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CTF News Releaseshttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/Default.aspx?lang=ENGet the latest news releases here!en60 http://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986788&lang=EN Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986787&lang=ENTeachers across the country have identified a pressing need for more human rights tools and resources &#8211; especially when teaching younger children, according to a national survey by the Canadian Teachers&#8217; Federation (CTF) and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986786&lang=ENWed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986785&lang=EN Canada&#8217;s teachers see ways to help the growing number of children whose needs are not being well met by society and the Canadian Teachers&#8217; Federation (CTF)&#8217;s Board of Directors members are meeting today with MPs, senators and senior government officials to discuss ways of supporting Canadian families. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986784&lang=EN The Canadian Teachers&#8217; Federation (CTF) will hold a news conference next week to outline its recommendations aimed at supporting the growing number of students who are falling through the cracks because of societal barriers that impede their success at school. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986783&lang=EN The Canadian Teachers&#8217; Federation (CTF) invites you to celebrate the launch of the documentary series &#8220;Identit&#233; 2.0&#8221; which will be simulcast on the television network Groupe M&#233;dia TFO and on the Web as of April 12 at 8:30 p.m.. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986782&lang=EN MediaSmarts and the Canadian Teachers&#8217; Federation (CTF) are pleased to announce that marketing and consumerism will be the focus of Canada&#8217;s eighth annual Media Literacy Week, to be held November 4-8, 2013. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986778&lang=EN The Canadian Teachers&#8217; Federation (CTF) will be represented at a march in New York on March 8, International Women&#8217;s Day. The participants will be calling on countries around the world to put an end to violence against women and girls. Eight CTF Member organizations' teacher leaders are part of the 85-member global trade union delegation attending the United Nations <a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/57sess.htm" target="_blank">57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women</a> (CSW), taking place March 4-15, 2013. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986779&lang=EN On International Women&#8217;s Day, the Canadian Teachers&#8217; Federation (CTF) would like to salute all women teachers and, particularly, the women who hold leadership positions within the CTF Member organizations and our Affiliate Member. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986780&lang=ENThu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986777&lang=EN&#8220;Hear my voice&#8221;, a national campaign launched today by the Canadian Teachers&#8217; Federation (CTF), aims to mobilize the growing number of teachers concerned about the state of democracy in Canada. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983985777&lang=EN Through its Imagineaction program, the Canadian Teachers&#8217; Federation (CTF) is pleased to partner once again with the Canada Council for the Arts, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCU), the Public Lending Right Commission (PLRC) and Indigo Books &amp; Music in the project called Listen, I read &#8211; 2nd edition. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983985776&lang=ENFri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983985775&lang=EN The Canadian Teachers&#8217; Federation (CTF) strongly condemns the Harper Conservative government for pushing Bill C-377 through the House of Commons without a fair debate and without hearing the voices of those affected by the legislation. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983985774&lang=EN Leaders of the Canadian Teachers&#8217; Federation (CTF), the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) and the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights gathered in Ottawa today to announce their partnership on a national initiative called &#8220;Canadian Defenders for Human Rights&#8221;. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983985773&lang=ENFor the first time, a partnership involving national organizations representing teachers, Indigenous peoples and champions for human rights will join forces to launch a major initiative that will play out in Canadian schools from coast to coast to coast.Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983984773&lang=EN Laurier Macdonald High School in St. Leonard joined with schools across Quebec at an event to launch Media Literacy Week 2012. Students had the opportunity to talk with a panel of experts about online privacy as part of this year&#8217;s theme Privacy Matters.Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983984772&lang=EN High school students across Quebec will have the chance to talk to a panel of experts about their online privacy concerns. Hosted by Laurier Macdonald High School in Montreal, the panel discussion will involve students from 33 schools across the province. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTUntitled Articlehttp://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983984771&lang=ENOn the occasion of World Teachers&#8217; Day (Oct. 5), the Canadian Teachers&#8217; Federation (CTF) extends its thanks to all parents, students and partner organizations who stand up for teachers and for public education year in and year out. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTA new tool to explore the development of the Francophone identity in cyberspace http://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983984769&lang=EN(CTF News Service &#8212; Ottawa) The Canadian Teachers&#8217; Federation (CTF) and the Association canadienne d&#8217;&#233;ducation de langue fran&#231;aise (ACELF) are pleased to launch Voir grand dans le cyberespace (dream big in cyberspace) on September 20, 2012, during the ACELF Annual General Meeting taking place in Montr&#233;al, Quebec. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT