Signals & Dangers: a panel discussion on public education in British Columbia
2014 January 09, by Sherwin Arnott
Join us for a panel and some discussion on public education to address the signals and dangers of expanding commercialization and privatization of public education in British Columbia.
Everyone is welcome, and attendance is free. Please encourage your friends and neighbours and those who are concerned about the growing privatization of our public services to attend this public forum. The facebook event →
The Victoria Council of Canadians and the Social Justice Committee of the Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association are co-hosting this. Co-sponsors: UVic Social Justice Studies (SJS), VPEC, Victoria Public Education Coalition, The Social Environmental Alliance.
Venue & Date
Thursday, January 23rd, 7pm to 9pm
UVic, Henry Hickman Building (HHB) 105
Lkwungen Territories
Speakers include
- Tara Ehrcke Teacher, GVTA executive
- Donald Gutstein Retired professor SFU, School of Communication, co-director of News Watch Canada, and author of “Not A Conspiracy Theory: How Business Propaganda Hijacks Democracy”
- Jessica Van der Veen Founder, LANDS! Working to Protect Public Assets in BC
Poster and handbill
Please feel welcome to download, distribute, and print out our poster and handbill.
Signals & Dangers: education panel January 23rd POSTER: PDF
Signals & Dangers: education panel January 23rd HANDBILL: PDF
Panel next week at UVic on the dangers of privatization of ed in BC: http://t.co/acssC95Sgb #bced