Our individual experiences of racism, bullying, micro-aggressions, and discrimination are part of larger colonial structures within which we function, as social workers and as people. By recognizing the structural components of our world with its impact on our profession and understanding the power and challenge of intersecting identities and positionalities, we can reclaim our voice and perspective as social workers committed to advancing social justice in all its forms.

Speaker: Dr. Ifeyinwa Mbakogu

Ifeyinwa is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, and chair of the Diversity and Equity Commitee (DEC). Her research interests include human trafficking, child labour, forced migration and displacement, new wars and new conflicts, reintegration, African Diaspora studies, rage, and racism in the academy, explored within anti-racist and anti-colonial lenses.