2013 News Releases

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2013 News Releases

May 13, 2013
Federal government’s proposed review of Canadian history: CTF President Paul Taillefer shares concerns about the process in a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.


May 08, 2013
Canadian teachers flag scarce resources on human rights: survey
Teachers across the country have identified a pressing need for more human rights tools and resources – especially when teaching younger children, according to a national survey by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR).


April 17, 2013
Global Campaign for Education: Global Action Week -- April 21 - 27, 2013


April 16, 2013
Teacher leaders advocate for Canadian families living in poverty
Canada’s teachers see ways to help the growing number of children whose needs are not being well met by society and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF)’s Board of Directors members are meeting today with MPs, senators and senior government officials to discuss ways of supporting Canadian families.


April 12, 2013
News Conference Advisory -- Canadian Teachers’ Federation’s Hill Day: Teacher leaders to advocate for federal measures that better support Canadian families
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) will hold a news conference next week to outline its recommendations aimed at supporting the growing number of students who are falling through the cracks because of societal barriers that impede their success at school.


April 11, 2013
"Identité 2.0": a new documentary series examines the building of the Francophone identity
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) invites you to celebrate the launch of the documentary series “Identité 2.0” which will be simulcast on the television network Groupe Média TFO and on the Web as of April 12 at 8:30 p.m..


March 20, 2013
Teaching youth about marketing and consumerism focus of Media Literacy Week 2013
MediaSmarts and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) are pleased to announce that marketing and consumerism will be the focus of Canada’s eighth annual Media Literacy Week, to be held November 4-8, 2013.


March 07, 2013
Media Advisory - International Women’s Day -- Canadian teacher leaders join global march in New York
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) will be represented at a march in New York on March 8, International Women’s Day. The participants will be calling on countries around the world to put an end to violence against women and girls. Eight CTF Member organizations' teacher leaders are part of the 85-member global trade union delegation attending the United Nations 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), taking place March 4-15, 2013.


March 07, 2013
2013 International Women’s Day -- Honoring women leaders of teacher organizations in Canada
On International Women’s Day, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) would like to salute all women teachers and, particularly, the women who hold leadership positions within the CTF Member organizations and our Affiliate Member.


March 07, 2013
Teachers' Action for Girls: Marking International Womens' Day through the CTF International TAG Program


February 06, 2013
Canadian teachers launch national pro-democracy campaign
“Hear my voice”, a national campaign launched today by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), aims to mobilize the growing number of teachers concerned about the state of democracy in Canada.


January 28, 2013
Positive reviews of literary project involving Canadian students and award-winning authors lead to second edition
Through its Imagineaction program, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) is pleased to partner once again with the Canada Council for the Arts, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCU), the Public Lending Right Commission (PLRC) and Indigo Books & Music in the project called Listen, I read – 2nd edition.


 
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