Ep 5: Educators Who Are Racialized

Zach sits down with Sherry Jones she/her to discuss how educators who are racialized are affected by and can navigate barriers to wellbeing and equity. Sherry is a former principal now Staff Officer in PFLS and we happen to sit next to each other on the 2nd floor. Sherry delivers professional learning on antiracism, develops workshops for beginning teachers for Celeb 5, is a liaison with provincial faculties of education, is the MTS rep for the Equity and Social Justice as well as the Teacher Education and Certification Standing Committees, is part of Labour School, as well as Equity and Social justice and Professional development for the Metro area. She's also one of the founders of the Educators of Colour Network and is involved in the Newcomer, Education Coalition, and many other organizations on behalf of MTS.

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1. Resources:


2. BIPOC MENTAL HEALTH WORKER LIST (ninecircles.ca)


3. Manitoba Psychologists who offer services to racialized individuals:
   
   • Drs Natasha Ali 431-478-1144 humanresiliency@gmail.com
   
   
   • Rehman Abdulrehman 204-615-1580 http://clinicpsychology.com
   
   
   • Alicia Ordonez 204-612-1129 dr.ordonez.p@gmail.com
   
   
   • Maggie Penfold 204-775-5521 dr.maggie.penfold@gmail.com
   
   
   • Kathryn Ritchot 204-415-6767 dr.kathryn.ritchot@gmail.com
   
   
   • Meera Chohan 204-230-0667 dr.meera@hotmail.com
   
   
   
   


4. Educators Of Colour Network Manitoba:  educatorsofcolour@gmail.com


5. Books: Allies and Advocates, by Amber Cabral and Inclusion on Purpose by Ruchika Tulshyan.