Anti-Racism & Intercultural Competency Training Resources
This month our staff, elders and trustees begin a 3 part introductory training on anti-racism/anti-bias and intercultural competency with the Kaleidoscope Institute. We’d like to invite you to join us in our journey and check out the publicly-available resources we’re looking at. The list is here, and we’ll add to it as our workshops progress.
We’d also love your prayer for our leaders as they journey through this training: that God would open our eyes to the things we need to hear and understand; and that those who’ve experienced of racism and discrimination would find ongoing healing through the Spirit’s care.
—From the Knox Staff Team
Resources from Workshop 1
Respectful Communication Guidelines and Mutual Invitation (video)
Who Am I? (video - we encourage you to watch it with a friend or two)
What Systemic Racism in Canada Looks Like (video)
Consider this: “It’s hard to talk about racism because…”
Suggested reading (all available through the Toronto Public Library; if you’re interested in purchasing these, we’d recommend supporting our neighbours at A Different Booklist):
I've Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter, David Chariandy
The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power, Desmond Cole
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act, Bob Joseph
Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present, Robyn Maynard
Resources from Workshop 2
Explore the Traditional Territory where you were born, grew up, live now, etc. (website)
Cycle of Gospel Living (video)
Ponder the implications of your identity shaping on your work/vocation.
