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Helen V

@MsHV

“If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.” - bell hooks

 Toronto
Joined August 2009
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@clclyne@clclyne25 Jan 2022
Live this Wednesday #MindSpreadOutVoicEd with @April_Waters who will remember the time zone difference. Hope you’ll join us.
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Next week, final #MindSpreadOutVoicEd convo with my Metis sister @April_Waters. We will be talking about the Indian aesthetic, extractivism, and the ways that educator personal responses influence professional practice. Hope you'll join us LIVE 7:30pm EST voiced.ca
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TDSB African Heritage Month Opening Virtual Celebration 2022! #tdsb #blackexcellence #blackstudentsuccess #africanheritagemonth #BlackHistory #BlackGirlMagic @tdsb_cebsa @tdsb @LC2_TDSB @LC3_TDSB
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Dismantling anti-Black racism in our schools: Accountability measures are key. Written by @tanitiamunroe and featuring highlights of our work at the Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement. #tdsb #tdsbcebsa @tdsb_cebsa theconversation.com/dismantl… via @ConversationCA
Dismantling anti-Black racism in our schools: Accountability measures are key

Dismantling anti-Black racism in our schools: Accountability measures are key

Accountability measures matter for addressing the urgent problem of anti-Black racism. A new Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement at the Toronto District School Board is taking action.

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@clclyne@clclyne15 Nov 2021
Looking forward to the #AntiracismVoicEd convos starting this week with this powerhouse panel of Black women. Find attached a bit about each of my co-hosts @MrsRacquelB @MzMcKeown @CorettaSampson1 Racquel is up first on Wed 17 Nov 7:30pm EST with Ch1&2 #AntiRacistEducatorReads
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Join Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario, Black Scientists' Task Force on Vaccine Equity & Black Health Vaccine Initiative for a webinar with @tdsb on Nov. 16 to discuss Black children's health & education. bit.ly/cebsahealth @thebpao @TorontoTask #tdsb #tdsbcebsa
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Apply now for @tdsb Gender and Sexuality Alliance Awards. To honour all the creative work that GSAs engaged in to support each other during remote learning 2019-2021, there are 8 awards available from TDSB. Deadline is Friday, December 3rd at 4pm. 🌈 tdsb.on.ca/News/Article-Deta…
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Community members are invited to a virtual event hosted by @tdsb_cebsa & @ADFRNTBooklist on Oct. 26. Conversations will focus on how to create collaborative school-community engagement & the mandates of @tdsb_cebsa Learn more & register bit.ly/3lni7AI #tdsbcebsa #tdsb
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David A. Robinson will present to @tdsb Primary/Junior Educators - How to talk to students about Residential Schools and Orange Shirt Day with Q&A on Wednesday, September 15 from 3:45-5:15 PM sign up on MyPath tdsb.sabacloud.com/Saba/Web_…
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Thursday, September 30 is Orange Shirt Day @tdsb recognizing the legacy and harm of the Residential School System for First Nations, Métis, Inuit families & communities. @UIEC_Tdsb has learning & teaching supports for K-12 classrooms. #OrangeShirtDay
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We have to keep speaking on this so it can't be swept under the rug again.
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We found you . . . where you were hidden away . . . we are still searching . . . every day.
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There’s an orchestrated effort to demonize and misrepresent anti-racist practices in schools. But we remain committed knowing this core truth: ”Anti-racist work is the practice of healing and of restoring; it is a practice of love.” learningforjustice.org/magaz…
What Anti-racism Really Means for Educators

What Anti-racism Really Means for Educators

As anti-racism becomes a popular goal for schools across the nation, this TT advisory board member considers what it really means to be an anti-racist educator.

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@clclyne@clclyne25 Jun 2021
Thanks to all who already donated to Geronimo's Dream. He is almost at the halfway point to the funds needed to build the memorial wall for all children who attended the Mohawk Institute #IRS in #Brantford He can't wait for govt to respond to TRC Calls to Action. Pls share
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To keep the momentum going for Geronimo’s Dream he now has a website! Please share and keep the donations coming in so we can get a memorial wall for Geronimo Henry who is an 11-year residential school survivor. geronimosdream.weebly.com/
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Lots of people saying they've no words. You have to find the words. Silence is not an option. We’ve had years of silence. Demand more from yourself, from your community, from this country, from leadership. We need words, and we need action. Every child matters.
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Good that UNDRIP passed into law but do they really mean it when the feds keep fighting First Nations kids in court?
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“…lower all our flags across Canada”.
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June is around the corner and for National Indigenous History Month we have many amazing speakers, authors, and artists sharing their teachings with ⁦@tdsb⁩ students & staff. Check out Key to Learn #nationalindigenoushistorymonth
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What does it actually mean to be oppressed? Learn the definition so we can unlearn the system that supports it. #unlearn #oppression #wordoftheday
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