Women's Leadership is Central
As we worked on this women’s issue of Voice, I thought a lot about the importance of narrative, the stories we tell about ourselves and our social movements.
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Can You Hear Her Voice?
Rachelle Bergen asks us to consider how much we can know about women in Canadian history when the traditional focus has been the accomplishments of white men.
Inspiring the Pursuit of Greatness
Allison Ebanks considers strategies for empowering young women students in our classrooms and challenging the stereotypes that hinder them.
Flamingo Rampant
Gordon Nore considers the importance of representing the diversity of our classrooms and communities in the literature we teach.
In Our Mother's House
Become a Gender Warrior Teacher
Gender is not binary. If this is news to you, it’s not your fault. Many of us grew up with the understanding that there are men, there are women, and that is it. We had boy’s toys and girl’s toys. There were jobs men did and jobs women did.
ETFO's Transgender Policy
At the 2015 Annual Meeting, delegates approved a Transgender Policy for ETFO.
All-Gender Cabins and Their Place in Trans-Inclusive Spaces
In June of 2013, students at City View Alternative School in Toronto’s west end cut the ceremonial ribbon across the door of a multi-stall, all-gender washroom. Simultaneously, they began a cultural mind shift in the way our school community could dismantle systemic transphobia.
Awareness, Engagement, Activism: A Social Justice Approach
Your Federation: Representative Council, May 13-14, 2015; The Pridehouse That Kids Built; Union School 2015; Building Better Schools: An Update
Representative Council May 13-14, 2015 The May Representative Council meeting opened with President Sam Hammond thanking local leaders for their input and feedback on Phase 1 of the work-to-rule strike action that began on May 11.