Len Pierre, a Coast Salish educator from Katzie First Nation was a keynote speaker from the 2023 BC Library Conference. He offered a half-day workshop (3.5 hours) called “Indigenous Allyship and Anti-Racism” on Thursday, April 4th over Zoom. Len explains that, “Being an ally has nothing to do with being a good person. It’s an active state of reconciliation, social justice, cultural advocacy, Indigenous equity, and decolonial processes,” and this training will provide tools for being an ally, rooted in action.
A recording of the session is available on BCLA’s Vimeo account.
All BC library workers are invited to attend this virtual, half-day training, which is free-of-charge as part of BCLA’s commitment to anti-racism.