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The superintendent of the Winnipeg School Division (WSD) has apologized over a message displayed during a professional development day on Wednesday.
The in-service day took place at the Canada Life Centre, with about 5,000 WSD staff attending the event. Chris Emdin, a Columbia University professor, was the keynote speaker at the professional development day. During the keynote presentation, the scoreboard displayed the statement, “Resistance to colonialism is not terrorism.”
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In a message to staff obtained by CTV News Winnipeg, Winnipeg School Division Superintendent Matt Henderson apologized for any harm that was caused. He explained that some staff interpreted this message to be about the war in the Middle East but noted that the presentation was focused on Indigenous education and equity.
“Excusing terrorism by trying to downplay it and reframe it as resistance to colonialism …
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