Vancouver Parents for Public Education present an open public dialogue:
The Threat to BC’s Public Education
When: Saturday, June 26, 2010 from 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Where: Morris J Wosk – Centre for Dialogue
580 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
Speakers:
Dr. Paul Shaker, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
Dr. Gabor Mate
Mr. Mathew Quentin
Dr. Charles R. Menzies, Associate Prof of Anthropology’ Dept of Anthropology, UBC
Ms. Sarina Auriel, MA CVT
Ms. Cynthia Wong
This event is free but pre-registration is required. To register visit:http://ibelieveinpubliceducation.eventbrite.com/
VSB Website on Next Year’s Cuts:
http://www.vsb.bc.ca/budget-process-201011-school-year
POSTCARD campaign:
Postcards to the Minister of Education can be downloaded (in English and Chinese) from the Shaughnessy Elementary site:http://www.gordonelementary.ca/ Drop these off at the Minister’s office, or send them in!
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Contact List for MLAs – see Sidebar
Let us know what you are doing – we’ll try to help spread the word!
Vancouver Parents for Public Education 
seems here is an interesting discussion is going on and the links here are really helpful. If found i will also put them here. thanks for sharing it.
I am not a parent. I am not a student. I am not a teacher. I have no vested interest. I do not support private education in any form. I pay my taxes for public education, just as I do for health care and other public and social services. Stop underfunding public education and return democratic control to the school boards, especially the Vancouver School Board. I don’t want the Province dictating terms to the board the people of Vancouver elected. You wouldn’t be doing this to that bunch of boot-licking N.P.A.ers if they were in power at the V.S.B. If you are so hung up about the district’s budget, which I believe is extremely meager, then set up an independant commission of enquiry, excluding of course, Liberal Party hacks and your corporate allies. You have no business to destroy the education system, including the democraticly elected school boards, which we British Columbians have struggled to establish, maintain and enhance over many decades.
Sincerely,
Peter Marcus
Could this be the future? Rossland school program supported by Union of BC Municipalities and city funds.
Greetings,
We are supporting Vancouver youth, students, teachers, BC schools on FB & social network utilities.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115335808500620
Youth Rally Against School Budgets
June 1st @ the Vancouver Art Gallary
The social new media rally is supported by Read My Lips Live.com youth production team
Read My Lips Live is a division of http://www.heartinaction.com a youth based run social secured multimedia platform.
We empower & connect youth all over the global we provide them secured access over social network utilities. We empower & support them on all social network utilities.
Our last project was supported by VSB & Lord Byng School in 2008 “wegotskillz”
We will be posting your URL on our FB group.
Thanks for the info – we will post it into our “Upcoming Events” and will get the word out.
Hello,
The Georgia Straight has an article if taxes should fund private schools. At the end of the article, you can vote.
article:
B.C. trustees ask province to “redirect” private school funding to public education
site:
http://www.straight.com/article-319630/vancouver/bc-trustees-ask-province-redirect-private-school-funding-public-education
FYI, Little Flower Academy is in the news for firing a lesbian teacher [who did not tell anyone of her orientation]. This school receives over $1 million in tax payers money.
thanks, Jennifer
Thanks for the info and the link, Jennifer.
Join us today and fill the hill at Kensington Park-don’t forget to bring a book!
If anybody has seen any coverage, please send links. If anybody has any photos or video, please send that. We will post!
Hello,
The Georgia Straight has an article and a vote whether tax funds should be transferred from private schools to private schools:
“B.C. trustees ask province to “redirect” private school funding to public education”
The link is:
http://www.straight.com/article-319630/vancouver/bc-trustees-ask-province-redirect-private-school-funding-public-education
I encourage people to take the time and vote.
thanks, Jennifer
Where are the news reports for the Friday student rally at the Minister’s office?
I’m a dad of two boys attending Nootka and Ideal Mini. I also work at Gladstone. Thanks for setting this site up. Parents, especially non-Anglophone families, need an online clearinghouse for where, when, why, who and how to fight for our public schools.
The minister of education has not ruled out “appointed boards.” To me, this means our trustees are on the chopping block if they don’t do the chopping. The best way to be sure that we keep our trustees is to have literally thousands of people who will not go back to their lives until the VSB gets its money. Let’s get organizing!
Thanks – the more connected we are the more powerful we are. If you are planning a campaign or an event, let us know – here, on Facebook, on Twitter…. And stay tuned for news of more parent-led advocacy on behalf of public education!
Another useful link for Vancouver parents:
BC Education Coalition website: information on what’s happening with education funding in Vancouver and other districts, advocacy resources, funding information and more:
http://stopeducationcuts.org
This is the website for the Stop BC Education Cuts Facebook group, which just passed the 4,000 mark today!!
Thanks – we have posted that to “Check Out These Sites”