Dr. Shawnee Hardware is an anti-racist Researcher and Student/Community Engagement Specialist.  She is a Professor and Coordinator at George Brown College. She has taught at all levels of the education system and draws on years of work and community leadership experiences from Jamaica, Japan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Peru and Toronto when developing her projects.  ​

 

Shawnee holds a PhD in Language, Culture and Teaching from York University, Toronto and an M.Ed. in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Studies from Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her interests include community development, youth civic engagement, and curriculum development from an anti-racist and culturally responsive lens.

 

 Moreover, Shawnee is a community leader who is an advisor for the Black Legal Action Center’s BLAC Out Hate Project and the Stop Now and Plan (SNAP) Youth Justice Work Group.  She also served as a member of the board of directors at Caribbean African Canadian (CAFCAN) Social Services. She also acted as the Education and Culture Chair at the Jamaican Canadian Association, where she directed and designed learning activities for students in grades 1-12.