Steve Cardwell

National Truth and Reconciliation Day - Honouring the Past, Healing the Present, Inspiring the Future. @publiced.bsky.social #bced #TRC #vancouver

Good news! We need more community based teacher education (and EA training) programs. Learning and teaching in community is the way to go. #bced #BCeducation

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👎🏾Too many private sessions where the public is not welcome and cannot participate
👎🏾Reduced time for the public or stakeholder groups to comment at meetings
👎🏾Removal of the “personnel committee”, which was the only meeting dedicated to discussing the issues affecting staff
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👎🏾A complicated process to sign up to speak at meetings
👎🏾Members of the public being discouraged from from speaking on the public record at meetings

Join us and hold your school board accountable! Kids, families, teachers, support staff, building service workers, and more deserve our support!

Budget 2026 Consultation

Appreciate the opportunity to give input into BC Budget 2026 through the SSCFGS. Comments by the Institute for Public Education (IPEBC) are referenced several times in the report. Now government needs to act on our recommendations. #bced #bcpoli

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Important read. Thank you Anna Geeroms for sharing your story. InclusionBC #bced #bcpoli #inclusion

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Thanks @sharongregson.bsky.social for your constant leadership with the @$10aDay Child Care campaign.

Expand $10aDay child care. Provide more spaces. Implement fair wages. Build new programs and spaces - in schools and post secondary. #bced #bcpoli #vanpoli @publicedbc.bsky.social

Wild times at the @vsb39.bsky.social board meeting. @reddyforchange.bsky.social likens the actions of board to muzzling her - shows the muzzle for effect. Where is the public voice and advocacy that used to be present at board meetings? #bced #bcpoli #vanpoli

At the @vsb39.bsky.social board meeting. Trustees denied adding @reddyforchange.bsky.social’s amendment to the agenda. #bced #bcpoli

Watered down motion @vsb39.bsky.social board meeting. Ignores @reddyforchange.bsky.social requests for democracy, transparency, and inclusion. Calling for public debate at regular board meetings. Bring back the public to public board meetings not via ad hoc committees. #bced #bcpoli #publicvoice

Wild times at the @vsb39.bsky.social board meeting. Trustee Reddy likens the actions of the board to muzzling her - shows the muzzle for effect. Where is the public voice and advocacy that used to be present at board meetings? #bced #bcpoli

Wake up call re public school underfunding: vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/14/bc-… Good to see the @bcsta.bsky.social advocating for greater public education funding #bced #bcpoli

Compared to the provincial election, the federal was all manual. Served as Deputy Returning Officer for advance polls and the count. Pleased to be part of the Canadian democratic process and met some great people along the way! Finished at 1:30 am #tired! #democracy 🇨🇦

Such an awful and horrific tragedy at the Lapu Lapu festival. Thoughts and condolences 🙏.

Great result! Good to see @onecityvan.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social and @copevancouver.bsky.social @seanorr.bsky.social elected to Vancouver City Council. Looking forward to Oct 17, 2026! Building towards a strong progressive voice! #bcpoli

Long line up - good voter turnout! #democracy

Supporting Young People's Creativity ArtStarts in Schools is a charitable organization that seeks to expand the role of arts in education for the benefit of British Columbia's young people.

Honoured to be chairing the board for ArtStarts in Schools. This is a great organization that brings joy to students and ignites their passion and awareness of the Arts! We need more art, dance, drama, and music in our schools! artstarts.com #bced

Excellent and informative newsletter! Sign up for more free publications #bced #bcpoli

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Through rain or shine. #Canada

Fun to visit with @bctf.bsky.social friends and former colleagues while supporting the @publicedbc.bsky.social info table #bced.

Closed Door Meetings, a Police Call, a Stalled Motion | The Tyee Vancouver School Board trustee Jennifer Reddy’s popular call for more transparency has become a political ping-pong ball.

Where is the public voice? thetyee.ca/News/2025/03... Attended the March VSB public delegation meeting and apart from 3 presenters, was only person in the gallery! #bced #bcpoli @publicedbc.bsky.social @reddyforchange.bsky.social

Thank you, Prime Minister Trudeau for your service to Canada! #elbowsupCanada

More than 3 - some were online. Agenda lists:
* Markiel Simpson
* Khristine Carino
* Craig Ollenberger
* Stephen Von Sychowski, VDLC
* Tara Mahoney
* Cara Ng

Attended the Vancouver School Board public delegation meeting last night to hear arguments for Trustee Reddy’s motion re more public voice and civic engagement. Apart from 3 presenters (5’ each - difficult process to get on this list), I was the only person in the gallery. Hmmm… #bced #bcpoli

BCTF statement in opposition to the dismissal of the Greater Victoria School Board Teachers across BC were deeply dismayed at the decision last week by Minister of Education and Child Care Lisa Beare to dismiss the board of trustees of the Greater Victoria School District...

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Important read: policyalternatives.ca/news-research/… @publicedbc.bsky.social @policyalternatives.bsky.social @pattibacchus.bsky.social #bced #bcpoli

Hey school trustees! Join us at High Ground 2025, a governance forum for connecting with progressive local electeds, learning from experts, and participating in skills building workshops addressing key issues our communities face. See you in Vancouver Mar 7-8!
@civicgovernance.bsky.social #bced

Victoria police disproportionately using force against Indigenous and Black people, data shows | CBC News New data from VicPD, released following an order from the B.C. Human Rights Commissioner, shows Indigenous and Black people were overrepresented in police use-of-force incidents between 2018 and 2023.

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Statement from the Institute for Public Education regarding the Education Minister’s firing of the democratically elected Greater Victoria School Board. @publicedbc.bsky.social #bced #bcpoli @davidebybc.bsky.social instituteforpubliceducation.org/ipe-bc-state...

IPE/BC statement on the firing of the democratically elected Greater Victoria School Board.

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