Meeting Facilitators: Dr. Meike Wernicke, Anastasia Zhuravleva, and Sadia Shad
In this meeting, we will explore the final report from UBC’s Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Task Force (ARIE-TF). At the third anniversary of LLED Antiracist Caucuses (ARC), our goals are to reflect on our learning and experiences with the ARC so far, find an entry point into the Task Force report, and engage with the work that needs to be done as laid out in the recommendations. By engaging in discussions about recommendations, we hope to understand and reflect on how we can use the report in our daily work at UBC and LLED and take more action-oriented steps.
Stimulus Texts:
Prior to attending the meeting on November 7th, 1:00- 2:30 pm, please take some time to read the following sections of UBC’s : Task Force Report – Anti-racism
- Executive summary of the report (pp. 10-14);
- Overview of the six committee reports (pp. 33-34);
- Choose one committee report and focus on one recommendation that is of particular interest or relevance to your work
The whole activity should take you about 25-30 minutes.
Discussion Questions:
- What committee and recommendation did you focus on and why?
- What was your experience in reading/browsing/delving into the task force’s report?
- How can we, as an academic community, use these recommendations in our commitment to anti-racism?
Responses to Anti-racism Task Force Reports
Like UBC, many other post-secondary institutions in Canada have put forth recommendations on anti-racism. An important question to consider is how these recommendations are ultimately implemented. We suggest the following two optional stimulus texts:
Optional Stimulus Text #2:
UBC’s ARIE-TF website presents a list of Institutional Anti-Racism Actions, as well as resources and funding to support the implementation of the recommendations.
Optional Stimulus Text #3:
This article THE ANTI-RACISM TASK FORCE: PERFORMING OR PERFORMATIVE? is specific to Trent University and offers a different approach from UBC to its anti-racism task force. It raises important questions about how the task force work can sometimes be more performative rather than action-oriented.