Shakil Choudhury (M.E.S., B.Ed.)
Co-Director
Shakil is a highly-regarded trainer and consultant, having worked with organizations such as: Ontario Human Rights Commission, Canadian Race Relations Foundation, United World Colleges network, Toronto District School Board, South Asia Partnership, Youth Challenge International, BC Nurses Federation, and the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists. Shakil has designed and led various leadership programmes in Europe and Latin America to effectively tackle issues of integration, racism and community cohesion. His main area of focus these days is developing training and workplace materials and tools in support of the Canadian Government's Racism-Free Workplace Strategy.
Publications and Productions:
- “South Asians, Storytelling and Spirituality,” in the anthology, Notes from Canada’s Young Activists: A Generation Stands Up for Change, 2007, Greystone Books, Canada.
- Teacher/ Facilitator Guide for Gemini Award-Winning Film, “Scared Sacred.” National Film Board, 2006.
- Wrote and directed short film on the themes of identity and race: “Andy In the City”. Brown Book Productions, 2006.
- The Brown Book: Voices of Young Pakistani and Muslim Activists from Toronto and Lahore. Self Published, 2000. Recipient of the Anti-Bias Curriculum Development Award by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, 2002.
- Teacher/ Facilitator Guide for The Brown Book. Self-Published, 2001. Recipient of the Anti-Bias Curriculum Development Award by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, 2002.
Media:
- Interviewed for CBC "The National" in response to York University Racism Study, Jan. 2009.
- Profiled in Reader's Digest Article "Turning Adversity into Art", July 2008.
- Interview regarding post 9/11 Muslim experience in Canada by Daniel Aldana Cohen. One Magazine, Spring, 2007.
- Appearance on panel discussion re: Michael “Kramer” Richard’s racist tirade. “The Water Cooler,” CBC News: Sunday, CBC-TV, Nov/2006.
- Featured on documentary film, Dove Days: Following Pakistan’s Insan Street Theatre. Produced by The Nightingale Company, Canada, 2002.
- Interview on racism, storytelling and Islam by Shelagh Rodgers, Sounds Like Canada, CBC Radio, 2001.
- Interview on racism, education and The Brown Book by Rubina Ahmed, South Asian News Week, OMNI Television, 2000.
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