Module One
Understanding History and Context of Racism and Oppression
Learning Objectives
In this suite of modules, participants will:
Learn about the historical context and roots of oppression in North America. Participants will be grounded in both the Canadian and American context;
Discuss and learn about the fluidity of anti-Black racism within systemic and institutional structures;
Reflect on their personal journey with locating one’s self in the discourse of racism and anti-Black racism work.
Resources
White Supremacy Culture in Organizations – The Centre for Community Organizations
How to Challenge White Supremacy Through Rest – Medium
Video: Stolen Children | Residential School Survivors Speak Out, CBC , 2015
Books
How to be an Anti-Racist – Ibram X. Kendi
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts &
Bodies – Resmaa Menakem
Me & White Supremacy – Layla Saad
The Skin We’re In – Desmond Cole
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act – Bob Joseph
Until We are Free – Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson, Syrus Marcus Ware
Reflection Questions:
When did I first become aware of myself as a race? How was my racial identity affirmed or disaffirmed by society, including education systems, healthcare systems, policing systems? How do I know this?
What systemic and organizational barriers and structures shape peoples’ experiences in the Naturopathy sector? What systemic and sectoral barriers exist in the Naturopathy sector that prevents the communities I serve from accessing the services my practice offers? How do I know?
What are some ways that I might advocate or invite OncANP, as a collective, to advocate for changes that would limit or eliminate these barriers identified in question 2?
