EDUCATION Partnerships and research

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The purpose of the education platform is to create educational opportunities for students in our school systems and the general public to acquire knowledge and insight about the lives of Black Canadians as seen through the lens of the Emancipation Day Celebrations in Windsor, Ontario during the 1930’s to the 1960’s, based on the research undertaken to create the future television series, Jackson Park. Material related to the larger context of Black History in Canada will also be incorporated into this platform.  The goals in creating this platform are to expand awareness and appreciation of the accomplishments, resiliency and creativity of the Black Canadian community while facing ongoing racism in their daily environment both in the past and present. It is also to enable Canadians to recognize racism in its many forms, both conscious and unconscious to and understand the impact and detrimental role that it continues to have on individuals and in our society today. Finally, the education platform will engage and challenge students and the general public to critically explore the concepts of identity, freedom and civil rights in Canadian Society.