CONTENTS: ETFO VOICE – SUMMER 2016


10 4 FROM THE EDITOR


5 FROM THE PRESIDENT By Sam Hammond


SUMMER 2016


6 FROM THE GENERAL SECRETARY By Victoria Réaume


7 YOUR FEDERATION


BILL 115 VICTORY


LOOKING BACK: WOMEN’S HISTORY IN ONTARIO TEACHER FEDERATIONS


TOWARDS A


RESETTLEMENT IN ONTARIO SCHOOLS


ON PRIVILEGE:


BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH CLASSROOM CONVERSATIONS


ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ FEDERATION OF ONTARIO 1 REFUGEE


HOPEFUL FUTURE: IN CONVERSATION WITH CINDY BLACKSTOCK


17 MYTHS ABOUT ETFO’S WOMEN’S PROGRAMS By Kelly Hayes


41 CURRICULUM: Planning for Student Learning


45 BOOK REVIEWS


47 CROSSWORD “A Woman for All Seasons” By Matt Gaffney


18 10


LOOKING BACK: WOMEN’S HISTORY IN ONTARIO TEACHER FEDERATIONS


A special feature on the history of women teacher organizing, from the early strug- gles against discrimination to the fight for pay equity and equal opportunity.


18


TOWARDS A HOPEFUL FUTURE: IN CONVERSATION WITH CINDY BLACKSTOCK


Cindy Blackstock reflects on the fight to ensure that First Nations children and families have access to equitable services when compared to the rest of children living in Canada.


2 ETFO VOICE | SUMMER 2016


COVER PHOTO BY CHRISTINE COUSINS


WOMEN’S ISSUE


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