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The Student At the bottom was suspened becuase he refused to cut his hair after the school told him it broke/went aginst the school codes.

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Lesson 15 Task 4: What Do I Believe In?

Dress codes have been in place at schools all over the world for what seems like forever but they are outdated and should be replaced. The current dress codes are sexist, as they enforce rape culture, sexualize young girls, are centralized around the idea that how a girl dresses will distract their male classmates from their learning, and are racist.

The first reason as to why dress codes need to replaced is because they enforce rape culture. When young girls are told they need to dress a certain way and they need to cover up their bodies in order to not distract boys it takes the responsibility away from boys and carries out the sexist “boys will be boys'' argument. They are told they “are asking for it” and are punished when not wearing clothing that are considered appropriate. This kind of victim-blaming is the base of rape culture and only grows from there. The fact that these “codes' ' exist acknowledges that society deems boys as sexual predators and accepts this, and in turn trys to control young girls instead of addressing the real problem’ the mindset of boys. The second reason why dress codes need to go is because they sexualize young girls. They are told they can't wear certain things because of their bodies. They encourage girls to feel uncomfortable. All the rules in dress codes imply that the bodies of young girls are  inappropriate and need to be covered up which is unacceptable. The third reason as to why dress codes should be changed is because they can be racist. A Lot of young Black women and men are told to go home and are sent home because their hairstyles are deemed inappropriate. They are even asked to change it sometimes because it is “distracting”. Asking Black students to change their natural hair to be more eurocentric is racist and built on the belief that Black features such as Black hair is inferior, which is racist.

Sexism, rape culture and racism are all reasons why dress codes need o be updated. They make young girls uncomfortable by sexualizing them and they dehumanize Black Students by telling them that their hair is not appropriate and unacceptable. Dress codes are needed but they should address everyone and not make girls feel uncomfortable in their bodies or make Black kids feel or think their natural hair is not beautiful. Instead of enforcing outdated dress codes, we need to address the real problems. We need to be teaching the boys what appropriate behavior is instead of teaching the girls that they have to cover up to protect themselves from boys. We also need to dismantle the idea that eurocentric features are more appropriate and better than Black features, and not discriminate against Black students based on their hair because that is rooted in racism. Create an environment where all students are comfortable in their own skin, instead of enforcing ignorant “codes”.

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Blog 2 Lesson 15, Task 2 : What has influenced me?

An integral part of what shapes an individual is the culture they are exposed to, which can include ideas, art forms, and traditions. They influence our judgments and what we choose to do and behave. Some of the aspects of our lives determined by cultural influence are food, fashion architecture, leisure activities, and entertainment.

A huge part of culture is food as for some people it is a way to show someone they love them and care. I grew up in an Indian household where we had a wide range of foods and flavours we enjoyed daily. Food was a huge part as my mother and grandmother made traditional foods for the whole family and was a time where we all sat together as a family. A reason why when I was younger I stopped eating as much Indian food and told my parents I don't enjoy it is because if I brought it to school some kids mocked it for the way it looks and smelled, but now I prefer Indian food. I live in canada where there is also a wide variety of food choices from Chinese food, italian food or just plain fast food, which is all the food i enjoy, becuase it is what i am exposed to.

Fashion is very influenced by culture, and they go hand in hand with each other. Clothes and how we present ourselves is a non-verbal way we communicate to portray who we are to the world. I consider the way I dress pretty normal and don't consider myself really fashionable. Since I am Sikh we have gorgeous suits we wear for events or just for every day. On a daily basis I am likely to just wear jeans and a hoodie, and cardigans with some converse or docs. Sometimes my clothes are a little grungy and a little “emo”. Some days I also wear darker eye makeup. I think the music I listen to has had a big impact on the reason I dress the way I do because it tends to reflect the music and artist. Pinterest is also another big influence on the reason I dress the way I do, as it has millions of pins for inspiration.

Some things I do for leisure and entertainment are read, and watch tv shows and movies, listen to music, or spend time with loved ones. I live in a modern world where we have access to technology and are able to watch whatever we want and I think that is a big factor as to why most of my entertainment is from my laptop or phone. Another influence for me is poetry and is the reason I read so much. One Of the biggest and most important influences  in my life are women of color activists. They are also the reason I read so much; I read their book and books on theories they believe in in order to educate myself and open myself to the world.

Sikhism, social media, music, technology, poetry and Women of Colour are some of the biggest include in my life that determines how i eat, dress and spend my time. They have shaped my personality and how I perceive the world and am perceived by the world.

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Lesson 15, Task 1: Where Do I Live

Brampton  is located in the greater Ontario area and is the ninth most populated municipality, and is part of the peel municipality. It is a city with a lot of visible minorities, and is often referred to as “brown town” and various other nicknames that imply that it is a predominantly brown city.  A Lot of important topics to look at for an area is the approximate distribution, how it's changed, the challenges it faced as the population changed and how the community has attempted to resolve the issues. All of these topics will be examined further in this essay.

Brampton is the 9th largest city in Canada, the fourth largest in Ontario, so it has a big and diverse population. The last census done was in 2016 and the following are the findings. In 2016 the population was 593,638. From 2011 to 2016 The population grew by an appropriate 69732 as it was 523,906 in 2011( a 3.3% increase). 50.6% of the population is female while the other 49.4% is male. Currently no survey has been done to identify people's gender which would have included non-binary, trans or intersex people, etc. The following is how much of the population each age group accounts for, 37520 children between the ages of 0-4, 125,540 kids between the ages of 5-19, 83,000 people between the ages of 20 and 29, 131,150 adults between the ages of 30-44, 150,155 adults aged 45-64, and 66,270 people over the age of 65. 433,230 is the population for visible minorities. 261,705 were south Asian, 8955 were Asian, 82,175 were Black, 20,100 were Filipino, 14,045 were Latin american, 6045 were Arab ,8425 were southeast Asian, 5275 were west Asian, 430 were Korean, 530 were Japanese, and 6260 were Indigenous. According to the data 66.4 % of the Brampton population is made up of visible minorities and of these 97,790 are Sikhs which is the highest ethnicity population in peel.

Brampton has changed drastically from when it was first colonized and turned into brampton. It of course started with Indigenous populations, some of the tribes whose land it is built on the Anishinabe Waki, Attiwonderonk, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunees , and various First Nations communities. In 1820 the first settlers arrived and in 1834 the land was named Brampton. In 1853 it became a village and had a population of 1000 people. 1873 is when it became a town. Clearly, the population is drastically different from long ago. It has changed in population, the infrastructure has grown to turn into a whole city from just a village. The demographic has also changed because at first it was all European settlers but now it is composed of various ethnic and racial groups.

Brampton has a lot of issues, the first being it is on Stolen Indigenous land. The growing population also brings obstacles to tackle such as adequate health care. Brampton has had issues in having enough capacity for the whole population and in 2016 more than 4500 people had to be treated in hallways due to lack of space. Brampton civic, peel memorial and etobicoke general  receive  low funding compared to other hospitals in Ontario, and have needed more hospitals but funding hasn't been provided to do so. Another issue the growing population has brought is unemployment, as brampton struggles to provide employment positions. A Lot of people in Brampton have to go all the way to Toronto, mississauga and  various other cities to work. Another major problem in Brampton is racism. Recently the peel school board was under pressure due to anti-blackness across the board. Parents and students have spoken about racism they faced by teachers and school staff and data shows that 83% of secondary school students in Brampton were racialized, and can be because two thirds of the teachers are white. Black students only account for 10.2 % of students in secondary school but are 22.5% of the students being suspended. Reviewers from third parties have stated that some principles ``use any excuse” in order to suspend students that are black, for reasons that don't matter such as wearing hoodies are hoop earrings.

To tackle the unemployment issue Brampton has tried to target “high growth business sectors' ' that include health and life science, advanced manufacturing, and innovation and technology. The brampton entrepreneur sector has also helped small businesses, by providing money to train and educate youth at camps where they will learn about starting businesses. To help dismantle and combat racism in Brampton, specifically in schools the peel board has released a statement in response to the anti-blackness in schools.

Overpopulation is a myth, and supporting overpopulation is ecofascism. All these issues could easily be solved and everyone could have basic human necessities but under capitalism it won't happen. If we were to dismantle the system we could provide anybody with basic human rights, and unemployment, housing issues and the many other problems prevalent in the community wouldn't exist.

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HSB4U

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Let others know that you are there for them always. Do some good!!!!

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Reach out to someone in need and erase the stigma 

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Learn more about mental ilness so you can beteer help those around you and help erase the stigma https://cmha.ca/mental-health/understanding-mental-illness

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Mental Health 

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A women without a man is like a fish without a bicyle

Gloria 

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Gender Roles And stereotypes

There are so many gender stereotypes and gender roles that are completely false/inaccurate, (gender roles are a socially made up construct)and women are often told to follow these stereotypes and are confined to theses roles society feels the need to share. Some gender roles and gender stereotypes include

women are expected to be nice and caring and emotional and motherly

women are expected to be moms and take care of their kids and the house and cook.

people assume that jobs like teachers and nurses are more for women and jobs like engineers and doctors are for men.

women are also expected to look a certain way - thin and graceful.

These roles not only affect women but also affect men. They are expected to be tough and not show emotion and to be buff and that can hurt them as well.

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In the workplace women face harassment and sexual assault. It was found that 81 percent of women face sexual harrasment and many have recently come forward in light of the #metoo movement but when they go to people, people ask “where's the evidence” Some example of harassment at work include “verbal sexual harassment,Unwelcome sexual touching, cyber sexual harassment, being physical followed,unwanted genital flashing” and sexual assault. In fact 3 out of 4 women have been verbally harassed. There is also the wage gap between women and men and women of colour.