This month @LassondeSchool welcomed 25 Black and Indigenous students from the @YRDSB to participate in a 14-week paid research program supervised by #YorkU faculty. Students have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects aligned with the UN SDGs.
➡️ https://t.co/xRUby9uhzk
Africville was an African-Canadian village located just north of Halifax and founded in the mid-18th century. In the 1960s, it was demolished by the city in what many said was an act of racism. Watch our video to learn more:
ICYMI: #ETFO is hiring 4 organizers for a one-year ft position. The Organizer will support our political action strategy to mobilize and engage members as we prepare for the next provincial election.
APPLY online before Dec 3. 👉🏾👉🏽https://t.co/9l1I8HpaWU
A new solar farm is now generating power in northern Alberta. The project is owned by the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, the Mikisew Cree First Nation, and the Fort Chipewyan Metis Association.
The first week of November is #TreatiesRecognitionWeek. To help you to continue to learn, teach and respect this land and the treaties that govern it, ETFO has a ton of resources.
Check out our dedicated Indigenous education resources at https://t.co/UbN3e3temb #onpoli
ISC Minister @MarcMillerVM set the record straight on how the Mi’kmaw moderate livelihood lobster fishery compares to the commercial fishery in Nova Scotia.
Miller was at a news conference Monday with @BernJordanMP and @BillBlair to talk about attacks on Mi'kmaw fishers
Today begins day 5 of the @psuossuo strike at @uOttawa. Shame on this employer! 1,300 staff would rather be supporting students but they were forced to strike to stop cuts to their health benefits.
Please show your solidarity and support in this #canlab fight. #FairDealNow4PSUO
#landback is the ongoing Indigenous resistance against state sanctioned colonization and genocide.
It's day 78 at #1492landbacklane. 30 land defenders and their allies have been arrested. Please consider joining me in making a contribution to the #1492landbacklane legal fund.
We are sharing this post that was made public. This is absolutely disgusting. We understand a retraction and apology has been issued- but how did this happen in the first place? This is the trauma our children live. This should never have happened at all #Blackstudentsmatter
Today we honour all the lives of #MMIWG2S people we have lost to violence. The recent loss Joyce Echaquan is a tragic reminder of the systemic racism faced by Indigenous women. We cannot and we will not forget the hate that fuelled such actions. #SistersInSpirit#onpoli
#Literacy and numeracy #outdoors as children watch our bird feeder to see who visits. Laminated reference pages help identify the birds and charts on clipboards inspire #joyfulmath as children track the type and number of visitors. #nature#mathchat#kindergarten
@YRDSB is running the First Nation, Metis and Inuit Studies part 1 additional qualification course that @agawap and I co-wrote this fall! Teachers- if you're interested in expanding your knowledge of historical and contemporary Indigenous issues - this ones for you. #FNMI#YRDSB
Nunavut NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq didn’t hold anything back when giving her opinion of the federal government’s throne speech.
During her response in the House of Commons, Qaqqaq said Canada failed Inuit before the COVID-19 pandemic struck – and still does today.
Guys, we're not yet 3 weeks in and I have no more energy. I can't imagine what administrators are feeling, but speaking as a homeroom teacher, it feels like June 52nd. It shouldn't be this way.
Prt 2: I asked the class what they knew about privilege and oppression and THEY DESCRIBED IT MORE DEEPLY THAN I COULD HAVE EVER EXPECTED. Our children are observing the injustices in the world. We need to make the classroom a safe space for them to discuss it and learn from one