Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Resources 

We are collecting and sharing resources that have been recommended by our BCPVPA members and friends. We began this assembly of books, articles, films and podcasts during February's Black History Month, and we will continue to add resources that support and enrich an understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome your suggestions for resources that you would like to share: contact us.

Resource Guides for Educators

• Addressing Anti-Asian Racism: A Resource for Educators by ETFO and TDSB
• Project of the Heart: Educator Resources | First Nation Child and Family Caring Society 
  
• SOGI-Inclusive Education Resource Guide
  
• Their Voices Will Guide Us | Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Student and Youth Engagement Guide
  
• Residential Schools: Grade-Specific Classroom Resources Guides| First Nations Education Steering Committee and the First Nations Schools Association
• SOGI 123 Resources for All Educators

Articles

• "Commentary / Banning the N-word on campus ain't the answer—it censors Black professors like me" by Vershawn Ashanti Young 
• "Does the n-word belong in the classroom?" by Parents for Diversity  
  
• "Elementary school teacher who showed class 'To Kill a Mockingbird' suspended" (CTV News)
• The Foundations of Transformative Anti-Racism" by George J. Sefa Dei & Andrea Vásquez Jiménez 
  
• "It's Time to Completely Ban the N-Word in Schools"  by Tyrone C. Howard (Education Week)
  
• "The N-Word: Confronting Racial Slurs In Literature" by Enobong Essein 
  
• "(Trans-multi)culturally Responsive Education" by Latika Raisinghani

Books

• They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada (Cecil Foster)
• Black Writers Matter (Edited by Whitney French)
• Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present (Robyn Maynard)
• Price Paid (Bev Sellars)
• The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power (Desmond Cole)
• The Canadian Children's Book Centre directory of picture and non-fiction books for educators to use: view the list
• 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act (Bob Joseph)

Films, Talks & More 

• Anti-Racism Education and Training Survey by Nicole Neggers 
• Celebrating Black History Month | The Poetry Foundation 
  
• CBC News Series| Being Black in Canada    
• Chilliwack’s Chinatowns: A Story of Diversity, Racism, and Arson Chilliwack Museum and Archives
  
• Danger of a Single Story | TED Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• Deeply Rooted | A Black Family’s History as 7th Generation Canadians (CBC Short Docs) 
• #FaceRace Video (CCNC-SJ)
• National Film Board (NFB) | Playlist for Black History Month
• The N-Word in the Classroom | TED Talk by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor