. E., & Cooke, A. (2021). Material Insecurity, Racial Capitalism, and Public

Health. The Hastings Center Report51(6), 17–22. https://doi.org/10.1002/hast.1293

Audio/Video:

“What is Race?” – podcast episode from The Malcolm Effect, hosted by Momodou Taal in conversation with Professor Alana Lentin.

“Geographies of Racial Capitalism with Ruth Wilson Gilmore” – an Antipode Foundation film directed by Kenton Card

Introduction to Intersectionality

Books:

Collins, Patricia Hill. Black Feminist Thought : Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment, Taylor & Francis Group, 2002. ProQuest Ebook Central

Articles:

The Combahee River Collective Statement (1977)

Audio/Video:

“The Urgency of Intersectionality” – TED talk by Kimberlé Crenshaw

“Angela Davis. Revolution Today.” – 2017 lecture to the Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona (CCCB), note portion on ‘Mainstream Feminism’ at 46:00.

Angela Davis. Revolution Today

“Sometimes You’re A Caterpillar” – animated video by chescaleigh on YouTube

Week 2: The Many Forms of Racism

 

SisterSong. (2021). Reproductive Justice. SisterSOng Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective.

Coen-Sanchez, K., Idriss-Wheeler, D., Bancroft, X. et al. Reproductive justice in patient care: tackling systemic racism and health inequities in sexual and reproductive health and rights in Canada. Reprod Health 19, 44 (2022).

 

Week 3: Decolonizing Education

Readings:

Decolonizing Education and Educators’ Decolonizing

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2chyCrkSX2Q

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0QInPzOpCc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Kpekzypg0

Week 4: Introduction to Intersectionality

 

Readings:

Books:

Collins, Patricia Hill. Black Feminist Thought : Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of

Empowerment, Taylor & Francis Group, 2002. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ottawa/detail.action?docID=178421.

Articles:

The Combahee River Collective Statement (1977)

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/combahee-river-collective-statement-1977/

 

Audio/Video:

“The Urgency of Intersectionality” – TED talk by Kimberlé Crenshaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akOe5-UsQ2o&t=151s

“Angela Davis. Revolution Today.” – 2017 lecture to the Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona (CCCB), note portion on ‘Mainstream Feminism’ at 46:00.

https://www.cccb.org/en/multimedia/videos/angela-davis/227656

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGic6xd-BVQ

“Sometimes You’re A Caterpillar” – animated video by chescaleigh on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRiWgx4sHGg