UG Community attends International Day of Pink event
On Monday, April 15 students and staff filled the Arthur and Area Community Centre to attend an International Day of Pink Event hosted by the UGDSB’s Equity Team.
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Centennial CVI celebrates Eid and South Asian New Year
On April 12, 2024, Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute (CCVI) hosted a grand, school-wide Eid and South Asian New Year celebration.
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Students across the globe celebrate the International Day of Pink
April 10 is the International Day of Pink where communities across globe will unite to celebrate diversity and raise awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, transmisogyny, discrimination and all forms of bullying.
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John F. Ross hosts global awareness symposium for student action
Everyone has the power to make a difference in the world; which is what students at John F. Ross CVI learned at their school event for empowering youth action for world issues.
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Looking Back on Black Heritage, Black Brilliance and Black Futures month at the UG
As February comes to an end, we remember that this month is more than just about history. In 2021, Upper Grand students and staff in their work to re-conceptualize Black History Month, ended up renaming it Black Heritage, Black Brilliance and Black Futures month.
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Students learn about Black Canadian history through engaging presentations
Many students throughout the Upper Grand DSB have been learning about Black Canadian history, through engaging presentations with Tracy Cain.
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Students celebrate Lunar New Year at Westminster Woods PS
Grade 6 students at Westminster Woods Public School are wishing their peers a happy Lunar New Year.
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If you hear it, speak up – Reporting harmful language in schools
The words we use in schools and in our board offices mean things, and we all have a responsibility to speak up when we hear harmful language or discriminatory practices being used in our educational settings. Here’s how you can stop and report harmful language in schools.
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Supports for students, staff and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community
The UGDSB stands in solidarity with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. We will not tolerate hate directed at the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and other oppressed groups.
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Alicia Ralph announced as Human Rights and Equity Advisor at the UGDSB
The Upper Grand District School Board is excited to announce it has hired Alicia Ralph as the UGDSB’s Human Rights and Equity Advisor (HREA).
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