Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝

Gersham X. ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ Amiskwacîwâskahikan @btassociation_ 🙏🏿Mat 5: 1-12, @cityofedmonton #Treaty6 #flme

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Student populations are very diverse. Every community is well represented. Every religion, gender, sex, race, ethnicity, nationality, culture, orientation & ways of knowing. Making kids & staff feel unsafe is not cool.

Today: choose compassion & harmony.

It saves lives 🌈🙏🏿♥️.

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Indigenous family.
Solidarity❤️🧡🙏🏿
Walking alongside y’all.
Listened to many elders this week.
Deep reflection.
The truest form of patriotism, is making things right.
First Nations, Métis, Inuit, we love you all❤️🧡🙏🏿.
Will continue to advocate, listen, & call for action.

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

What is systemic racism?
How does the silencing of diverse voices manifest itself in institutions?
What is controlled representation?
Who is given the privilege of narrating the voices of the marginalized?
If oppressors control how the oppressed, express: who is heard?
#MEd📚

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

@Cariwestyeg Incredible festival, parade/cultural experience in the @CityofEdmonton very proud of our roots, elders & youth for another amazing weekend of love, joy, & celebration. Festival/food continues tomorrow. Support local🇯🇲🇬🇩🇬🇾🇹🇹🇧🇧🇦🇬🇹🇹🇧🇸🇪🇷🇧🇷🇻🇨🇭🇹🌍businesses in #YEG ❤️🙏🏿

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

On this #EmancipationDay I thank God for my ancestors & the strength they had enduring the most awful experiences in history.
Rising up✊🏿
Against ALL odds💯
So we can now stand tall & continue the mission👊🏿
Lifting every voice🙏🏿
From every corner of the diaspora🌍
#RootsMatter❤️

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Praying for families of children that went missing; passed away very early in their journeys. Lives cut short, facing challenges most will never understand.
Special needs, Racism, wars/genocides.
Silence🕯️that deserves voices speaking up/out for them.

🕯️Nolan🕯️Parker🕯️Hind❤️🙏🏿

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Proud of the Shep grads today. Y’all set the bar so high that all of us had no choice but to follow in your footsteps.
Continue to lead, grow, create, build, care, overcome, understand & resiliently triumph.

One chapter finished, new chapter begins.
#congratulations❤️🎉🎊👏🏿

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Muslim family.

Beautiful human beings.
Soulful, caring, giving, hard working, wise, kind.

The acts of violence fuelled by Islamophobia in North America (or anywhere) is unacceptable.
Full🛑

Not a fan of the hate.
Love is the best option.
Love them.
🙏🏿🤲🏿❤️
#Solidarity

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Donate today to help UNICEF reach millions of children and their families affected by conflict in Sudan. Please give now. @UNICEFCanada https://t.co/k9G1O06Ata

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Muslim brothers & sisters. Sending very big love your way, blessed Ramadan family. So many Muslim family members have uplifted so many communities. Truth, discipline, humility, character, friendship, love, brotherhood & Unbreakable sisterhood.
North #yeg , MTL, ❤️🙏🏿🤲🏽☪️

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Rosalind Smith honoured as trailblazer in Edmonton’s public school system - Edmonton | https://t.co/MqPLHomim1 https://t.co/MIrqYGi1f6

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Huge s/o to Shep BSA for yet another week of BHM events. Y’all inspire me with your work effort, commitment to our community, problem solving, humanity, leadership, sympathy, empathy, wisdom & mentorship.

The ancestors blessed y’all.
Y’all are changing the world❤️🙏🏿🌍

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Happy #BHM 2026 I’m thankful for:
The sacrifices our ancestors made.
The Youth & how committed they are to the future.
The innovators, artists, revolutionaries & the spiritually in tune/aware.
The Allies, not afraid to walk alongside us.
The intersections & diaspora.
#Us❤️🙏🏿

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Rosalind Smith (Ros)'s obituary https://t.co/IGXWjgk2EN

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Radio Active with Jessica Ng, Min Dhariwal - Jan. 22, 2026: Rosalind Smith’s lasting impact as a pioneering educator in Edmonton https://t.co/1uUMAEBHd8

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Heck of a year for teachers, almost halfway there, but still, it’s been a journey.

I salute y’all.
For demonstrating exceptional professionalism, courage & love.

Public education still matters.

To the culture in this game: I see you. The ancestors are still with us.
#KeepOn

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

BHM 2026:

Rebirth
Reborn
Reimagine
Remember
Reinvent
Respond
Rest
React
Revisit
Redefine
Reconsider
Redeliver
Reframe
Regenerate
Reclaim
Rephrase
Resolve
Restore
Resume
Return
Rewatch
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Recover

Repair.
Reparations.

Respectfully:

Us.

#28Reasons

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Convo with a ref during a very heated game. Score clock getting rebooted, ref looks at me, says "you can fix this, it's your school", kindly replied "actually I'm a Thunderbird now"
Words have power.
Great time at Lazerte.
Congrats to our squad.
More flights ahead of us 🦅♥️🏀

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

I just bought tickets to RISE FOR JAMAICA @ Union Hall https://t.co/ATjcp0TVfp via @TicketwebCA 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Incredibly proud of Shep BSA for our family game day tomorrow. UNO, dominoes, chess, checkers, Mario Cart and Super Smash bros, it’s going to be blessed, and we need everyone to pull up to discuss our Annual Fundraiser Givology, please bring your donations to school for the fam.

[Gersham Parker🇯🇲🇬🇩🐢🏝 @andrewparkerAGP]

Proud of the coaching staff/players. Lots of learning & decisions. Very good players at tryouts, but we are choosing the best mix of athletes that can be leaders on & off the court. All players that didn’t make it please continue to love the game.

Rest up, back to work Monday.