Our Canadian Story Toolkit – Scadding Court Community Centre

Scadding Court Community Centre, in partnership with Regent Park Focus, facilitated a series of workshops as part of the Canadian Ministry of Heritage funded Inter-Action project titled: Our Canadian Story. Our Canadian Story is a program that recruited 15 youth who, over the course of the program, attended workshops and retreats discussing themes of identity, inclusion, and cultural understanding. These workshops cultivated discussion and created critical thought around their own identity and living in Canada. With the partnership and resources of Regent Park Focus, these discussions were workshopped and turned into digital stories.

TEACHING CURRICULUM

Before Each Lesson

Check-in on your participants. It is important to honour the identities and lives of the people in the room with you. The stories you’ll engage with are not isolated instances and should not be considered…

During Each Lesson

Address concerning behaviour. Always pause to address problematic comments or behaviour as they occur. Addressing them in the moment increases its impact and allows for a safer learning…

After Each Lesson

Debrief. Open the floor for participants to share their thoughts and feelings on the lesson. Let this be an open-ended space and allow participants to determine what they feel they need to…

CHAPTERS

SYSTEMS

Ableism | Transphobia | Capitalism | Racism | Misogyny | Colonialism | Ageism | Islamophobia | Sexism | Classism and Elitism | White Supremacy

Thalia (Video 10):

Children in Care/Children’s Rights, power imbalance as a minor, black and indigenous communities experiences.

START THE LESSON

ABLEISM

Diversely-abled (intellectual, physical) | Ableism | Mental Health | Illness | Wellness | Well-being | Bipolar | Depression | Dyslexia

Kaila (Video 4):

Dyslexia, differing learning abilities, ableism.

Chantal (Video 13):

Diversely-abled.

Shakiya (Video 3):

Diversity and Masks.

Beverly (Video 6):

Mental illness, stigma, Bipolar II and depression.

START THE LESSON

BLACK HAIR & ANTI-BLACK RACISM

Anti-black racism | Colonialism | Gender vs. Sex

Hopey (Video 11):

Historical Context of Black Hair, Colonialism and “good hair”.

Deborah (Video 5):

Hair damage, hair cutting, the correlation to hair and self-love, gender bias.

Shejuanah (Video 12):

Assumptions, Privilege and Racism.

START THE LESSON

LGBTQ+

Transphobia | Homophobia | Gender | Sex | Pronouns | Gender diverse

Kylie (Video 7):

Homophobia, coming out.

Nate & friends (Video 9):

Transphobia, trans rights within school systems, pronouns and gender neutrality.

START THE LESSON

ASSIMILATION, DIASPORA & IMMIGRATION

Diversity | Assumptions | Racism | Diaspora | Culture | Colonialism

Monalisa (Video 8):

Assimilation, First-Generation Canadians, Internalized Fatphobia.

Erica (Video 15):

Diaspora, assimilation, importance of language in Filipino identities and preserving culture(s).

Diego (Video 14):

Racism, prejudice, bullying, school to prison pipeline, cultural ignorance.

START THE LESSON

ISLAMOPHOBIA

Ignorance | Islamophobia | Culture

Fazra (Video 1):

Harmful perceptions, cultural ignorance.

Sumeya (Video 2):

Laws in Canada, Somali pirates, migrant waves.

START THE LESSON