Learning

First, we want you to know that we are not experts, we do not know everything about anti-racism, and we do not have all the answers. We also want to acknowledge that everything we learn about this topic originates from Black, Indigenous and People of Colour writers, thinkers and educators, and we all owe them our support, dollars, and gratitude. 

There is so much incredible content available that we could not possibly list all of it here and these are just some suggestions that we'll always be updating. Any books listed here are avaialble as e-books with your local library card, and if you're buying any books, please buy from a community bookstore, and better yet, one owned by racialized people like A Different Booklist in Toronto.

If you are just getting started...

Read Unpacking the Invisible knapsack and think about how your life is different as a white person

Learn what microaggressions are, and listen to this podcast on how to talk about them

If you don't have much time...

Take the FREE course Call it Out from the Ontario Human Rights Commission 

Watch Canada's Cultural Genocide on Indigenous People

If you are ready to dig deeper...

Read How to be an anti-racist by Ibrahm X Kendi 

Do the exercises in White Supremacy and Me by Layla F Sayad

Read 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act and talk about it with your friends and family

Take the FREE Indigenous Canada course on Coursera 

Read I Hope We Choose Love by Kai Cheng Thom

If you're in the advanced class...

Read From White Racist to White Anti-Racist by Tema Okun 

Read Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Read White Supremacy Culture Characteristics, identify pivots you can make, and do it


Where we are

SURJ Simcoe occupies the land of the Anishinaabek Nation and is home to many First Nations, Métis and Inuit people. We honour the enduring stewardship of these lands by Indigenous nations and we are committed to working in the spirit of reciprocity to restore justice and well-being to all Indigenous people.