Parents Against Racism Simcoe County - Safety in Schools Rally, 2021
Barrie and the area around it are becoming a truly multi-cultural community that is positively teeming with cultural diversity due to an influx of people representing virtually every land, creed, and religion.
Sadly, some small-minded people see this transformation as a threat to a world they covet, and they respond with ignorance, anger, and racial attacks. Recently, within our public school system, some children have become the victims of attack through name-calling, assault, and forms of intimidation that could be interpreted as life-threatening. It is said that love comes naturally, and hatred of this kind is taught. Given the enlightened curriculum of our current system of public education, it is safe to say that these lessons are being taught at home.
On Friday, November 12, 2021, members of Parents Against Racism Simcoe County held a rally to bring to light the reality of what is happening currently in our children’s schools. Unfortunately, just as the speakers were ready to go it rained suddenly and hard, and our crew had to scatter to protect our equipment. We did, however, get in a couple of poignant interviews that pieced together the theme of the day.
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Videography by John Ironside
Post-production by Tiffany Scott
