Last year I hosted a panel event in Vancouver where four people who have been active in helping us to navigate toward an anti-racist, post-patriarchal, post-capitalist future came together to share their ideas in front of a live audience.
It was a beautiful event (eventually we'll process the video of it to share with you!), and I really hit it off with
Moms Against Racism Canada founder Kerry Cavers so we got together afterward to chat.
This is a much more personal episode than many. I actually didn't know it was going to be an episode beforehand - I thought we were going to record something that would be mostly for Kerry to use to explain her work to potential funders. But when I realized what gold we had, I decided to release the video as an episode.
I did realize that we were lacking in some specific take-home messages for listeners, so I asked whether Kerry would be willing to share some ideas for ways to take action on anti-racism with us. She has a lot going on at the moment so she wasn't able to record something for us, but she did put together a VERY comprehensive list of actions that I recorded at the end of the episode.
I've also created a PDF of her ideas that you can print and refer back to more easily - click the button below to download it.
Enjoy the conversation!
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Jump to highlights
00:53 Introducing this episode’s topic and guest
03:31 Kerry's insights into her role within Mom's Against Racism and discusses the organization's mission and initiatives
05:49 MAR’s origin and founding motivations
13:54 The various forms and manifestations of racism in Canadian society
18:50 How members of Moms Against Racism are guided in unlearning racism
24:49 Kerry reflects on her upbringing, sharing how her mother's personal challenges and disconnection from her cultural identity left a void in her understanding of her own heritage
28:00 Kerry’s thoughts on Parenting Beyond Power
31:14 Kerry talks about which tools from the book resonated with her and if she's been able to use them
43:02 Why Kerry agreed to join the Culture Talks Panel Event
47:22 Jen’s commitment to addressing issues like White privilege and patriarchy, striving to make a positive impact
50:38 Kerry’s Ideas for Anti-Racist Actions for Parents
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