Skin4CAST: An Anti-Racism Podcast

We honour and remember all Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLBGTQI+ People. Today, and always.

Today on the National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People (also known as Red Dress Day), the NCTR remembers, honours, and respects those whose lives have been lost due to violence, apathy, and inaction.

We also recognize and honour their families, friends, and communities who tirelessly fight for justice for their loved ones amid grief. Indigenous women, girls, and gender-diverse people have a right to live in dignity and safety, and the continuation of violence cannot be tolerated. We all have a responsibility to fulfill the 231 Calls for Justice and ensure safety and justice for the women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in our communities — and we are all part of the solution.

Today, we lay Constable Andrew Hong to rest. Andrew proudly served as a member of the Toronto Police Service for 22 years. He died in the line of duty on Monday, September 12, 2022.

For details of today's funeral, follow or http://linktr.ee/AndrewHong.

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Check out our latest episodes at https://anchor.fm/underyourskin. Our most recent ones focus on the conviction of Derek Chauvin, the former cop who murdered George Floyd.

SKIN: The Anti-Racist Podcast • A podcast on Anchor 4 very different people talking race, racism, and anti-racism

I just saw this news about the LeBron James tweet with the pic of the officer who killed Ma'Khia Bryant and the words "you're next " . The response to it is super interesting. All of these people started raising hell because they thought it was inciting violence. Why did their minds go right violence? Because LeBron James is black. Why didn't they think that he is going to support the Bryan family with respect to activism and legal means? Because LeBron James is Black.

This is what YRDSB came up with as an anti-Black racism strategy??

http://www.yrdsb.ca/Programs/equity/PublishingImages/ABR-Strategy-Summary.jpg

www.yrdsb.ca

Our latest episode is now up!!

A terrific series of interviews with four wonderful human beings!

Check it out....and if you want to post your answers to the questions and your thoughts that would be awesome....

https://anchor.fm/michael-anthony03/episodes/Its-Black-History-Month-Even-When-Its-Not-eraj4a/a-a4pvscn

It's Black History Month (Even When It's Not) by SKIN: The Anti-Racist Podcast • A podcast on Anchor This episode features four thoughtful interviews about Black History and Black History Month

Want to be on our next podcast about Black History Month!? We want to interview you....message us and let's get you in with SKIN.

It's up! Go check out episode number two! Huge shout out to the man Kenny Robinson for coming on with us! Let us know what you think!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skin-the-anti-racist-podcast/id1543504476?uo=4

‎SKIN: The Anti-Racist Podcast on Apple Podcasts ‎Society & Culture · 2021

Really excited for the release of our second episode! It's been recorded and will be coming out real soon.

Do you know any jokes about your race that are actually funny?

A massive shout out to the hilarious Toronto comic Kenny Robinson for his time yesterday. A great interview for our next episode!

Our very first podcast is up!! Check it out at https://anchor.fm/michael-anthony03/episodes/Lets-Start-at-the-Beginning-encol5

Let's Start at the Beginning by SKIN: The Anti-Racist Podcast • A podcast on Anchor This episode introduces the four main members of SKIN and why we all feel this conversation around Anti-Racism is crucial. We start at the beginning...the definition of racism.

This just shows, our governments need to focus their attention, their planning, and their action in a way that takes race (as described in the data) into account:

"In Toronto, the data showed the Black, South Asian, Arab, Southeast Asian and Latin American communities were over-represented among COVID-19 cases. Whites and East Asians were under-represented. It also showed households with incomes under $50,000 to be over-represented among confirmed cases."

Thoughts?

COVID-19 mortality rate higher in neighbourhoods with more visible minorities: StatsCan | CBC News Residents of communities home to more visible minorities had a higher likelihood of dying from COVID-19 in Canada's three largest provinces, according to Statistics Canada, in a trend health experts say underscores the need for provinces such as B.C. and Quebec to improve their data collection on ra...

A very interesting read. Do you think the use of the n-word has a place in academic conversations? What if the teacher/professor is black? Is it ok then?

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-saturday-debate/2020/11/14/the-saturday-debate-is-it-ever-acceptable-to-use-the-n-word-in-a-classroom.html

The Saturday Debate: Is it ever acceptable to use the N-word in a classroom? The use of the N-word being spoken in class while directly referencing source material at Ontario universities recently has caused controversy over wh...

After months of planning and organizing, the first episode has been recorded. Very excited for y'all to hear it!

Dear Friends,

I'm going to write a question below and I want you to write, in the comments, the first word-only one word- that comes to mind. Also, don't look at what anyone else wrote before putting down your thought.

Here's the statement:

What is the first word that comes to mind when you hear the word "race" ?

Aaaaand go.....

This might be one of the parts of settlement, but the real significance is in the reforming of police training and action, as well as eliminating the no-knock warrant.

Oh, and did I mention those officers should be arrested and charged for murder of Breonna Taylor?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ky-louisville-taylor-settlement-1.5724511

Family of police shooting victim Breonna Taylor to receive $12M settlement from Louisville | CBC News The city of Louisville, Ky., will pay $12 US million to the mother of police shooting victim Breonna Taylor and install police reforms as part of a settlement of a lawsuit from Taylor's family.

So great to see all those joining this group of beautiful people talking and learning about anti-racism and being actively anti-racist. Welcome to the family y'all!

Good teaching ahead!

Educators, parents work to embed the Black experience into school curriculum | CBC News Anti-Black racism protests have put renewed focus on how little Black Canadians are reflected in school curriculum. While efforts are being made by some teachers in different parts of the country, parents are also taking matters into their own hands.

We are ready to record our first podcast tomorrow! It all starts now!

Our first installment of SKIN comes out in October! Get ready to take in some critical discussions about race, racism, and anti-racism from a fascinating and diverse group of 4 who are black and white, Christian, Jewish, and Atheistic, male and female, urban and rural.....this is gonna be good!

We are SKIN, a group of 4 Canadians; Michael Anthony, Christilene Elie, Haley Rose, and Dave Watkins who are all connected through our professional lives in the education system. We came together to create this podcast through our shared value in human rights and our shared belief that racism is wrong and that it is not enough for people to be bystanders to racism. We need to be actively anti-racist. This is not an easy thing.

Racism looks like many different things. Racism can be the use of a single word or phrase. It can be a remark. It can be discrimination against a student in a school or against an adult in a workplace. It can be an assault of physical nature. It can be the killing of a person. All because of the colour of their skin.

This podcast will feature episodes that come out every two weeks. They will centre around current events, theories of racism, and attitudes toward racism. We will have engaging conversations amongst ourselves and will also be bringing special guests into the podcast as we explore and learn more about how to be anti-racist.

Thank you for joining our Skin podcast family. We are so happy to have you as part of this journey.