CFE – 91¾«Ñ¡ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:09:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.canadianschoollibraries.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Twitter-Profile.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 CFE – 91¾«Ñ¡ 32 32 116204873 CFE Virtual Forum: School Libraries and Curriculum Under Attack: Why? and What to Do? /event/cfe-virtual-forum-school-libraries-and-curriculum-under-attack-why-and-what-to-do/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=tribe_events&p=3525 Bitter fights over which books belong in school libraries and among curriculum resources have put schools and teachers at the center of a nasty and widening culture war. Join a panel which will explore why this is happening, what it means for education in Canada, and what should be done.

Cosponsored by BC Teacher Librarians’ Association, 91¾«Ñ¡, Manitoba School Library Association, Ontario Library Association/Ontario School Library Association

Panelists: Anita Brooks Kirkland, Chair, 91¾«Ñ¡ / Tammy Le, President, British Columbia Teacher Librarians’ Association / James Saunders, CEO, Saunders Book Company / Graham Shantz, Associate Director, Waterloo Region District School Board

Moderator: James L. Turk, Director, Centre for Free Expression

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]]> 3525 CFE Virtual Forum: Banning books in schools: What does it mean for students? /event/cfe-virtual-forum-series-banning-books-in-schools-what-does-it-mean-for-students/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 21:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=tribe_events&p=3521 As schools face demands to remove books from their libraries and curriculum resources, few consider students’ views. Join a panel of students who look at recent bans – what it means for them, why it’s happening, and what schools, students, and the community should do.

Moderator: El Jones, Poet, Journalist, and Assistant Professor of Political and Canadian Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University

This event is co-sponsored by 91¾«Ñ¡ and PEN Canada.

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