What participants are saying.
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"What stands out for me in the process of unlearning, was my shift in understanding that settler colonialism is systematically embedded in systems and as a white settler we can be complicit in keeping those systems in place or we can challenge white dominance as the harms of that system impacts all of us. I achieved a clearer understanding of my role in unsettling white power and greater depth in recognizing and challenging Indigenous specific racism within my self and systems".
— Bernie Pauly, white settler
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"Our Unlearning has been my go-to for support and connection with other white people on the journey to dismantling racism. It has been a lifegiving space to unpack whiteness, find peers to become accountable to and commit to ever deeper learning and growth. In it, we are creating a new way of being. A community."
— Sue Eagle, white settler
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“THANK YOU for co-facilitating this (un)learning ! Even though I've only just begun to scratch the surface of this work (intro- and macrospectively speaking), I can already sense a shift in how I see myself and the world around me. Settler-colonialism is something I can't un-see (let alone "un-feel") but this group has given me the confidence to disrupt the harm and embrace the healing”
— Julie Levasseur, white settler
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"I feel so grateful to be a part of the Our Unlearning network community. As a white settler, it has helped me unpack my own whiteness, maintain my accountability to do anti-racism work, and helped me feel more grounded and connected along the way. This affinity space allows me to fumble along, learn from mistakes- both mine and others, so I can show up at work and community in a better way. With humility, compassion, and authenticity, Fiona and Sonya amplify the wisdom that they have been called to share through decades of relational work with Indigenous Peoples. The result is a community where, as white people, we are better equipped to collectively disrupt the current systems. I cannot recommend joining Our Unlearning enough. It has changed my life.”
— Nicole Spencer, white settler
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"One thing this network has taught me was to recognize my own stake in the ongoing work of systemic change. For too long I have deflected the reality of my own healing work in favour of "helping" and trying to appear good. By engaging in the unlearning community I have begun the ongoing process of turning the lens inward to look at the embodied work that exists beyond the intellectualizing and mentally processing of injustice. So many patterns and unconscious biases based in whiteness were unearthed through expansive readings, uncomfortable realizations, and engaging conversations. This has been life-changing, life bringing, and the most beautifully disruptive challenge. I am grateful for the newfound and encouraging presence of community that I am now enmeshed within. is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
— Ben Braaten, white settler queer
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