Shree Paradkar//श्री पराडकर 🍁 Profile picture
Columnist @torontostar. Internal ombud. Indebted to Indigenous, Black, Dalit wisdom. @Unifor87M equity https://t.co/2EkvheCjK0
Nov 8, 2021 6 tweets 4 min read
I spoke to Natasha Shakespeare whose daughter is wrestling with escalating anti-Blackness in the Simcoe County school system. The bullies are at school. Her daughter is not. #pushout CW: description of part of the violence in thread:
thestar.com/news/gta/2021/… Shakespeare’s daughter represents a disturbing explosion in anti-Black racism. Where previously concerns were about subtler forms with streaming or gifted programs, @PoBCAdvocate's Charline Grant (not in pic) says they’re all about overt racial violence. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Apr 29, 2018 7 tweets 2 min read
Waking up to hundreds of tweets today after a white supremacists said talking about racism makes me an ingrate. As an immigrant, I'm not grateful after being "given" healthcare and a job.
A few words about immigrants and gratitude. Thread. 2/I chose to be in Canada. Canada chose me, too. I jumped through many legally required hoops to be here. So, unlike many from settler cultures, I am here by following the rules of the land.