Keeping the Peace: Social Justice Unionism in a Canadian Context
In this paper I argue that the liberal white fantasy of civility , held deeply by many Canadians is precisely the condition that works against the possibility of anti-racist activism within the context of our organizations. I do this in the spirit of supporting meaningful anti-racist activism on the...
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Canadian Society for Studies in Education
2009-02-01
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| description | In this paper I argue that the liberal white fantasy of civility , held deeply by many Canadians is precisely the condition that works against the possibility of anti-racist activism within the context of our organizations. I do this in the spirit of supporting meaningful anti-racist activism on the part of Canadian teachers’ unions—a goal that I believe cannot be achieved until we face up to our complicity in educational racism. My argument is based on an analysis—through a combined conceptual lens focusing on race, nationalism and knowledge production—of four keynote addresses given at an event I attended in the spring of 2007 sponsored by a Canadian teachers’ organization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-18072ba3cb5c45e8956aea6881e56a512022-12-22T00:59:39ZengCanadian Society for Studies in EducationCanadian Journal for New Scholars in Education1916-92212009-02-0112Keeping the Peace: Social Justice Unionism in a Canadian ContextCindy Rottmann0OISE/University of TorontoIn this paper I argue that the liberal white fantasy of civility , held deeply by many Canadians is precisely the condition that works against the possibility of anti-racist activism within the context of our organizations. I do this in the spirit of supporting meaningful anti-racist activism on the part of Canadian teachers’ unions—a goal that I believe cannot be achieved until we face up to our complicity in educational racism. My argument is based on an analysis—through a combined conceptual lens focusing on race, nationalism and knowledge production—of four keynote addresses given at an event I attended in the spring of 2007 sponsored by a Canadian teachers’ organization.https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cjnse/article/view/30399teacher unionsteacher activismanti-racism |
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