Equity Matters MB
@equitymattersmb
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A coalition of Indigenous, newcomer/racialized, and community-based groups advocating for equity in all levels of the public school system.
Joined October 2021
An Equity Audit can also help to "identify the absence of policies or practices that could promote equity, diversity and inclusion." Learn more at tomorrow's webinar with @DiversityMusing! To register, visit https://t.co/UIGqwcpC5l.
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An Equity Audit helps "identify and make recommendations for the removal of, the barriers to groups of people who have experienced historic and persistent discrimination in the labour market and society." Join us Tuesday, Sept. 20th for the 2nd webinar with @DiversityMusing!
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Join us on Sept. 20th for the 2nd webinar on Equity Audits with @DiversityMusing! The free event is co-sponsored by @MBGov, @louis_riel_sd, @PembinaTrails, @RETSDschools, @SJASDivision, & @WinnipegSD. To register, visit: https://t.co/UIGqwcp4fN
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Very proud to be part of the collective efforts to create spaces where everyone feels safe and welcomed. Many folks at MTS working together to lead this important work.
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TOMORROW, TUES. JUNE 14: Join us for a free lunchtime webinar on Equity Audits with @DiversityMusing! Event is co-sponsored by @MBGov, @louis_riel_sd, @PembinaTrails, @RETSDschools, @SJASDivision, & @WinnipegSD. To register, visit: https://t.co/UIGqwcGF7l
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Tories quiet on potential commitment to equity oversight in school system pledge.
winnipegfreepress.com
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the lone caucus to keep quiet about whether it will support the creation of a new education office focused on addressing systemic racism in K-12...
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Coalition pushes for equal opportunities for all Manitoba students
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Who is making decisions in the MB dep. of ed? "Take a snapshot of who is at the table — who are the faces? Are they all faces that represent the various demographics within this city and within the province? We need to ask those questions."
cbc.ca
A group that wants to see more diversity in Manitoba's school system is calling on the province to create a role dedicated to making that happen.
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"If we’re serious about making concrete changes and we want to address the inequities within (public schools), looking at the structural inequities that currently exist, then we don’t just need the talk — we need to walk."
Educators, anti-racist activists want province to build equity oversight into public school system
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Join us June 14 for a free webinar on Equity Audits with @DiversityMusing! Event is co-sponsored by @louis_riel_sd, @PembinaTrails, @RETSDschools, @SJASDivision, & @WinnipegSD. To register, visit: https://t.co/UIGqwcGF7l
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"Mamahtawisiwin: the Wonder We are Born With” is a policy directive and conceptual framework for Indigenous education in MB. The Inninew (Cree) phrase nods to a teaching that means people are born with big hearts & our role is to help others. #education
winnipegfreepress.com
Forget textbooks — a growing number of students and teachers in Manitoba are learning about the histories, cultures and contemporary lifestyles of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people dire...
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TONIGHT AT 7:00PM! Join us for our virtual town hall with keynote and special guest, Patrick Case: Assistant Deputy Minister & Chief Equity Officer in the Education Equity Secretariat of the Ministry of Education in Ontario! Register at: https://t.co/zRb3uOVzQ6
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Winnipeg School Division to open first education equity office - via @winnipegnews
winnipegfreepress.com
The Winnipeg School Division — in which there are nearly 170 student ethnicities and almost 7,000 immigrant and refugee learners — will have the province’s first education equity off...
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‘Troubling and disheartening’: Indigenous students over-represented in WSD suspensions https://t.co/vh776nOncd via @torontostar
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On #SchoolSuspensions. The Winnipeg School Division (biggest in Manitoba) released data showing that Indigenous students make 55% of suspensions even though they are 27% of the school population. These numbers demand attention, anger, & action. Thread I/9
thestar.com
Indigenous students are significantly overrepresented in disciplinary data and suspended far more often than any other ethnic group of K-12 learners in Manitoba’s largest school division.
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"Part of it is discouraging," said Betty Edel, chair of the Winnipeg School Division board of trustees. "I mean, part of it is not surprising, but now that we have this confirmed, then let's move to the solutions of what we're going to do." https://t.co/m2N18MfsbN
cbc.ca
More than half the students suspended in the Winnipeg School Division are Indigenous, even though less than one-third of the student population is Indigenous, a new report says.
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TOMORROW! Join us for our town hall with keynote, Patrick Case, to explore the role a Provincial Education Secretariat & School District Based Education Equity Offices can play in ensuring equity in the MB education system! Register to attend:
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The overrepresentation of Indigenous students in disciplinary and suspension data is evidence that all levels of the education system are in urgent need of greater oversight of and accountability on equity issues. https://t.co/qzUSL2NT9u
winnipegfreepress.com
Indigenous students are significantly overrepresented in disciplinary data and suspended far more often than any other ethnic group of K-12 learners in Manitoba’s largest school division. A new...
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https://t.co/Dpv4WkNdFE Dr. Laara Fitznor emphasizes the TRC’s Calls to Action: "Together we must do more than talk about Reconciliation. We must learn to practice Reconciliation.” Ensuring that schools are spaces of equity ensures that we are practicing authentic Reconciliation.
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The @WinnipegSD Board of Trustees has approved a motion to establish an Education Equity Office by 2022. This is a promising move to ensure greater equity in the education system.
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