Program for 2002 Breaking the
Silence: Gays and Lesbians in Our Schools Conference
Program for 2002 Breaking the
Silence: Gays and Lesbians in Our Schools Conference
Guest Speaker:
Lawyer for the petitioners in James Chamberlain et al v. The Board
of Trustees of School District #36 (Surrey) The Surrey Book Banning
Case heard before the Supreme Court of Canada on June 12, 2002
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Welcome from the University: Associate Dean Vivian Hajnal, College
of Education
Interactive Theatre led by Warren Linds: Act One
Panel: The Report of the Adhoc Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgendered Issues
The Voices of Students
Chair: Donna Scott, Chief Commissioner, Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
Panel:Sigrid Hansen, Dave Glaze, and Paul Jacoby
•Andre Grace and Kris Wells, “Getting an Education in
Edmonton, Alberta: The Case of Queer Youth”
•James McNinch, “It’s a drag doing drag in teacher
education”
•Cheryl Erlandson, introducing two new STF documents: Uncovering
the stones: Addressing issues of equity in the staffroom (a practical guide
containing workshop ideas for developing awareness, recognition, and appreciation
of diversity) and safe schools: Supporting sexual difference (presenting stories
of gay, lesbian, and trans-gendered students in Saskatchewan schools with suggestions
for creating a supportive school environment for all students).
•Kim Tadei, “Are you brave enough to put this book in
your school library?”
This session will include round-table discussion, sharing books with a gay and
lesbian theme, sharing annotated bibliographies, and showing teacher librarians
how to find support for the purchase of these books.
4:00--Interactive Theatre directed by Warren Linds, – Act
Two in Physics 103