Guiding Principles

Our Approach

Analyzing Power

Through the analysis of institutional power, Parents of Black Children commits to identifying and unpacking the systems of oppression that impact our children within the education system. As well, we acknowledge that like other Canadian institutions, school boards have evolved within an historical context of white supremacy, colonialism, and anti-Black racism, all of which have been woven into the fabric of education policies and practices, leading to the creation of long-standing disproportionalities and disparities for African Canadian students.

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Transparency and Accountability

We commit to operate in a fully transparent manner and to being accountable to African Canadian Parents. As such, PoBC commits to providing community members with detailed information about our organization, including its processes, leadership, and outcomes.

Active Listening

We commit to making space to listen and solicit feedback from all members, including parents and of African Canadian children. We commit to prioritizing and listening to the stories of our Black parents and children, elders, LBGTQ2S+, and members of religious minority groups, as told by them. We welcome White or other racialized parents of Black children and will support them through their concerns but ask that they recognize the privilege they carry as non-Black parents.

Appreciation and Gratitude

We will show appreciation and gratitude for the whole of each other’s personhood. We commit to respecting and nurturing all intersections of Blackness that make up each member. We will resist arrogance and judgement, be willing to share weaknesses, we will call each other out, and celebrate each other often. We will work uniformly, with one goal and do all that is in the best interest of our Black children, putting aside our own egos and personal ambitions for the liberation of our future…our children.

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