Black History in BC schools curriculum

We are asking everyone to please sign this petition and ask the Minister of Education to put this on the agenda for change. All students should see themselves and their families reflected in the curriculum. We need to begin with our children, we must teach them how our province has been changed for the better through the efforts of black British Columbians and this must be celebrated in our schools. The majority of racism begins in our schools. As an ally, I do not want my children to experience only white history as I did. White supremacy must end and our silence is complacency.

Please consider writing a personal letter to:
Education Minister:
Minister Jennifer Whiteside:
educ.minister@gov.bc.ca

In your letter also include asking for data. To end anti-black racism in our schools we need more quality data. Data will help us to understand the challenges that both students and educators face. Read more here: https://bccommunityalliance.com/. Click here to send a letter to Minister Fleming demanding anti-black racism be implemented in our schools: here:https://bccommunityalliance.com/anti-black-racism-petition/?fbclid=IwAR1dyluWFOgbUzch50ByCQF5BY32-wK9r6-LCA7mM8_TEKhYzzUTPBqIiGs

Also, contact your Superintendent or the Trustees in your school district and send them a letter asking them to write the Minister of Education advocating for change.

Support the work of African Descent Society BC. Please contact Yasin Kiraga Misago Founder and Executive Director of African Descent Society BC.africandescentsocietybc@gmail.com.

Get involved with the BCCA is a community based organization dedicated to combating the structural inequities created by anti-black racism.
http://bccommunityalliance.com/

Thank you,

Karina Reid