Tomorrow: Banner Making for Garden Party 12pm onwards

Hi everyone,

For those not up to date, on Saturday there is a Garden Party in Queen's Park with a potluck picnic, free gardening classes and much more. The human rights class has taken particular interest in the right to water...especially locally re: the planned mega quarry for south ontario (click here for details)

We are making some banners to show city solidarity with the 'stop the mega quarry' campaign. Come out to our usual art spot near ossington station (message us if you have not been before but would like to come), starting 12pm tomorrow.

peace!

Tuesday July 17th

This is a reminder to all Free ‘Scoolers that there will be a student union meeting tonight at 6pm on the fifth floor of OISE. It would be lovely to see you all and recap what we did this past Sunday and continue to work on our many projects and ideas. 

There will also be a Human Rights class tonight after the student union meeting at 7:30 on the fifth floor of OISE with Jo. Join in the active conversation.

Recap of July 8th Human Rights Class/ Reminder: class takes place tonight @7:30pm, OISE 5th floor

Focus- responsibilities to respect fulfill promote and defend human rights

state-all institutions and individuals 

questions re value of treaties 

discussion of obligation regardless of enforcement 

discussion about the festival for education as class project

Links to issues of concern- environment-the basics water food housing

Idea: defend water first -such as the mega quarry project

field trip- to Mega Quarry Action 

Homework assignment:

Bring a question, statement, poem or whatever medium you prefer that expresses-concisely, what you want to say to the people about the human right to water. 

Individual homework: research the quarry conflict so we are informed before we get involved in action.

educator request-please someone assist Roxy with bookmobile....

Idea: new students get briefed by current students in small groups 

- also please post useful data and articles for library

Time change: 

Given the level of activity being generated and the need for some people to leave the city on some weekends, we are going to hold the next class and others to follow after the student union mtg on teusday evening-730 or so...

there will be a class next sunday.

Sundays off will be posted soon.

ps. I would appreciate occasional snacks to share around, and good homework we can use for action learning 

Thank everybody for attending! 

- Josephine Grey

Human Rights Teacher