George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
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As George Brown College continues its commitment to take meaningful action to promote Black excellence and inclusion, we’re partnering with fashion brand SDHtoronto, a Black-owned business that advances messages of empowerment, equality and allyship through inspiring design. Sandra D. Hamilton, a...
George Brown College is committed to addressing anti-Black racism on our campuses and beyond, and we plan to formally commit to actions outlined in the Scarborough Charter — a document that lays out concrete steps for colleges and universities across Canada to combat racism and promote Black...
Racial microaggressions in the workplace affect individuals’ self-confidence and sense of belonging, and they also diminish an organization’s ability to be competitive and innovative, George Brown College President Dr. Gervan Fearon said on a recent podcast. Fearon was a guest on the Fostering an...
The work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada drives Audrey Rochette both professionally and personally — “it’s part of who I am,” she said. As the new Director of Indigenous Initiatives, she's eager to move the commission’s calls to action forward in the George Brown College...
Nadia Richards, Manager of Anti-Racism Integration at the Office of Anti-Racism, Equity and Human Rights Services (OAREHRS), has created a tool to help the George Brown community engage in the work of Anti-Racism. Take 5 for Anti-Racism is a framework modelled on our college’s existing Take 5 for...
On July 20 and 21, 2021, the Office of Anti-Racism, Equity and Human Rights (OAREHRS) hosted two half-day sessions with the established Anti-Racism Strategy Review Task Force ( see list of members below). The task force, representative of priority departments across the college, engaged in a...
By: Nadia Richards Manager, Anti-Racism Integration AREA Committee Member George Brown College I imagine Anti-Racism and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as complementary pedagogical practices that together allow educators to challenge deep rooted issues of racism while ensuring students engage...
Just weeks after the discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children in British Columbia, the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan announced another horrifying discovery. The First Nation found 751 unmarked graves near the former Marieval Indian Residential School....
Joni Shawana has spent the last 25 years working in the community and educating people on Indigenous cultures. Shawana is Anishinaabe from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Indian Reserve and she is a graduate of George Brown’s Community Worker program. When Shawana was eight years old, she moved off the reserve...
A successful community needs space guided by the needs of its residents—in other words, programming, places and protocols designed for those who use these spaces most. For youth, in particular, access to safe and reliable public spaces helps to stave off isolation and alienation at a crucial point...