The Brown Book:
Using Storytelling to Combat Racism

The Brown Book project is an award-winning¹ anti-discrimination program that uses storytelling as a tool to combat racism. This unique workshop is powerful because it uses theory and experiential activities to engage both students as well as teachers in a provocative learning process. In this workshop (half-day or full-day option), participants will:

• Use personal stories from South Asian and Muslim youth as a springboard for discussion about stereotypes, racism, and other forms of systemic discrimination;
• Examine key anti-bias theory necessary to help us distinguish between subtle versus overt forms of racism and uncover the powerful role of implicit bias in maintaining inequities;
• Explore inspiring and real-life stories of young people who are working to improve their communities both locally and globally using the award-winning book called, “The Brown Book: Voices of Young Pakistani & Muslim Activists from Toronto and Lahore.”

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• ¹ The Brown Book Project was honoured with the Anti-Bias Curriculum Development Award in 2002 by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario.