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There are two dates for our Annual General Meeting this year. On May 8, we will hold elections online via Zoom at 3:45 pm and on May 15, we will meet in-person at Northview Golf and Country Club at 4:00 pm to vote on the budget and consider other motions.

Annual General Meeting

BIPOC

April 30, 2024 • 4:00 pm • STA Office

We are hosting a bargaining listening circle for BIPOC teachers who would like to have their voice represented in the next phase of bargaining. We encourage teachers to use this opportunity to actively participate in advocating for our working conditions, salary and more.

Members of Global Majority Townhall

LAC

Trivia Night

May 1, 2024 • 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm • Dublin Crossing Irish Pub

Come to the first-ever STA Labour Affairs Committee Labour Trivia Pub Night!

Join colleagues and friends and Dublin Crossing Pub (101-18789 Fraser Hwy) for an evening of fun, meeting colleagues and sipping your favourite brew! Have a drink on us, appies and win prizes!

YWC

May 16, 2024 from 4:00 pm
at Dublin Crossing Irish Pub

STA Young Worker Committee's

Come meet the Young Worker team, socialize in a friendly and supportive environment, and share your ideas on future events! There will be games to play and awesome prizes to be won! The first 10 participants to sign up and show up will receive a $10 Starbucks gift card and the first drink and appies are on us!

Young Worker Pub Night

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Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge with gratitude and respect that STA members have the privilege of working on the unceded ancestral territory of the Coast Salish peoples, the qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), qiqéyt (Qayqayt) and sɛmiˈɑːmuː (Semiahmoo) who have cared for this land for thousands of years, and who continue to care for this land. As educators, we are committed to actions aimed at healing the broken relationship between settlers and Indigenous peoples.

School Visit

We’d like to visit your school! Let us know which date you’d prefer. We are available for lunch or after school visits.

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The Advocate

The Advocate is a seasonal publication for members. The Advocate contains a report from the President, information from the table officers, updates, and information on current educational issues and issues of importance to Surrey teachers.

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