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CIARC noon MON 8 June 2026

[Via George Dei Study Group]

CIARS in Conversation: Institutional Racial Habitus and the Schooling of African-Heritage Students in Australia

Dear Community Members,

The Centre for Integrative Anti-Racism Studies (CIARS) is pleased to welcome Dr. Tebeje Molla for a special CIARS in Conversation presentation on race, schooling, and the educational experiences of African-heritage students in Australia.

Drawing on a national research project, Dr. Molla examines a striking disconnect between how racism is understood by school staff and how it is experienced by students and their families. While educators often describe schools as inclusive and non-racist spaces, students and parents report experiences of racism through negative curricular representations, lowered expectations, discriminatory tracking, and racialized disciplinary practices. Attendees will be invited to reflect on what meaningful institutional change requires, including a willingness to confront uncomfortable realities and reconsider the assumptions and practices that influence who is recognized as belonging within educational spaces.

Join us for this thought-provoking conversation and opportunity to engage with the work of a leading scholar examining race, education, and social justice in contemporary schooling.

Date: Monday, June 8th
Time: 12pm – 1pm
Location: Zoom: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/5321658492

We look forward to welcoming you.

Dr Tebeje Molla is an ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in the School of Education at Deakin University, Australia. His research centres on educational disadvantage and policy responses at systemic, sectoral, and institutional levels. His recent work examines the educational experiences and attainment of African heritage Australian youth from refugee backgrounds. Dr. Molla's interdisciplinary research draws on critical sociology and the capability approach to social justice and human development. Among his notable publications are Higher Education in Ethiopia (2018, Springer), African Heritage Australian Youth (2023, Routledge), and Understanding Educational Disadvantage (in press, Bloomsbury).

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SJE/OISE Meditation Class
Hello everyone,

Hope you are doing well, taking good care.

Today's (Thursday) meditation is good self care, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. It calls on our highest consciousness, where we connect to hope, security, possibility, blessing, balance, awareness, healing, love, and compassion. It helps us to put "feet to prayer" as we would say in the South. It helps to heal and increase healthy activity of the vagus nervous and parasympathetic nervous system, keys for being able to rest, to calm oneself when dealing with stress, for healthy digestion, blood pressure and cognitive function, among other things.

Here is the login information:
Angad Kaur (she/her) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: SJE/OISE
Time: Jun 4, 2026 04:00 PM America/Toronto
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87255928442?pwd=mRgyDYIq6RElabch1StbCiuDd3nYp2.1

Meeting chat link
https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/87255928442

Meeting ID: 872 5592 8442
Passcode: 913766

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Looking forward to seeing everyone online.

Have an uplifting afternoon!

Warmly,
Angad Kaur

Angad Kaur Khalsa, M.Ed.
Doctoral Student, Social Justice Education
OISE, University of Toronto

Yoga Without Borders, Chair
Email: [email protected]
Twitter:
Web: YogaWithoutBorders.com

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