Tag Archives: Ontario schools

Radio: From police-free schools to policing-free schools

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Scott

Hailey Yasmeen Dash and Mae Mason are members of the Asilu Collective, which Dash described as “a grassroots abolitionist collective fighting and organizing for police-free schools, but also policing-free schools, and to eliminate policing culture, infrastructure, and practices in schools … Continue reading →

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Radio: A legal challenge to keep Ontario students safe from COVID-19

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Scott

Heather Hanwell, Kate Laing, and “Hannah” are members of Ontario School Safety, a group of Ontario residents, most of them parents, committed to ensuring that the province’s schools are safe enough for students, teachers, and other education workers, in the … Continue reading →

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Radio: Pushing Ontario to fix its massive school repair backlog

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Scott

Krista Wylie is a mother of one current and one former student in public schools in Toronto, and she is a co-founder of the Fix Our Schools campaign. Scott Neigh interviews her about the $16.8 billion repair backlog in Ontario … Continue reading →

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Radio — Working to ban racist logos from Ontario schools

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Scott

On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh speaks with Lynne Courchene-Allard and Jean-Paul Allard. They are parents in Ottawa, Ontario, who have taken up the fight against racist logos, mascots, and team names, most recently by filing … Continue reading →

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