Project Name
Antiracist Images: Screening and Discussing EDID Values in Canadian Workplaces
Team Members
Liliana Castaneda, Natsuko Kamikawara, Simon Lam, Louise Chen
Unit
English Language Institute (ELI)
Project Summary
This lunch & learn workshop series uses film to evoke meaningful conversations about equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization (EDID) in the workplace.
The first lunch & learn in September 2022 featured a screening and discussion of Sandamini Rankaduwa’s film Ice Breakers (2019), which depicts Josh Crooks’ struggles as a Black hockey player in Canada. In advance of the September film screening, the audience was invited to begin reflecting on the invisible history of Black civil rights in Canada by watching the short film Journey to Justice by Roger McTair (2000).
These screenings invite audiences to think beyond their own racialized experiences, challenge normalized practices in the workplace, and continue these conversations with their colleagues.
Films provided courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).