Now on display at Resurgo Place - Behind Racism: Challenging the Way We Think 2024-10-17
MONCTON — If you could better understand how your brain processes information that can lead to bias and racism, could it impact your behaviour and result in positive change? Designed and fabricated by the Ontario Science Centre in partnership with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF), Behind Racism: Challenging the Way We Think shows how the mental processes that help us think and act quickly can lead to racism and discrimination. This compelling exhibition examines racism in Canada and encourages visitors to recognize bias, challenge discrimination, and appreciate our differences. Behind Racism: Challenging the Way We Think is now open and runs until Jan. 5, 2025.
“The Ontario Science Centre is committed to creating and amplifying work that champions inclusion and anti-racism, which is why we’re proud to partner with Canadian Race Relations Foundation on the development of this powerful and thought-provoking exhibition,” says Paul Kortenaar, CEO, Ontario Science Centre.
Behind Racism: Challenging the Way We Think examines the real-life effects of bias, discrimination and exclusion in Canada through individual accounts of lived experiences of racism, and powerful statistics that demonstrate how systemic racism continues to harm racialized people.
“I think it is important for all of us to understand how biases are formed and to be aware that we all have some. The exhibition is full of fun interactive stations that illustrate the mechanisms behind the formation of these bias. It is a great first step to develop a greater understanding of how these can apply to race. As the facts show, Canadians are not immune to discrimination.” says Sophie Cormier, Director, Resurgo Place, Culture and Heritage.
The exhibition and its tour are presented by The Canadian Race Relations Foundation with the generous support of the Government of Canada and in partnership with Mosaic Institute, Ontario Science Centre, and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Media Contact:
Sophie Auffrey
Heritage Development Officer – Community Relations
Resurgo Place - City of Moncton
20 Mountain Road
Moncton, NB E1C 2J8
(506) 877-7775
sophie.auffrey@moncton.ca
About Resurgo Place
Home of the Moncton Museum and Transportation Discovery Centre, Resurgo Place is a state-of-the-art facility where heritage, technology and discovery intersect. It offers visitors a unique and interactive experience dedicated to history, science and transportation. Every year, Resurgo Place hosts up to three quality travelling exhibits from partner lending museums across the country
About the Ontario Science Centre
Guided by our mission to inspire passion for the human adventure of discovery, the Ontario Science Centre strives to be a global leader in lifelong learning, a vital link in Ontario’s education and innovation ecosystems and a convener of public dialogue about technology, science and society. The Centre has welcomed more than 54 million visitors since opening as a Centennial project in 1969, pioneering an interactive approach now adopted by science centres around the world. An agency of the Government of Ontario, the Centre relies on funding from the province, as well as donations from generous individuals, corporations and foundations that share the Centre’s vision to contribute to a more curious, creative and resilient world.
About Canadian Race Relations Foundation
The Canadian Race Relations Foundation was created in 1996 to reaffirm the principles of justice and equality for all in Canada. The mandate of the Foundation is to facilitate throughout Canada the development, sharing, and application of knowledge and expertise to contribute to the elimination of racism and all forms of racial discrimination in Canadian society.