Community

Erik Hakim considers how Indigenous approaches to education helped him build community among his students.

Courtney White anticipates the upcoming year as an occasional teacher in the context of COVID-19.

Ajmer Darawal and Diana Hernandez talk about the impacts of forced migration and the benefits of trauma-informed approaches to supporting refugee students.

With the fall issue of Voice, we are focussed on the safe reopening of schools and the ways in which we build community, particularly in these challenging times when the inequities that are always present, are laid bare.

Neeru Sekhon writes about creating a community-focused cultural hub and the power of the arts to create opportunities for self-representation and reflection.

When faced with a regressive government that consistently demonstrates its backwards logic, we must double down on our commitments to one another, to our collective well-being and to equity and social justice.

Vickita Bhatt writes about responding to the Ford Conservative government by organizing with her colleagues, local parents and other community members.

The point of talking about privilege is not to make people feel bad, or guilty; it is that recognizing privilege is the only hope we have of breaking down the system to make it fairer for everyone.