SPOTLIGHT ON YOUR FEDERATION
Toronto-based activist Desmond Cole addressing February’s Representative Council.
REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL
More than 100 delegates and 35 union school representatives attended Febru- ary’s Representative Council meeting. President Hammond spoke to the impor- tance of ETFO’s participation in creating positive social and political change for all Ontarians. Delegates welcomed Desmond Cole,
a Toronto-based activist who addressed representative council on the importance of speaking out about the impacts of systemic racism, our history of colonial- ism and white privilege. He urged delegates to actively confront and challenge their own learning and what they teach in their classrooms.
… AND STILL WE RISE
More than 400 women members attended this year’s …and still we rise conference. The focus was women’s leadership in the union. Workshops on collective bargain- ing, developing leadership skills, devel- oping and delivering a workshop, public speaking, health and safety, the women’s movement and equity were all part of this amazing event. Highlights from the conference included keynote addresses by Kim Katrin Milan, artist, educator and writer, and Sarah Jones, Tony Award-win- ning monologist and UNICEF ambassa- dor, and a musical performance by singer and social activist Lorraine Segato.
Opening-night speaker Sarah Jones
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PHOTO BY DANIEL PAGE
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