Parent called "white supremacist" for supporting police in schools

And the rising tide of anti-white hate

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Before we get into today’s post,  written by parent and organizer Elton Robinson - concerning a recent school board meeting which included presentations on whether or not police should be present in schools -  acclimate yourself if you haven’t already, to a strange and alarming new phenomenon: The characterizing of  Westerners as white supremacists and racists, and the recent trend where a general antipathy is openly shown to white people.

One month ago a Youtuber named Charlie Cheon published a video called “What are we doing to white people?” The video has since received 3.4 million views and 348 Thousand likes. We think Charlie has an important message and we commend him for his bravery. Because this video is relevant to Elton’s article, please take the time to watch Charlie’s thoughtful examination of the rising wave of anti-white racism.

Called a “white supremacist” at a school board meeting

By Elton Robinson

“It is surprising that Canadians are not more outraged about the appearance of a term like white supremacy, which just five minutes ago meant evil people who hide their identity by wearing white hoods and profess hatred for blacks and Jews and other non-white ethnicities. But that is no longer the case. Now, five black cops who murder a black person, is considered white supremacy.” -  James Pew

Have you seen around the world lately the outright attack on White people? Here are two examples;

• “‘Yeast Maggots,’ ‘Mutated Vermin’: University Students List More Than 250 Horrific Anti-White Slurs In Cross-Campus Group Chat” from a report written by John Rigolizzo.

• "White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How To Do Better," is a book written by Julia Hanigsberg who is CEO of a Canadian Children’s Hospital.  

The board meeting

Who would have thought that speaking at a public school board meeting could get you called a “White Supremacist”?  Well that happened to me on January 17^th when speaking on two agenda items of importance at the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB).

The first item was the importance of police as role models for youth, and the second was on preserving Canadian History.

In the video below, someone from the audience can be heard calling me a “white supremacist.” It was later brought to my attention that Andrea Vasquez, and activist from Policing-Free Schools of Ontario (PFSO) was the one who yelled out the comment before exiting the room.

 

  Here is the video of my full speech on keeping police presence in schools:

As James Pew has written in these pages, the term "White Supremacy" is a derogatory reference to Canada's majority population. When a Durham trustee named Linda Stone tried to make this point, she was told by the woke Durham District School Board (DDSB) that false theories around white supremacy and gender ideology are "not debatable.”

The video below, is an example from DDSB Trustee Shailene Panylo, who is seen reacting to Linda Stone's remarks about the derogatory nature of the term “white supremacy.” It seems to me that she is speaking of a Canada where only one side really matters and disagreement is not debatable.

 Returning to the GECDSB. When I finished my speech I was unaware that I was called such a derogatory name in front of my peers. I honestly thought the sound coming from the audience was just the group of 70 parents cheering me on.

After hearing that Vasquez had rudely shouted “white supremacy” at me while I addressed the board, I wondered, if it had been me who yelled out a derogatory reference to her, or of the other activist who spoke against keeping police in schools, what would the outcome have been? Fortunately, I was raised in a Canada that welcomes hearing all sides in a public debate, and not just one side that sees itself more and more as non-debatable.  

Prior to my speech I listened intently to both Vasquez and then Kaitlyn Ellsworth of the Windsor Essex Black Council  speak on why police should not be part of our schools and/or even exist in the community at large. I kept my mind open and listened to their perspectives. I was extremely shocked by the content of the speech given by Ellsworth. I wondered why Ellsworth was not interrupted and warned by Trustee Chair Gale Simko-Haetfield, who always reminds us to keep decorum in the boardroom. See a clip of Ellsworth’s speech in the video below.

Both Vasquez and Ellsworth praised the Toronto District School Board for removing the police back in 2017. It was said by BLM Toronto co-founder Rodney Diverlus that it was “a major victory for Black children, parents, and families.” But recently on Feb 16, followed by a rash of violent incidents including 2 fatal shootings at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) in 2022,  a  fifteen year old student was shot outside of Weston Collegiate in Toronto. As of this writing, he remains in critical condition.

But I wonder how many black and minority families now agree that in 2017, it was a “major victory” to remove police from schools?

Once back in the audience, I was shocked to hear Trustee Julia Burgess say that the activist organization Dismantling Anti Black Racism should have a representative member on a committee to decide if police presence will return to schools, but that Police Services should not have a representative on that committee.

While I agree that a committee of people concerned with racism within protection agencies should be included. My thinking is that Police Services having a seat at the table only makes sense. All groups should be involved with coming up with the best solutions to protect and advise the children of GECDSB on safety in their schools and communities. 

Christie Nelson speaking on her “lived experience” made it sound like only those kids that shared her experiences mattered. What about the student population that looks up to Police Services and wants to be part of that service when they become adults? That population is not just the WHITE+ category.  See the chart provided to see what is meant by “WHITE+”.

One thing I took away from Ellsworth’s speech is that she assumes that most people  engage with the lessons of Martin Luther King, in an “extremely superficial and  white-washed way,” and that her black radical interpretation of the civil rights leader is the correct one. 

In closing, I sure hope we do not endure the same fate as TDSB, if the removal of police presence at GECDSB ends up mirroring their bad decisions. 

Hopefully the next generation will find the advice Morgan Freeman gave in this interview with Mike Wallace  (where he criticized Black history month). Freeman’s advice is simple, instead of calling each other “white man” or “black man,”  let’s just call each other by the names our parents gave us. 

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Thanks for reading. For more on the GECDSB from this author read, Which is the most dysfunctional school board in Ontario: GECDSB or WRDSB?

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