Recent history in the US and Canada records multiple attacks on public education in many forms. Public education as a common space, the foundation of a democratic society, has lost ground over the past 10 years. It’s time to reclaim the space that’s been lost to the voices of hate, bigotry and neoliberalism. It’s time for teachers to re-engage in their important role in the process of social transformation.
We invite teachers and activists to examine and re-imagine the public school as common ground for the nurturing of the progressive democratic ideals of equity, inclusion and justice. We encourage participants to reflect on their students’ development as citizens capable of understanding issues of poverty, racism, homophobia, disabilities and culture. Teachers are in a position to respond to these themes in the classroom in a way that upholds basic democratic ideals and principles.
We invite teachers and activists to examine and re-imagine the public school as common ground for the nurturing of the progressive democratic ideals of equity, inclusion and justice. We encourage participants to reflect on their students’ development as citizens capable of understanding issues of poverty, racism, homophobia, disabilities and culture. Teachers are in a position to respond to these themes in the classroom in a way that upholds basic democratic ideals and principles.
Teachers from British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington will come together to connect across borders in this first ever cross border social justice conference. Come! Bring your colleagues!
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Date: Saturday, April 7, 2018
Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm At Sullivan Heights Secondary School 6248 144 St., Surrey, BC. Lunch will be provided. |
