📈 Chapter 5: Room for Improvement. Change from the Ground Up

45 5.6: In the Workplace: Responsibilities of Practicing Dietitians

Video 5.7: Dietitians and founders of CBRDA, Zoe Barnett and Bianca Cordiero, from Ontario, offer recommendations for how institutions can implement affirmative action to dismantle anti-Black racist practices in dietetics.

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Video 5.8: PCDA board member Laurie Michael, from Prince Edward Island (PEI), discusses the importance of ongoing self-reflection and self-driven learning in anti-Black racism work.

Video 5.9: Researcher and Associate Professor Jennifer Brady, from Nova Scotia, provides advice for white dietitians, educators, and leaders on how to become effective allies.

Activity: Match the core anti-racist concept terms below to their corresponding real-world examples derived from the video perspectives above

Coming Soon!   Branching scenario entitled “Grown a Spine” highlighting RD responsibilities to advocate against ABR (Themes: ABR, xenophobia, community garden, interpersonal racism)

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An Introduction to Anti-Black Racism in Canadian Nutrition, Food & Dietetics Copyright © 2026 by Mikahelia Wellington; Sherana Syed; and Emanuel Tessema. All Rights Reserved.

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