Below are several resources for further information. Additional resources will be added over time – please feel free to suggest additional sources by emailing advocacyrossroad@gmail.com!
- The North Vancouver District PAC has published a ‘School Funding Advocacy Primer’ that you may find useful:
http://www.nvsd44.bc.ca/AboutUs/~/media/20D65F4A0D344E68B5F78D758F3E1AC6.ashx - BC Education Coalition (Advocacy group):
http://stopeducationcuts.org/ - BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) budget update: ‘Budget 2011 not enough to resolve funding crisis:
http://www.bctf.ca/uploadedFiles/Publications/Research_reports/2011-EF-02.pdf - Federal Government’s position on education and health:
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/determinants/qa-qr3-eng.php - UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26 focusing on public education:
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml - On the significance of the school librarian, here’s an article from The Globe and Mail:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/digital-culture/social-networking/librarians-fight-for-a-role-in-a-digital-world/article2023169/ - UNESCO’s School Library Manifesto:
http://www.unesco.org/webworld/libraries/manifestos/school_manifesto.html - BC Ministry of Education site:
http://www.gov.bc.ca/bced/ - The BCTF’s website home address:
http://bctf.ca/ - For more general information from North Van District PAC:
http://blog.northvanpac.org
Quick links to “Advocacy Ross Road” pages on this website:
• Main Advocacy Ross Road page
• Sample Letters
• Sample Phone Dialogue
• Contact Information
• Resources
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