March 18, 2015

Two White Journalism Students At Ryerson University Kicked Out of Meeting On Anti Racism For Being White





[From article]
Trevor Hewitt and Julia Knope, both first year journalism students, wanted to sit in on a March 11 meeting of the Racialised Students’ Collective for an assignment, but were told they were not welcome. According to the students, it was because as whites they were not themselves “racialized.”
According to the group’s Facebook page, the Racialised Students’ Collective’s goal is “to create and anti-racist climate on campus that will foster a healthy and rich working and learning environment for all.” The group’s focuses include “provid[ing] a safe space for… students who are committed to anti-racist action” and “challenging systemic institutional and overt racism at Ryerson.”
A member of the RSC defended the group’s decision, saying it wanted to create a “safe space” where non-white students could speak without worrying about how whites might react

http://dailycaller.com/2015/03/16/two-students-kicked-from-anti-racist-meeting-for-being-white/

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