D19 Dialogues: Blue Table Talk: Recent Episodes
Dismantling Anti-Black Racism Teacher Organizer
D19 Dialogues explores dismantling anti-Black racism in the Ontario Secondary School Teacher's Federation in district 19 (Peel) and beyond.
Listen to how ETFO members, Cheryl W. and Amina P.K., share how they have been impacted by and have influenced the dismantling anti-Black racism and anti-racism work in their respective locals. They share their work and opinions about topics such as true solidarity, healing, representation, and disruption, dismantling work.
Content Warning (CW): 55:06 to 55:25, references to colonial violence, ancestral abuse, and r*pe.
In this episode, you will learn what it is like to be a Black woman in a leadership role in OSSTF. Both guests candidly share their experiences and their goals in relation to transformational change in their respective districts, as well as at the provincial level. This is an episode filled with real talk, so check it out!
In this episode, two racialized union members shed light on their experience with being non-Black folx fighting to dismantle anti-Black racism within OSSTF within and outside of their respective districts.
In this episode of D19 Dialogues: Blue Table Talk, I chat with Cherie, the chair of the Disrupting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee (DABRAC) and Azima, the Anti-Racism Intersectional Officer (ARIO) to discuss what they are doing in their respective roles to fight against both anti-Black racism and white supremacy in OSSTF D19 TBU union spaces. This year, with DABRAC a newly-minted standing committee and Azima in her first term as the ARIO, we have to ask: what is next for D19? Cherie and Azima provide much insight, so take a listen and reach out if you have questions!
*Music provided by Envato (hip-hop-fun and centys-beat-hip-hop) and sound effects are provided by both Envato and Zapsplat.
This episode of D19 Dialogues: Blue Table Talk, hosted by judy mckeown, explores the experiences of Black unionists from three different districts of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, which are 19 (Peel), 12 (Toronto), and 16 (York). The conversation focuses on how Gord Gallimore, Deborah Buchanan-Walford, and Carmella Goodridge have and continue to dismantle anti-Black racism and white supremacy in their respective union roles.
*Music provided by Envato (hip-hop-fun and centys-beat-hip-hop) and sound effects are provided by both Envato and Zapsplat. Also, freeconvert.com was used to convert this file into useable audio form.