Am I Black enough?
Black History month is meant to celebrate Black joy, resistance, innovation and unity. So why doesn't it always feel that way?
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MAR Admin Team
Mar 22, 20222 min read
March 22nd is Water Day
First Nations reserves in Canada are 90 times more likely to be without running water. It's World Water day. Great day for action.
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Kerry Cavers
Mar 21, 20223 min read
You can't have cake because you're Black.
This was the answer I received when, at 7 years old, I asked the birthday kiddo why I didn’t get a piece of cake like everyone else.
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MAR Education Advocacy Team
Aug 4, 20213 min read
Diverse Books Reading Challenge
Spend your August reading BIPOC written books, with culturally diverse characters, with #ownvoices storylines. Kids, you could win a...
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Kerry Cavers
May 8, 202122 min read
25 Diverse Books on Reproductive Justice.
This month’s book list addresses themes of Reproductive Justice, body autonomy, consent, feminism (not just white feminism) and more.
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MAR Healthcare Advocacy Team
Apr 10, 20219 min read
Covid-19 Shines a Light on Health Inequities.
Covid-19 has shone a light on the health disparities and inequities that exist and persist as a result of colonialism and systemic racism.
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Pat Baxter
Mar 28, 20214 min read
Meal Planning as Self-Care
The term "meal planning" can either cause joy or strike fear in the heart of many a household leader.
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Pat Baxter
Mar 13, 20213 min read
Include Play in Your Anti-Racism Journey.
Take a moment to play. It doesn’t matter at what, or where, or how. The secret is to make it playful.
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Symbia Barnaby
Feb 28, 20216 min read
Boundaries + Burnout
Setting boundaries help you to be able to keep showing up to this very important anti-racism work without burning out.
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Jessica Sproat
Feb 24, 20213 min read
When #PinkShirtDay is a (white)wash.
Today is Anti-Bullying Day. But when is bullying not just bullying?
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Symbia Barnaby
Jan 31, 20214 min read
Self-Love, Self-Care + Anti-Racism
So you might be asking yourself, "What does self-love and self-care have to do with my anti-racism journey?” Let me connect the dots.
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Becky Leyva
Jan 11, 20216 min read
Take Down The Statues: Sir John A. Macdonald.
Whether you believe him to be a hero or not depends on if you believe genocide and slavery are just means to create a nation.
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Kerry Cavers
Oct 14, 20202 min read
Is This Costume Racist?
People are not actually trying to understand cultural appropriation when they are asking about Halloween costumes.
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Caitlin Baker
Sep 30, 20204 min read
MAR Book Review: The Orange Shirt Story
The Orange Shirt Story is a gentle, accessible, and age appropriate introduction to the history of residential schools for younger children.
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Caitlin Baker
Sep 27, 20205 min read
MAR Book Review: I Am Not A Number
Irene asks her father “But why are you letting him take us?” and he turns away from her. Why do you think he does not answer this question?
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Jessica Sproat
Sep 21, 20208 min read
There's no racial injustice in Canada... or is there?
Racism is entrenched in all of Canada's systems and institutions. This blog post is full of examples.
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Caitlin Baker
Aug 14, 20203 min read
MAR Book Review: Something Happened In Our Town
This week Moms Against Racism reviews Something Happened In Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice.
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Kerry Cavers
Jul 20, 20206 min read
Are You Grieving Your Ignorant Self?
Why your anti-racist journey may feel like an emotional rollercoaster.
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Kerry Cavers
Jun 28, 20202 min read
Let's Talk About Lived Experience.
Racism is an abstract concept to those who have never experienced it.
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Kerry Cavers
Jun 9, 20203 min read
Why Asking "Where Are You From?" Is Racist.
Asking about someone's ethnicity is not something that should be asked but rather offered when that person chooses to share.
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