The PS 29 IDEA Committee is a group of staff & parents/caregivers designed to be a springboard to discuss & address issues of race, identity, equity and develop personal knowledge of anti-racist/anti-bias work.

 

Our Anti-Racist work is rooted in the belief that racial groups are equal and that racial inequality exists because of racist practices, policies and laws.  And we believe that personal anti-racist work is the bedrock of equity work. The IDEA Committee is to here to support the community in:

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• Centering the humanity and liberation of Black Indigenous People Of Color (BIPOC) in our anti-racist/anti-bias work 

• Educating ourselves on anti-racist/anti-bias practices, collectively as a school and as individuals.

• Examining ourselves and the ways in which our beliefs and actions uphold and perpetuate systems of white supremacy.

• Having our anti-racist/anti-bias education be based in and led by BIPOC anti-racist/anti-bias scholars.

• Facilitating dialogue with our students in the classrooms and families at home on racism, anti-blackness and social justice.

• Understanding personal privilege and how to use it to fight with and amplify the voices of BIPOC and show up for Black liberation & Indigenous sovereignty.