For two- plus decades, Anthazia has worked to disrupt and unsettle the legacies of colonization in education both in the Caribbean (the islands she calls her “finding place”) and in Indigenous and immigrant communities in Canada.
Rooted in the entanglements of Caribbean cultures and discourses, Anthazia- as an educator, author, poet, narrative researcher / facilitator/storyteller- intentionally brings her heart and wisdom into her practice. She works at the intersections of education leadership, social justice education, transformative curriculum practices, teacher education reform, radical contemplative pedagogies, Indigenous and Caribbean Literatures and narrative mindfulness.
She received her Master’s in Curriculum Studies at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. Anthazia has supported educators, social justice communities and seniors by facilitating creative pathways to living with uncertainty, designing dynamic learning experiences, and sustaining resiliency. Her Master’s thesis explores culturally responsive practices as a promising framework to deconstruct Eurocentrism in Indigenous and culturally diverse classrooms.
In 2023 she was accepted as a fellow at the University of Toronto, OSIE and in 2024 was invited to be part of the Visiting Scholars Program for the Center for the Advancement of Stem Leadership among HBCU(s) in the United States
Anthazia continues to consult for grassroots social justice organizations, leads engaging healing conversations in university classrooms within North America and facilitates learning in The Humanities & Education through Narrative Contemplative pedagogies for educators and students.
"We do language, that may be the measure of our lives..." Toni Morrison 