OTTAWA – Delegates attending the 7th World Congress of Education International (EI) in Ottawa will be debating tomorrow resolutions and policy papers tied to Human and Trade Union Rights; Austerity, Debt and Commodification of Education, and on the Status and Employment Conditions of education workers.
Here are some of the topics that resolutions will touch upon:
- Migration, Professional Diversity and Racism
- School-Related Gender-Based Violence
- LGBTI Rights
- Trade Union Action to Counter Neoliberal Policies on Education
- Fighting Austerity to Defend Rights, Status, Jobs and Salaries
- Quality Terms and Conditions of Employment; Decent Work
- Education Support Personnel
- Public Research, Scientific and Academic Freedoms
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July 24 calendar:
10:30 a.m.
Resolutions on Human and Trade Union Rights (Canada Hall rooms 1, 2 and 3)
11 a.m.
2 p.m.
Resolutions on Austerity, Debt and Commodification of Education (Canada Hall rooms 1, 2 and 3)
4 p.m.
4: 15 p.m.
Resolutions on Improving our Status and Employment Conditions (Canada Hall rooms 1, 2 and 3)
EI event schedule http://www.ei-ie.org/congress7/en/theprogramme/friday-24-july
Resolutions http://www.ei-ie.org/congress7/en/publications/resolutions
Details of the World Congress:
When: July 21-26, 2015
Where: Shaw Centre, Ottawa
Theme: Unite for Quality Education #unite4ed
EI Congress Web site: www.ei-ie.org/congress7/
EI Web site: www.ei-ie.org
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Contacts:
EI Headquarters, Brussels:
Timo Linsenmaier, 613-806-1873
Andrew King , 613-806-1875
EI Canadian Affiliate organizations:
Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) Ottawa: Francine Filion, 613-688-4314
Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) Montreal : Christine Marceau, 514-235-5082
Fédération nationale des enseignantes et des enseignants du Québec, Confédération des syndicats nationaux, (FNEEQ-CSN) Montreal : France Désaulniers, 514-219-2947
Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d’université (FQPPU) Montreal : Hans-Olivier Poirier Grenier, 514-755-5858
Fédération du personnel professionnel des universités et de la recherche (FPPU) Montreal
Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), Ottawa: Angela Regnier (CAUT), 613 726-5186
