The Respond to Crisis Team

"I was brought to ARPP because it is a project leading to insightful conversations. We often don't question our lives and surroundings, ARPP allows us to see the point of view of people that we might have never been able to meet. This opportunity sheds light to important ways to improve our communities."

"ARPP is a wonderful project that is dedicated to promoting and implementing accessible and diversified educational content. I wanted to be a part of the project to both learn from it and support it however I could. Working with the team has been a pleasure!"

"COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter Movement and calls for justice in 2020 illuminated the overdue need for new ways for teaching, learning and existing together. I created the Anti-Racist Project to respond to this gap. I hope for this work to instill a new culture that is self-reflexive, accountable and genuine to BIPOC lives, knowledge and well being."

"As a filmmaker, I know the power of uplifting marginalized voices. The Anti-Racist Pedagogy Project is an amplifier, bringing to light important issues and connecting past histories to today and beyond. Working with AARP aligns with my values/the kind of projects I want to create, and I’m excited to see what comes next!"

"I see ARPP as a tool to mobilize knowledge that has been excluded from higher education for far too long. The institution of academia holds a powerful position in the racial climate. Academia had the potential to implement instrumental changes in the lives of BIPOC both within and outside of universities."

“The current educational system is in need of fundamental change. Showcasing my skills for inclusivity, equity and diversity, especially in institutions, is vital. We need to act as a community, empower one another and amplify voices that need to be heard. Respond2Crisis offers the environment for accountability and self-reflection in all cases."

"I was inspired by this project as it can help educators and students disrupt the white supremacist, canonical knowledge at the foundation of our university system. Educational videos (with closed captions) functions as an accessible way to disseminate contemporary, emerging critical scholarship—and the time to listen to anti-racist knowledge is now!"

"Mobilization is essential to seek change. We need to share our life experiences and knowledge more broadly. We need to transform words into action. The ARPP is one place that fosters these conversations and responds to it."

"Knowledge needs to be inclusive. Not just in representation but in accessibility. I am committed to bridging the gap between academic knowledge and the communities is meant to represent. There is a lot more to knowledge than the western knowledge system showcases and it's about time we seek to uncover, value and embrace it."

"During the tipping point of social and political change, it's rewarding to be working for a resource that helps unpack these important issues."