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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources

Since February 2021, eNews has shared book titles, articles, videos and podcasts to encourage continuing the work of anti-racism and equity, and to help deepen our understanding of Canada’s diverse communities.

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Article: The Tyee

Blind Spots

by Christopher Cheung
In this essay, Christopher Cheung explores how news is shaped by the people with the pen - right now, the majority of them are white. Our media is under a white gaze, and for news to truly reach its democratic potential the plurality of our BC communities need to be authentically represented in the media.

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Tyee reporter Christopher Cheung is this year’s winner of the Dalton Camp Award for “Blind Spots” as the best essay on the link between media and democracy, presented by Friends of Canadian Broadcasting. Cheung also received the emerging excellence prize from Canada’s Digital Publishing Awards.

OpED: Charles Ungerleider

In this week’s blog, Charles Ungerleider says that it is time to issue an amber alert for all of the students who are missing from school. Read his blog here:

Read the latest blogpost here

Charles Ungerleider is a Professor Emeritus of Education at The University of British Columbia and Managing Partner at Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group. The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in the OpED articles are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views, policy, or position of the BCPVPA.

ReFresh: Recess for Your Health

ReFresh is a BCPVPA health resource with simple exercises and information to explore in your breaks at work. ReFresh appears as a Member Update every Wednesday. All ReFresh posts are archived here.

Read the latest ReFresh: Wealth and Well-Being

BCPVPA PLD Readers Corner

Every 2 weeks, your PLD Directors will upload pertinent articles, blog post, or podcast on BetterEducate and in the new Member Portal and in the BCPVPA Member Portal under Resources/ Readers’ Corner for your quick learning opportunity.

Read the latest article here: Halloween This Year

The PLD team also includes strategies you might use to process the piece with your staff and teammates. Read here