About STARS

University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
The Student Teachers Anti-Racism Society (STARS) promotes anti-racism education at the College of Education, University of Saskatchewan through the support of the College. We work collaboratively to understand, identify, and address individual and systemic racism and its interlocking forms of oppression based on gender, sexuality, ability, class, religion and other socially constructed categories. We believe that anti-racist and decolonizing education, when woven together, can create humanizing and emancipatory change for everyone.

Monday, April 13, 2015

Moving forward after understanding your privilege

“Beyond Whitness” provides a comprehensive list of several YouTube clips, TED talks and documentaries which focus on white privilege.   
http://www.beyondwhiteness.com/

Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

Have you ever wondered what kind of access you have to power, simply based on the colour of your skin? Society programs humans to overlook their own privilege and Peggy McIntosh’s White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack brings the often “unseen” benefits into our consciousness in this thought provoking checklist.
http://amptoons.com/blog/files/mcintosh.html

The Problem with "Privilege"

The website below provides a quick synopsis of Andrea Smith’s article “The Problem with “Privilege” found in the book Geographies of Privilege. She challenges the idea that the self-reflection of identifying privilege is the final step. http://andrea366.wordpress.com/2013/08/14/the-problem-with-privilege-by-andrea-smith/

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Reel Injun

Reel Injun is a documentary that takes an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through the history of cinema.


8th Fire

8th Fire is a documentary series on CBC that looked at the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people and the conflict, colonialism, and denial entrenched in history.


Wanda Sykes on Reverse Racism

Wanda Sykes, a comedian and actress, showcases an interesting perspective on reverse racism and how it doesn't exist.


Reverse Racism YouTube

Aamer Rahman, a comedian disputes reverse racism within a comedic situation in this YouTube video. It is an excellent viewpoint that clearly articulates the problems with the notion of reverse racism.

Aamer Rahman information:
aamerrahman.tumblr.com

Twitter: @aamer_rahman



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