Seeds of Social Justice—October 2016
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Teacher Magazine challenge (Sep/Oct 2016)
Hi Folks, You should be receiving the latest copy of Teacher Magazine shortly (if not already). As an added incentive to read through the magazine, I am offering a prize to the first three people who accurately identify the two …
CPP enhancement advocacy – Let Premier Clark know you support this
Recently the Federation has written to Prime Minister Trudeau to encourage work on enhancing the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). As you may know, the provincial finance ministers, including BC’s, met on June 20, 2016, and signed an agreement in principle …
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Invitation to participate in a survey on the State of Professional Learning in British Columbia
Check your inbox for Invitation to participate in a survey on the State of Professional Learning in British Columbia from the BCTF. Here’s the survey: Link to Survey
Student Mental Health Summit
The BCTF is seeking 20 members to attend the Student Mental Health Summit, a one-day issue session being hosted by the BCTF on Thursday, September 29, 2016. The posting and application form can be found here: bctf.ca/opportunities/ BCTFCommittees.aspx The deadline …
Spring Rep Assembly Highlights
Hi Folks, Kevin and I attended the BCTF Spring Rep Assembly on the weekend, and I thought I would pass on a few of the more notable items. We spent the majority of Friday going over the budget for next …
Join the campaign against Child Labour in Cobalt Mines
Join the Campaign against Child Labour in Cobalt Mines BC teachers and students may be alarmed to learn that many of the companies whose electronic products teachers, students, and their families rely upon are using batteries made with cobalt mined …
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Seeds of Social Justice – April 2016
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Pension info to all teachers and admin
Hi Everyone, I wanted to pass on to you the results of the Representative Assembly held in Richmond this past weekend as it applies to our pension plan. I heard from a number of members, concerns about the proposed changes. …
Encouraging member engagement in Antipoverty Month
Hi All, Here are a few resources available for you to use in your classrooms. February is anti-poverty month and the BCTF has put out a number of items for use. I will send the latest Social Justice newsletter out …
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