Anti-Racist Educator Reads: Recent Episodes
Colinda Clyne
A broadcast for educators who understand that we need to be talking about race and racism in schools now. We will learn, and unlearn through a great book on racial justice. Each week, your host Colinda Clyne invites educational leaders to be in conversation about sections of selected texts, discussing historical contexts and connections to education.
In the final episode of Teaching to Transgress, Colinda is in conversation with Phiona Lloyd-Henry talking about building teaching communities, using the oppressor's language and what a progress report on public education today would look like considering the discussions throughout the text.
in episode 2 of Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks, judy mckeown joins Colinda to talk about chapters 5-9, using and creating theory in pr…
In the first episode discussing Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks, Debbie Donsky joins Colinda to talk about educator wellness, holding patience and vigilance simultaneously in practice and creating communities of transformative pedagogy.
On the final episode of Dancing on our Turtle's Back, Anika Guthrie joins Colinda to talk about the last three chapters of the book. They talk about treaties as models, the beauty of Nishnaabeg leadership, and how to create spaces for emerging student leaders.
n episode 2 of Dancing on Our Turtle's Back, Colinda speaks with Nancy O'Donnell about chapters 3-5, about Indigenous languages, the ethic of non-interference and the importance of dissent.
Season 3 of Anti-Racist Educator Reads starts off with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's Dancing on Our Turtle's Back. Starr McGahey-Albert joins Colinda to talk about stories of resistance, interrupting and eviscerating colonial thought, and rebuilding our own houses within public education.
In the final episode of Why Indigenous Literatures Matter, Anika Guthrie and Colinda talk about finding common ground and understanding the ruptures on the lands we inhabit. Re-storying is essential to our ability to live, work and thrive together.
Tesa Fiddler joins Colinda for episode 2 discussing Why Indigenous Literatures Matter. Imagination grounds the conversation on kinship, becoming good ancestors and creating a different future in public education.
In the first episode discussing Daniel Heath Justice's Why Indigenous Literatures Matter, Nancy O'Donnell joins Colinda to talk about how Indigenous literatures engage with colonialism without being defined by it. They talk about how stories can heal, how we learn to be human, and how Indigenous stories might build possibilities for the present and futures of the students we serve.
Grace Garlow joins Colinda for the final episode of #FireNowVoicEd They talk about the dynamic nature of racism, the veneer of being a tolerant nation, and the collective responsibility for change.
On episode 2 of #FireNowVoicEd judy mckeown joins Colinda to talk about Part III: Lessons from History, Connections across Spaces. They talk about racism and whiteness as systems within education and how knowing the history of colonization and white supremacy on these lands must take place before real lasting change can occur.
Phiona Lloyd-Henry joins Colinda on this first episode of The Fire Now: Anti-Racist Scholarship in Times of Explicit Racial Violence. Covering Parts 1 & 2, they discuss practising care, the violence of whiteness and what it means to think of yourself as an educated person.
On this special episode, author of A Mind Spread Out on the Ground Alicia Elliott joins Jerica, April and Colinda to talk about the history of Canada as a history of racism, using her book as a classroom resource and calls to action for educators.
In episode 3 of #MindSpreadOutVoicEd April Waters speaks with Colinda about the last essays in the book, about identity, stereotypes and extractivism, and how these play out in education systems.
Anika Guthrie joins Colinda for episode 2 of #MindSpreadOutVoicEd talking about Indigenous health, the processes of anti-racism & decolonial love in schools and what it really means to teach Indigenous truths.
In the first episode discussing Alicia Elliott's A Mind Spread Out on the Ground, Jerica Fraser joins Colinda to talk about settler collective amnesia, dark matter and teaching with love.
On the final episode of #AntiracismVoicEd Colinda speaks with Coretta Sampson about the challenges of inclusive education, implications for the future of educational practice, still relevant 25 years after Anti-Racism Education: Theory & Practice was first published.
Judy McKeown joins Colinda for episode 2 of #AntiracismVoicEd for a conversation about theories, power, privilege and intersectionality from Chapters 3 & 4.
In the first episode of George Dei's Anti-Racism Education: Theory & Practice, Racquel Brown joins Colinda to discuss chapters 1 & 2, the principles of anti-racism education, educator responsibilities and pushing back on barriers and resistance.
For the last episode of #SettlerVoicEd, Colinda speaks with Alison Bradshaw who shares her thoughts as a settler on fear, complicity and collective action for decolonization.
On episode 2 of #SettlerVoicEd Colinda’s guest is Cornelia Lalibertee. They talk about relationships to land and community and about disrupting comfortable ignorance.
On this first episode of season 2, and the first episode of #SettlerVoicEd, Colinda speaks with Nick Bertrand about the word 'settler' and settler colonialism, and how deflection, disavowal and evasion play out in educator practice. They discuss how understanding 'settler' might help to create respectful spaces of knowing in schools.
In this special broadcast, Colinda is joined by Nada Aoudeh, Ayesha Syed, Gilary Massa and Zohrin Mawji to talk about Islamophobia.
This is a special episode of #AntiRacistEducatorReads of #YourVoiceARER. Colinda speaks with a panel of white educational leaders and friends, Debbie Donsky, Ruth Beatty, Alison Bradshaw and Heather Walker, talking about whiteness, spending white privilege, and taking action as co-conspirators.
On the final episode of #PushoutVoicEd, Colinda is joined by Camille Logan to review the series and make connections to previous series. They talk about repairing relationships, rethinking "gaps" to debt, institutional and personal accountability and hope.
On episode 3 of #PushoutVoicEd, Skye Bowen joins Colinda to talk about Chapter 4, Learning in Lockdown, restorative justice, learning to listen deeply and loving Black girls unconditionally.
For episode 2 of #PushoutVoicEd Colinda and co-host Melissa Wilson talk about perceived attitude, the rejection of whiteness and power and oppression in chapter 2 of Pushout, A Blues for Black Girls when “Attitude” is Enuf. Special guests Malissa Bryan and Brittany join the conversation to offer their
In the first episode of #PushoutVoicEd, Tisha Nelson joins Colinda to talk about Chapter 1, "Struggling to Survive," intersectionality, Black femininity, and making space for Black girls to be able to bring their whole selves to school.
For the last episode of #BraidingVoicEd, Colinda and Starr McGahey-Albert talk about Braiding Sweetgrass, re-envisioning systems that honour the original teachings of purpose and non-interference, and creating spaces where students and staff learn the nature of their own gifts to do good in the work
In week 4 of #BraidingVoicEd Colinda is joined by Nick Bertrand to talk about the Picking Sweetgrass section. They talk about relationships, the honourable harvest, and using love as a framework in education.
In this special episode of #BraidingVoicEd Colinda is in conversation with Joe Pitawanakwat, founder and director of Creators Garden. Joe talks about bringing #Indigenous knowledge and western knowledge together through the teachings of plants.
Jerica Fraser is Colinda's co-host for episode 2 of Braiding Sweetgrass. They talk about the themes of responsibility and reciprocity in the Tending Sweetgrass section, and discuss bringing practices of gratitude into classrooms and schools.
On the first episode of Braiding Sweetgrass, Colinda is joined by her Anishinaabe sister Pam Agawa. They talk about the Planting Sweetgrass section, about what gifting, gratitude, relationships and reciprocity might look like in education systems.
For the final episode of #MoreThanSurviveVoicEd Colinda is joined by Gerry Walker talking about chapters 5-7, freedom dreaming, critical race theory, healing and wellness.
In unpacking chapters 3 and 4, Shelita Walker joins Colinda for episode 2 of #MoreThanSurviveVoicEd to talk about mattering, schools as homespaces, the problems with grit and character ed and the importance of robust civics education.
Colinda is joined by Melissa Wilson for the first episode of #MoreThanSurviveVoicEd to discuss chapters 1 & 2 of Bettina Love's We Want To Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom. Both share examples of what racial justice work looks like in education. Melissa offers a primer on intersectionality.
In this final episode of the season, Colinda Clyne welcomes a panel of educators who have come to understand that how powerful partnerships are in the anti-racist work that they are undertaking.
On the panel tonight: Nancy O'Donnell, Lisa Michano-Courchene, Colleen Court, Jerica Fraser, Brandon Pachan and Heather Black
Colinda Clyne welcomes a panel of educators who are responding to the challenges and calls to action presented in the Anti-Racist Reads selections for this season.
Panelists include: Katie Crichton, Toni Duval, Nicole Reynolds, Jennifer Luxmore-Begin
Anti-Racist Educator Reads is pausing the reading to put theory to practice. How do educators use a book study to support actioning anti-racist work in their schools and systems? In this first episode, a panel of administrators talk about their successes and challenges, and how their work connects directly to one or more of the texts.
Tonight, Colinda Clyne and Pamala Agawa are joined by Decolonizing Education author, Marie Battiste.
Jody Kohoko and Jodi Johnston join Colinda for episode three of Decolonizing Education to talk about the importance of language, cultural imperialism and enacting reconciliation in education.
In episode two of Decolonizing Education, Colinda is in conversation with Onkwehonwe educator Nick Bertrand talking about ethical trans-systemic education, racism and schools as places of healing and love.
In episode one of Decolonizing Education, Colinda is joined by her Anishinaabe sister Pamala Agawa to discuss how the legacy of forced assimilation and colonialism impacts education today, and what educators can do to affect change.
For the final episode of the Policing Black Lives, Colinda is joined by Tisha Nelson and Donna Cardoza. They discuss racism in the child welfare and education systems, and finish the book with radical hope.
In episode 3 of Policing Black Lives, Colinda is joined by Camille Logan and Gerry Walker to discuss chapters 5 & 6, and the intersectionality of anti-Black racism with misogyny and immigration.
In this episode, Colinda is in conversation with the author of Policing Black LIves, Robyn Maynard talking about systemic racism, how the education system has been failing Black students and how schools and school communities can be sites of transformational healing and learning.
In episode one of Policing Black Lives, Colinda is joined by Melissa Wilson, VP in PDSB and Natasha Henry, President of the Ontario Black History Society. They will discuss the history of slavery and segregation, how anti-Black racism in Canada is connected to state-sanctioned violence, and why is it critical for educators to understand the legacies of slavery and segregation in Canada in order to understand and disrupt contemporary anti-Black racism.
it's the final episode of the Unsettling Canada series of conversations led by Colinda Clyne and her team. This evening, Colinda welcomes special guest, Kanahus Manuel, Art Manuel's daughter, land defender, creator of Tiny House Warriors
In this special #UnsettlingCanadaDay episode, Colinda is in conversation with Anishinaabe educator Pam Agawa about asserting birthrights in a system whose ultimate goal is assimilation, and how that connects to educational practice. With special guest Nancy Rowe, they discuss colonialism and Indigenous truths as folks consider Canada Day celebrations.
Colinda Clyne prepares for Week 4 Unsettling Canada by Arthur Manuel with 90 minutes of an #unsettlingcanadaday playlist. Music of Indigenous culture, history and resistance. (Warning: Some songs contain explicit language)
In episode three of Unsettling Canada, Colinda is in conversation with Anishinaabe educator Anika Guthrie, talking about opposing worldviews, and what that looks like in education. They will discuss some of the 771 directives for Canada as outlined in RCAP, UNDRIP, TRC and MMIWG reports
In episode two of Unsettling Canada, Colinda is in conversation with Onkwehonwe educator Nick Bertrand talking about inherent rights and leadership, and the realities of Colonial Fatigue Syndrome. Special guest Melissa Wilson calls on educators to teach settler colonialism and how it operates in educational systems.
In episode one of Unsettling Canada, Colinda is in conversation with Anishinaabe knowledge carrier Nancy Rowe (Michi Saagig New Credit) to set the context for the modern day struggle for and continued assault on Indigenous rights in Canada.
In episode 5 of Anti Racist Educator Reads, the final episode for The Skin We're In, the author Desmond Cole joins Colinda and the panel to discuss the book and its context in education, with conversations about how educators can create decolonial anti-racist spaces in their classrooms and schools.
In episode 4 of Anti Racist Educator Reads, Colinda’s co-host is Melissa Wilson, a VP and guest is panelist Debbie Donsky, a system principal. They discuss chapters october, november, december, state control and restriction of the mobility of Black and Indigenous peoples and the competing interests that present themselves in anti-oppression work.
In episode 3 of Anti Racist Educator Reads, Colinda’s guests are her Anishinaabe kwe sister Pamala Agawa, a VP, and Gerry Walker, also a VP. In discussing july, august, september, they will unpack Canada150 and unpacks some truths about the history of Canada and talk about the impact ignorance and silence has on racialized students and staff in schools.
n episode 2 of Anti Racist Educator Reads, Colinda’s guests are Camille Logan, a superintendent of education, and Kevin Rambally, a social worker and former chair of Pride Toronto. In discussing april, may, june, they will talk about the surveillance of Black bodies and actions we can take in schools to counter the “false promise of objectivity.”
In episode one, Colinda invites Tisha Nelson to co-host to discuss chapters january, february, and march. and how developing racial literacy is essential for educators as they enter conversations about resisting anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism. University student Anyika Mark is the special guest.