The Anti-Racist Educator

Hello to all our followers! You can learn more about our work by checking out our updated mission statement. We want an education system that is: ➡️equitable ➡️free from racial injustice ➡️critically engaged with issues of power, identity, and privilege.  theantiracisteducator.com/about

Remember: Black History Month is three component parts Celebrating black culture(s) Recognising marginalised narratives Addressing oppression & resistance and you need all three for it to have any real impact. Thanks 👍🏿

@raymondsoltysek @MarkRPriestley One of our members wrote the ScotDec resource and we had some input in the two other resources 👍🏽

The resources include a range of audio, visual and written articles which have been developed with input from poet and facilitator Clementine E Burnley (@Decolonialheart) and includes tools from organisations such as Training for Change and @AntiRacistEd. (3/5)

NEWS Registration to our new digital education resource portal is now open for teachers and educators!💻 We’re excited to be providing access to streams of Lament for Sheku Bayoh and upcoming productions The Enemy and Enough of Him. MORE: nationaltheatrescotland.com/education-port… (1/5)

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@curtaindsleep Text choice does matter, especially if it's a text that can cause harm and trigger trauma for students. This shouldn't be about the teacher's comfort, but the needs of the young people in front of you. #MockingbirdNotAntiRacist theantiracisteducator.com/post/the-white…

‘Text choice doesn’t matter as much as people think it does. And it doesn’t matter if the teacher doesn’t ‘like’ the text. A good English teacher just needs to find the angle.’ Thoughts, #teamenglish ?

"Terms like Coconut, House Negro and Uncle Tom were never racial slurs but anti racist ideas born in struggle. The rush to censor these ideas is an attack on Black intellectual thought." My piece for @makeitplainorg on the real #CancelCulture make-it-plain.org/2021/02/19/pol…

Really fabulous, thoughtful pieces by our young people in Scotland. Teachers, especially, take a read before the new school year begins

Some of best English language scholars on Afghanistan & diaspora that go beyond usual tropes. Trying to amplify Afghan scholars too... Google them / Google Scholar them. *Please add more in comments 1. Khadija Abbasi graduateinstitute.ch/.../there-death...

Wow, please read these speeches from 3 young people, calling for an anti-racist curriculum.

Looking for ways to support Afghanistan and Afghan people? Here's a list of actions that you can take and avoid.

3 pupils speak to principal teachers at their school about their experiences of racism in education, and how it could and should be prevented. Children of colour are having to bear the burden to find a solution for racism. Why aren't Head Teachers and council leaders listening?

Last year, senior students in a Scottish school approached a teacher to start an anti-racist school club. Read about their experience in their own words 👇Our universities and art schools should take a leaf from the books of these young people.

.@DavieDonaldson announces our Twitter take-over on @LankellyChase today! “It’s loges for Scotland tae shun - It’s time for Scotland to listen”

Recently met with the lovely @Guuye from @mongolidentity to learn about the fascinating culture of Mongols & her tireless work in tackling prejudice faced by Mongols. You can listen to her BBC Radio piece here to find out more: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04…