YOUR FEDER ATION
FEBRUARY REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL P
resident Karen Brown welcomed delegates to February Represen- tative Council. Acknowledging Black History Month, she shared
ETFO’s new Black History Month poster by Ekow Nimako. Brown also reflected on the UN’s declaration of a second International Decade for People of African Descent, pro- claimed on December 17, as an opportunity to take meaningful action to address the lasting impacts of enslavement and colo- nialism, deliver reparatory justice, and se- cure the full human rights and freedoms of people of African descent worldwide. Brown went on to talk about the work be-
ing done province-wide to organize for the Ontario election as well as plans for ETFO’s next round of bargaining. Guest speaker economist Armine Yalnizyan spoke to del- egates about the impact of the U.S. election on Ontario and the importance of solidarity in the struggles affecting communities across the province. She talked about the value and importance of the care economy and encour- aged educators to continue standing up for students and public schools.
APRIL 22, EARTH DAY 2025 E
arth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the mod- ern environmental movement in 1970. Today, Earth Day is widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world, marked by more than a billion people every year as a
day of action to change human behaviour and create global, national and local policy changes. Now, the fight for a clean environment con- tinues with increasing urgency, as the effects of climate change be- come more and more apparent every day. Read more at
earthday.org.
CLIMATE JUSTICE RESOURCES
Are you looking for resources on environmental education? Find ev- erything in one place by searching “climate justice” on
etfo.ca. Among ETFO’s numerous resources you will find the Climate Change Prim- er, podcasts, significant environmental dates, Voice articles, and prac- tical, ready to use lesson plans.
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