In Canada, the British North America Act (BNA Act) of 1867 used the word “persons” when referring to more than one person and “he” when referring to one person. Many argued the Act implicitly stated that only a man could be a person, which prevented women from participating fully in politics or affairs of state.
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On Thursday, December 6, White Ribbon Day, the STA Executive Committee passed a motion to donate $250 to the White Ribbon Campaign, working to end violence against women and girls, promote gender equity, healthy relationships and a new vision of masculinity. Thank you to everyone who donated shoes for the shoe memorial – the STA
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The next round of Staff Rep Training starts after winter break! Space is limited to 23 participants per day and there will be 8 sessions happening at the STA office between January 9 and 24. Sessions run from 8:30 am to 2:45 pm. Lunch will be provided. Register now to secure your spot. For Rookie
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All Surrey teachers are invited to attend our next Special General Meeting on Wednesday, October 17 at the Bombay Banquet Hall (7475 135 St, Surrey) from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
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The Moose Hide Campaign is a grassroots movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and boys who are standing up against violence towards women and children. Wearing the moose hide pin on October 18th signifies your commitment to honour, respect, and protect the women and children in your life and to work together to end violence
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FSA withdrawal letters and information for parents will soon arrive to your school via courier, and should be distributed to the parents of Grade 4 and 7 students. If you find that you need additional handouts, please contact reception@surreyteachers.org. The provincial government has been administering the FSAs to all students in Grades 4 and 7
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Orange Shirt Day is September 30! Congratulations to those members who have been drawn to win an Orange Shirt. The shirts will should arrive at your school via courier on September 24. As always, we encourage everyone to wear an orange shirt on Friday, September 28 in honour of residential school survivors and in the
Read moreAs you may know, we changed the structure of the May 4, 2018 STA Convention Day so that we had four sites: Aboriginal, Primary, Intermediate, and Secondary. For next year’s convention we would like to continue with the four sites and are working on an idea to form convention sub-committees for each site. Since the
Read moreThank you to all the teacher volunteers, organizers, presenters, committee members, and coordinators who helped to make #STAConvention2018 such a success! This event would literally not be possible without you and we, your colleagues, are so grateful for the many hours of hard work you put in on our behalf. This year, Convention’s 150+ workshops
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