by OSTA-AECO | Jun 9, 2021 | Newsroom, Press Releases, Student Equity
An act of terrorism that has killed three generations of a Muslim family and orphaned a young boy has disheartened students across Ontario. We mourn the Afzaal-Salman families and we offer our sincerest condolences to the victims’ friends and families. OSTA-AECO...
by OSTA-AECO | May 17, 2021 | Blogs, Newsroom, Press Releases, Student Equity
Today on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, OSTA-AECO and 10 other provincial stakeholders are issuing this joint statement calling upon the Ontario government to take action in supporting our 2SLGBTQ+ students in all publicly-funded...
by OSTA-AECO | Mar 30, 2021 | Newsroom, Press Releases
Students are concerned with the Ministry of Education’s proposed plan to make remote learning a permanent option. Such a change would present many negative impacts for the student body. In 2019, OSTA-AECO released a publication concerning the...
by OSTA-AECO | Dec 23, 2020 | Newsroom, Press Releases
With the cases of COVID-19 on the rise, OSTA-AECO recognizes that the government has taken the necessary actions to lower transmission rates and keep the health and safety of students a priority. While these steps are crucial, we look forward to the government...
by OSTA-AECO | Oct 10, 2020 | Blogs, Newsroom
On behalf of OSTA-AECO, the Co-Chairs of the Student Well-Being Working Group, Keith Baybayon and Isabel Unger would like to take a moment in acknowledging and celebrating World Mental Health Day. With the recent end of Mental Health Awareness Week, we wanted to touch...
by OSTA-AECO | Sep 30, 2020 | Blogs, Newsroom
Orange Shirt Day is a day where we as people take the time to honour and remember the traumatic experiences that had taken place within Residential Schools, where innocent children were taken away from their families and were physically, mentally and sexually abused....
