On this page, you will find a structured path - a roadmap - that has been curated to guide you in your learning journey on the topic of anti-racism. Our hope is that this guide will provide you with the tools needed towards actively practicing anti-racism and navigating the complexities of racial inequity in your daily life.
Navigating the Path Ahead
This roadmap is a flexible guide that you can adapt for your own pace and depth of engagement. We suggest moving through the modules as they appear on this page, starting at the Introduction and ending with Building your Toolkit.
Jump to: Introduction | Fundamentals | Specialized Learnings | Wise Practices | Building your Toolkit
Introduction
| Material | Description | Duration | Accompanying Resource |
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Introduction to Equity |
This online resource in the form of a recorded PowerPoint Presentation aims to provide a baseline understanding of core foundational concepts and frameworks while exploring how our interactions with one another are shaped by systems of oppression, power, and privilege. |
1 hour |
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Fundamentals
| Material | Description | Duration |
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| Anti-Racism Anti-Oppression Modules |
The Anti-Racism Anti-Oppression Training covers topics such as privilege, whiteness, understanding microaggressions and Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression in action. This asynchronous training can be accessed through the self-registration page on the LEARN platform. |
This online training consists of 5 modules and 5 quizzes. |
Specialized Learnings
| Material | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Asian Racism |
This PDF is a starting point in your engagement and learning journey on the topic of Anti-Asian Racism and will cover topics such as the history of anti-Asian racism, actions you can take, and further learnings. |
Approximately 30 minutes of reading |
| Islamophobia |
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Approximately 20-30 minutes of reading |
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Anti-Racism Response: Racial Slurs & Hierarchies of Power |
This presentation was created to promote anti-racism education and to help build one’s understanding around the use of the N-word during sport’s games. |
30 minutes |
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Anti-Racism Response: Blackface on and off campus |
This presentation was created to promote anti-racism education and to help build one’s understanding of the history and implications of Blackface. Lastly, it will provide context on how individuals can move forward in disrupting racism. |
1 hour |
| The Curve Podcast | The Curve with Christopher is a podcast series hosted by Dr. Christopher S. Taylor, associate vice-president of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism, which features discussions about sports and its intersections with race, history, culture, and society. | 45 episodes approximately 20 minutes in length each |
| Confronting Anti-Black Racism e-Learning Course | Confronting Anti-Black Racism is based on the Arts Faculty course, Arts130, which was developed and taught by Dr. Christopher Taylor in the fall semester, 2020. Dr. Taylor has collaborated with EDI-R to create this self-directed learning course made up of the original Arts130 modules. | 7 modules approximately 2 hours in length each |
Wise Practices
| Material | Description | Duration | Accompanying Resource |
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| Bystander Intervention |
This PDF resource provides an overview of bystander intervention including resources on the bystander effect, bystander roles, and the importance of bystander intervention. |
Approximately 30 minutes of reading | |
| Pathways to Addressing Racism (with care) Disclosures of Racism |
This online resource will provide a baseline understanding of core foundational concepts and frameworks as it relates to anti-racism and addressing disclosures of racism. |
1 hour 30 minutes | |
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Developing an Anti-Oppressive Practice |
This online resource aims to help folks build awareness of their own power and privilege based on their social identity. You will learn how power is enacted within the university, creating barriers for students from equity-deserving communities. The goal is to help people particularly student-facing practitioners from student services build anti-oppressive practices into their own work. |
30 minutes |
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| Accommodations for Racial Trauma | Have you experienced impacts from racism, racial trauma, racial violence, and are looking for academic accommodations related to those experiences and impacts? Resources and support are available. | Approximately 3 minutes of reading |
