racism

Voices of Diversity - Local Film Screening

Nov 5 2008 - 7:00pm
Nov 5 2008 - 9:00pm
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Empowerment Centre - 636 Queens

On Wednesday November 5th at 7pm, Empowerment Centre will host a screening of a new locally produced documentary titled Voices of Diversity.  The video will be followed by group discussion.

Provocative, insightful and highly personal, VOICES OF DIVERSITY:
Creating a culture of safety, respect and belonging on campus is a
timely and unique video. It challenges many of our preconceived ideas
about what it means to study and learn, live and work at a Canadian
university or college.  read more »

Obama Waffles

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"This Week in Blackness", a show put on by The Brooklyn Comedy Company, featuring comedian Elon James
White responds to the now infamous Obama Waffles in this weeks episode. This episode is absolutely hilarious, in my opinion. They could use a condenser microphone though.  read more »

What you Said was Racist

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An informative video on how to talk about people's racist statements. I try to apply this method to various situations/topics. Asserting that someone is a racist because they made a racist comment easily sucks the life right out of a political discussion. You should never rant about what or who you think a person is; it's always a loosing battle for all parties involved. You'll get lost in subjective ambiguities, like: "You don't know who I am!" Worse case scenario, discuss the person's perception of the situation as opposed to making claims about their identity. Try talking about what people typically think about as their property (like their perception or their words), and hence, what they believe to have the ability to change.  read more »

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