Building to Last with Educator, Champion and Advocate Skye Bowen

In this week’s conversation I’m talking to one of the most wholehearted educators I’ve ever met: Skye Bowen. Skye is an activist, a community builder, a champion, and is working actively to dismantle systems that oppress racialized students. 

This conversation will give you confidence to engage in those conversations that can shift thinking and change systems. One by one, Skye addresses some common reactions and objections we hear when we really push for anti-racism classrooms:

1. "You can't hire someone just because they're racialized" (17:30)
2. "Like everything in education, there is always something new; we'll be on to the next thing soon" (20:45)
3. "You don't need all BIPOC authors...you need representation" (24:00)
4. "Should I say 'BIPOC' or 'racialized'?" (27:00)
5. "You can't assume that all racialized students have struggled" (29:15)
6. "Ok, ok...we get it...enough with the racism talk...." (31:30)

We also discuss how Skye's faith informs her work. In particular, we talk about WWJD-- "what would Jesus do?"-- to challenge systems that oppress.

Connect with Skye on Twitter at https://twitter.com/HealthyMsB1  or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/skyebowen37/

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