Greg Birkett (he/him/his)
Greg Birkett is a published author (Running Relationships – Sankofa Black Reading Collection), co-author (Black History: Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas – Emond Montgomery Publications, The Great Black North Poetry Anthology-Frontenac House Poetry) and recognized educator (Governor-General Award for Teaching Excellence Finalist, 2011, A.H.E.N. Excellence in Teaching Award winner, 2016). He has written curriculum for the Ontario Ministry of Education, Queen’s University Faculty of Education, Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), Shared Histories Canada, and has served as a curriculum consultant for the OBHS (Ontario Black History Society) in the past. Greg has written freelance for the Toronto Star and was also a Senior Writer for the CBC Kids website. He has appeared on CityTV News and Breakfast Television, Global News, and CTV News to discuss issues pertaining to anti-Black racism, its impact on the education system, and strategies to address these ongoing challenges. Greg is a poet and playwright. Two plays that Greg wrote, Do You Remember Me and Pieces of a Black Woman’s Soul, were performed at the Toronto Fringe Festival and the Sandbox Theatre in downtown Toronto respectively. Greg Birkett is the co-developer and co-presenter of See Us, Learn Us: Teaching the Black Canadian Experience, a nationwide webinar for educators and education stakeholders in partnership with Nelson Education. He has and continues to create material and resources for Nelson’s digital learning eco-system Edwin.