<p>Episode 53 is with guest and Arizona early childhood education colleague, Tina Sykes. Tina Sykes is a social justice advocate, a poet a wife and parent to three children. Our conversations about the recent murder of #GeorgeFloyd online sparked an opportunity to have a candid conversation on the podcast about racism, white centric views in early childhood and the connection of social emotional development in social justice work. This topic was HEAVY.</p><p>A call for deep reflection along with some websites to add to your teacher toolkit were also discussed. A big thank you to all of the amazing black women, and IBPOC in my personal and professional circles leading the change in this work!</p><br><p>Check out Tina Wiggins Sykes on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10220046297525747&amp;set=a.3928046317613&amp;type=3&amp;theater" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or connect with her on Linkedin.</p><p>Some notable resources:</p><p>Dr. Kira Banks from <a href="https://raisingequity.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Raising Equity</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wokekindergarten.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Woke Kindergarten</a></p><p><a href="http://indigoculturalcenter.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indigo Cultural Center</a></p><p><a href="https://ijumaajordan.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ijuma Jordan</a></p><p><a href="http://willstartsmall.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Start Small </a></p><br><p>Connect with host, Marissa and the award-winning Early Childhood Journeys podcast at<a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/595a93550f4d4b07397a74a4/episodes/:%20earlychildhoodjourneys.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">: earlychildhoodjourneys.com</a></p><br><p>Music track is called Lemon Tea from GYVUS, provided by Chillhop Music, a platform dedicated to finding and sharing the best chilled hiphop, jazzhop and triphop music and connecting people.</p><p>Used with permission and creative commons.</p><p>More by Chillhop:&nbsp;<a href="http://chillhop.com/listen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://chillhop.com/listen</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Early Childhood Journeys

Marissa Calderón

Anti-Racist Work in Early Childhood: A Conversation with Tina Sykes

JUN 5, 202031 MIN
Early Childhood Journeys

Anti-Racist Work in Early Childhood: A Conversation with Tina Sykes

JUN 5, 202031 MIN

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<p>Episode 53 is with guest and Arizona early childhood education colleague, Tina Sykes. Tina Sykes is a social justice advocate, a poet a wife and parent to three children. Our conversations about the recent murder of #GeorgeFloyd online sparked an opportunity to have a candid conversation on the podcast about racism, white centric views in early childhood and the connection of social emotional development in social justice work. This topic was HEAVY.</p><p>A call for deep reflection along with some websites to add to your teacher toolkit were also discussed. A big thank you to all of the amazing black women, and IBPOC in my personal and professional circles leading the change in this work!</p><br><p>Check out Tina Wiggins Sykes on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10220046297525747&amp;set=a.3928046317613&amp;type=3&amp;theater" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or connect with her on Linkedin.</p><p>Some notable resources:</p><p>Dr. Kira Banks from <a href="https://raisingequity.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Raising Equity</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wokekindergarten.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Woke Kindergarten</a></p><p><a href="http://indigoculturalcenter.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indigo Cultural Center</a></p><p><a href="https://ijumaajordan.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ijuma Jordan</a></p><p><a href="http://willstartsmall.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Start Small </a></p><br><p>Connect with host, Marissa and the award-winning Early Childhood Journeys podcast at<a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/595a93550f4d4b07397a74a4/episodes/:%20earlychildhoodjourneys.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">: earlychildhoodjourneys.com</a></p><br><p>Music track is called Lemon Tea from GYVUS, provided by Chillhop Music, a platform dedicated to finding and sharing the best chilled hiphop, jazzhop and triphop music and connecting people.</p><p>Used with permission and creative commons.</p><p>More by Chillhop:&nbsp;<a href="http://chillhop.com/listen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://chillhop.com/listen</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>