The French language is heavily gendered: we have gendered nouns, masculine and feminine adjective agreements, and vocabulary with roots in misogyny. Within this clearly defined gender binary, there is a prevalence of masculine over feminine ...

This lesson plan explores the rich and transformative history of Pride in Canada. From the early days of activism and struggle for legal recognition to the vibrant Pride events and cultural milestones of today ...

I am the first of many generations in my family to complete high school and attend post-secondary. My participation in my school’s gender and sexuality alliance ...

On June 20, 2016, Guildford Park Secondary School in North Surrey was alive with energy as 30 queer youth and their friends worked to put the finishing touches on MasQUEERade ...

The Vancouver Secondary Teachers’ Association 2SLGBTQIA+ Committee is often a space for joy—to see our community members around us when we miss them in our regular teaching days ...

Moments of queer joy are magical. I experienced one such moment on October 4, 2024. This was the day of our first Rainbow Club meeting ...

At age 22, Niigaan Sinclair began his career teaching drama at Kelvin High School in a mainly Jewish neighbourhood of Winnipeg ...

May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Black Educators BC Network (BlackEd) is a network of prospective, current, and retired Black educators in public and private K–12 ...

Back in 1989, when David Falconer welcomed the first students into his classroom at Cayoosh Elementary in Lillooet, he could never have ...

Listening to Lizzy McAlpine’s song, “erase me,” sparked a reflection on how we erase disability—not just in memory, but in our schools ...

As a racialized woman who has a physical disability, I have experienced many barriers, inequities, and exclusions throughout my ...

Ask students what peace means. Work with your class to come up with a definition for the word peace. Write this on the whiteboard ...

“Isn’t that just dandy?” A common yet dated turn-of-phrase to indicate that something is excellent or ...

Over the past few years, SOGI 123 has taken a fair bit of criticism from some parents and community members ...

In 2023, we had an opportunity to participate in the first International Solidarity Teacher Inquiry Project (TIP)...

The Paulo Freire Institute (IPF) was created in 1991, in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, with the mission of “educating to transform...”

During the last 50 years, Latin America has felt the impact of the false promise of development after agreeing to implement economic...

The Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU) began working with the BCTF over 30 years ago...

Maybe you saw the call-out for participants to attend the trinational conference this year in San Antonio, Texas, and wondered...