Spotting Stereotypes in Storybooks
Xenolearn is organizing a free workshop for parents and caretakers of young children to recognize stereotypes and racist representations in children’s books.
Ep 13: Embracing the Fullness of Asian American Identities with Dr. Ken Fong
Dr. Ken Fong started a podcast in 2015 at the suggestion of a colleague because Asian American voices were missing from the conversation. Since 2015, Ken’s weekly podcast explores the cultural, artistic, historical and spiritual aspects of Asian American Communities. In this episode, we ask Ken…
Ep 12: Championing Women in STEM with STEMAZING’s Alex Knight
Alex is the Founder of STEMAZINGltd. STEMAZING’s mission is to ignite inspiration and amplify inclusion in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). As a Chartered Mechanical Engineer with over 15 years’ Industry experience, she has experienced the benefits of more diverse teams but also the barriers to diversity and inclusion. In this episode, we talk about…
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day 15 Free Resources for Teachers and Learners Monday, March 8th, 2021, marks International Women’s Day….
Ep 11: Exploring Gender Equality with Equalista’s Theo Kauffeld
Theresa Kauffeld, known by her childhood nickname Theo, is the Co-founder of Equalista, the world’s first mobile learning app helping users to understand and act on gender equality. In this episode of The Xenolearn Podcast, Theo explains what gender equality is and why there is still a lot of work to do towards gender equality. Learn tips to…
Ep 10: Appreciating Afro-Canadian Communities with Ama Ouattara
Ama is a passionate photo-journalist based in Ottawa, Canada. In this episode, she comes onto the podcast to share her literary debut, “Djribo: The Little Story to Galvanize the Troops”. Djribo is a snapshot of Afro-Canadian experiences, cultures and communities, and especially, Black excellence and celebration. You’ll hear Ama entice us with…
Ep 9: Confronting Colonialism and its Consequences with We Slaves of Suriname
Rudy, Arantxa, Gilberto and Minke all participated in the Xenolearn Book Club Fundraiser for Nederland Wordt Beter. Together, we read “We Slaven van Suriname” (We Slaves of Suriname) by Anton de Kom. De Kom’s book is an account of decolonial history, and reveals the experience of the oppressed across the Caribbean and adds to our understanding of struggles against slavery, imperialism and racism…
Black History Month 2021
February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada. (Fun Fact, October is Black History Month in the UK!) This year, we have curated a list of 20 resources to help teachers and learners acknowledge the history of Black people in the North American continent, value the amazing…
Ep 8: Learning Antiracism and Cultural Literacy with Leroy Hibbert
Leroy is an antiracism and cultural literacy educator based in London, Ontario, Canada. He joins us on this episode of The Xenolearn Podcast to discuss his work addressing racial inequalities, challenging stereotypes, and teaching cross-cultural understanding. With compassion and kindness, Leroy explains that it is ok to recognize physical differences, including skin colour…
Ep 7: Disability is Not Inability with Harriet Mukajambo
Harriet is the founder of a global youth lead organization that focuses on gender equality, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability called Global Learning for Sustainability. She joins us this week on the podcast to talk about the importance of breaking down gender stereotypes, destigmatizing physical disability, and representative leadership. Above all…
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