Blog Posts

  • Areeba’s Blog

    Blog written by Areeba Islam, Youth Community Animator – TERT, BCS. I grew up in a community of mostly minorities, and although I did not face much racism, I did witness it, with the perpetrators often being other minorities. There were many times when I would hear my peers using racial slurs or being blatantlyContinue…

  • Breaking Stereotypes: A Journey Through Microaggressions

    Blog written by Fairoze Maisha, Youth Community Animator – TERT, BCS. Numerous microaggressions have happened to me throughout my life; while they may not seem like much on their own, they have a compounding effect. Despite being less obvious than overt racism, these covert forms of prejudice nonetheless have equally subtle effects. Overcoming these obstaclesContinue…

  • Personal Journey of Resilience in the Face of Racism and Oppression

    Blog written by Priota Hassan, Youth Community Animator – TERT, BCS. It was a meet and greet social for students in my university faculty to get to know some of the professors and upper administrative staff. Although not obvious, it was daunting since there was a clear power difference, between the staff and students. InContinue…

  • Speaking Up Against Discrimination in Schools

    Blog written by Kowshik (Devo) Das, Youth Community Animator – TERT, BCS. From my recent experiences, during a peaceful free Palestine protest at school a classmate got harassed for being Jewish as an influence of the war in the Middle East. Some people found out he was Jewish and went up to him and beganContinue…

  • Beautiful in a fair world- A blog-post exploring how racist messaging is embedded in beauty

    Blog written by Puspita Hassan, Youth Community Animator – TERT, BCS. As I reflect on how racism affects my life, I am drawn to consider how we define standards of beauty. As a child, I remember watching Fair & Lovely commercials on TV. Often, it would follow a similar theme in the story line. AContinue…