🌾 Acknowledgement

We extend our deepest gratitude to all contributors for dedicating their time and expertise to engage with this important topic. Special thanks to the head of TMU’s School of Nutrition; Fiona Yeudall, for their unwavering support. We also acknowledge the invaluable contributions of our team members, both past and present, including the students who initiated this work.

We would like to acknowledge Safeena Jabar RD, a graduate of the TMU School of Nutrition with a Masters in Nutrition Communication, for creating the initial version that inspired this Pressbook. While she was still a student, she not only developed a PowerPoint slideshow on the introduction to ABR in Dietetics to educate her peers but also persuaded the school to invest in Black dietitians to review and contribute to the work. Furthermore, she advocated for the presentation to serve as a prerequisite, leading to the hiring of a Black dietitian and anti-oppression expert, to provide in-class workshops that continue to this day.

The student feedback collected over four years from those engaging with Safeena’s PowerPoint version helped inform the creation of this Pressbook, which will eventually be available to all nutrition students and professionals across Canada.

Thank you, Safeena, for recognizing that ABR is not just the Black community’s problem but a human problem that we all have a responsibility to dismantle. Thank you also for reminding us that we can use our privileges to uplift others without overshadowing equity-deserving groups. May this serve as a reminder that individuals can contribute to significant change.

In particular, we acknowledge the courage and resilience of those who have been harmed by dietetic practices and the tireless efforts of advocates and researchers in the fight against ABR.