Anti-Racism and

Multicultural

Education...

Why is this web page useful to Teachers and Students?

This annotated list is to help teachers and students to understand the importance and information on anti-racism and multicultural education. Multiculturalism and anti-racism are very important to education. It is incumbent upon the teacher and the school to provide students with a positive climate especially in the younger and formative years. Children, at a young age, can develop an awareness of the differences between them and their peers based on race and culture. It is crucial at this time to develop an empathetic and appreciative attitude of others' differences through positive exposure of these "new" and fascinating distinctions. These sites can be used as a resource for the teacher to obtain information that can be transferred to students, or students can use the information within this site for projects, assignments or personal interest. Some educational goals are: * affirming that all ethnocultural groups are equal within our society *understanding that multicultural education is for all students * recognizing that similarities across cultures are much greater than differences and that cultural pluralism is a positive aspect in our society * affirming and enhancing self-esteem through pride in heritage, and providing opportunities for individuals to appreciate the cultural heritages of others * promoting cross-cultural understanding, citizenship, and racial harmony * providing opportunities for individuals to take action to eliminate all forms of racism, including stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination

Annotated List of Web Sites

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Education offers the teacher a clear break down of the government's learning outcomes pertaining to multiculturalism and anti-racism education. This sites states:

* what multiculturalism is and what it entails

* what anti-racism is and entails

* the value of integrating multiculturalism and anti-racism education

* key goals of this education

* examples of ideas from integration

"Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. If life is to be sustained hope must remain, even where confidence is wounded, trust impaired." E. Erikson

Hopesite is funded by the BC Multicultural Committee and the Multicultural Programs of Canadian Heritage. The focus of this site is the Holocaust and to educated students and teachers about the pain and history of it. The home page id divided into four sections: Remember, Reflect, Rekindle, and Choose Hope (another similar home page).

SECTION	DESCRIPTION
Remember: "To build hope out of the deep pain of the Holocaust, and to ensure that it is never forgotten, first we must learn: what is the reality?"	Personal reflections, Q&A, All about Anne Frank, Historical Archives, Memories from the Children, Headlines from History.
Reflect: " To create meaning out of horror, we must reflect. We must also consider what the Holocaust means for today"	Hope gardener: a Gallery of Art, poetry, and writings where students can submit their work; Inspirations and quotes; All about Victoria's Holocaust Symposium
Rekindle: "To end hate, and to honour those who suffered, we must work to rekindle hope for the future."	Teaching resources, Ways to Fight Racism in your School, Games on Line, United Nations Children's Bill of Rights

National Convention on Racism presents a list of videos that pertain to racism. Although these videos are free for the National Convention of Racism Events, there are videos in the list that are excellent, very powerful and extremely useful to teachers. After each video name there is a synopsis of its content.

Nativeweb utilizes the Internet to educate people about Indigenous culture and issues as well as promote communication between Indigenous people and organizations. There are many links that are useful to teachers for information, discussion forums and resources. For example, Resource Center, Books and Music, and Community Center (message boards, white pages, events and more).

Ithaca College put together a web page entitled "Multicultural Personalities n the Humanities on the WWW". The site is designed to assist teachers and students obtain information on a variety of American pioneers from African, Asian, Hispanic or Native decent. This site offers information on a multitude of pioneers through documents, bulletins, pictures and essays. This is a useful resource for teachers who are looking for information to teach students about personalities of different cultures. For example, fine arts; there is lots of information of different artists and examples of their work.

Nazism Exposed gives teachers explicit reading material to show that "Nazism...is today at it's highest peak since the destruction of Hitler's dictatorship in 1945". This page links viewers to "hate mail", which is shocking and disturbing, yet thought provoking; "links to the dark side"; FAQ, news etc. Another site that deals with the Klu Klux Klan is from Stop-The-Hate organization. It is a site that links the viewer to articles promoting the KKK. The aim of this site is to show viewers that this type of racism exists and that it is revolting.

Teaching Tolerance is a "National Education Project dedicated to helping teachers foster equity, respect, and understanding in classrooms and beyond". This site offers connections Teaching Tolerance magazine, classroom resources, 12 interesting and realistic activities, and readings. This is a very interesting site.

Multicultural Web Links is a wonderful resource of links relevant to teachers and multiculturalism. It is divided into educational links (such as "Teachers helping Teachers) and multicultural links (such as Latino Link and Multicultural awareness in a language classroom)

Listserv connections: The following are two different examples of listservs that relate to racism. Institute for the Healing of Racism (HEALING @WESTGA.EDU) Antiracism Information-Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association (ANTIRACISM-L@LISTSERV.UNB.CA)

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Author: Leila Eslamboli

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