Author: Ardavan Eizadirad

Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad (@DrEizadirad) is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University and the Executive Director of non-profit organization Youth Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education (YAAACE) in the Jane and Finch community in Toronto. Dr. Eizadirad is the author of The Power of Oral Culture in Education: Theorizing Proverbs, Idioms, and Folklore Tales (2023), and Enacting Anti-racism and Activist Pedagogies in Teacher Education: Canadian Perspectives (forthcoming 2023 with Drs. Zuhra Abawi & Andrew Campbell).

Systemic Violence, Institutional Apathy and Toronto Schools

In 2007, youth and gun violence were hot topics in Toronto with the death of 15-year-old grade nine student Jordan Manners on May 23 at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute, a … Keep reading »

Anti-Racism • April 13, 2023 • Ardavan Eizadirad