Author Archives: Steve
Teaching for Transformation
April 2, 2012International Forum on Liberating Pedagogies and Resistance to Neo-liberalism Educator and student activists from 20 countries will gather in Vancouver April 12-13 to participate in the “Teaching for Transformation” (T4T) Forum on Liberating Pedagogies.
Posted in Delegations/Solidarity Tours, Education, Events, Partnership | Leave a commentIndeed the Pedagogy of the Oppressed
February 9, 2012In December 2011, CoDev coordinated a Canadian teachers’ delegation to Colombia. In the following article BC Teachers’ Federation provincial executive member Rick Guenther writes of his experiences during the delegation. I can only begin to imagine life as a union … Continue reading
Posted in Colombia, Delegations/Solidarity Tours, Education | Leave a commentEvent: Stories from the Frontlines of the Honduran Teachers’ Struggle
January 17, 2012CoDev invites you to hear from Honduran teachers’ union member Dilcia Diaz, a coordinator with the CoDev supported Non-Sexist Pedagogy program. Hear from a front line activist
Posted in Education, Events, Honduras | Leave a commentCordoba, Colombia: A dangerous place to be a union leader
December 19, 2011Guest Blogger Irene Lanzinger, B.C. Federation of Labour, shares a report from a recent CoDev delegation to Colombia. On Friday, December 2, Domingo Ayala, the president of the Teachers’ Union of Cordoba (ADEMACOR) walked into our hotel lobby. He was … Continue reading
Posted in Colombia, Delegations/Solidarity Tours, Education, Human Rights, Partnership | Leave a commentA changing role for Cuba’s unions in the new economy
November 1, 2011Guest Blogger: Larry Kuehn: Director, BCTF International Solidarity Program – one of CoDev’s Canadian Partners. The Cuban government announced last year that 500,000 workers currently employed by the state—approximately 10 percent of the Cuban workforce—will lose those jobs over the … Continue reading
Posted in Cuba, Education, Labour Rights, Worker's Rights | 1 Comment
