March 21 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. A day to commemorate the horrific shooting of 69 people who were peacefully protesting Apartheid laws in Sharpeville, South Africa, and has now grown to raise awareness for[…]
Read More March 8, 2023, marks International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day is dedicated to achieving a world with gender equity. A day to raise awareness about discrimination against women and to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history. The theme for 2023 is #EmbraceEquity, a theme about understanding the difference between equality and equity, and why equity […]
Read MoreIn 2007, a young person named Chuck McNeill was bullied for wearing a pink polo shirt to his first day of ninth grade. Twelfth grade students David Shepherd and Travis Price saw this, and organized a day for 50 students to wear pink shirts in solidarity with Chuck. This was the beginning of Pink Shirt […]
Read MoreFebruary 12th to February 18th is Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week in Saskatchewan. The theme this year is ‘Champions of Learning,’ and the CTRC can think of no better way to describe the amazing staff and teachers that work in schools and classrooms. The CTRC would like to extend our appreciation and compliments to the […]
Read MoreFebruary is Black History Month across Canada, a month to celebrate and remember the legacies of Black Canadians. The theme for Black History Month in Canada in 2023 is “Ours To Tell,” highlighting the crucial point of centering the voices of Black Canadians when learning the legacies of Black Canadians, and how they have shaped, […]
Read MoreFebruary in Saskatchewan is Aboriginal Storytelling Month, a month dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the histories, traditions, and cultures of the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people of Canada. Aboriginal Storytelling Month was a day begun by the Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples to promote traditional storytelling, and decolonize school and library collections through […]
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