Toronto Palestinian Families

  • TDSB and Ministry of Education Must Address Anti-Palestinian Racism Following Independent Report Findings

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    The Ontario government has finally released the review that investigating the TDSB for attendance at Grassy Narrows’ River Run march on September 18, 2024 (Final report on the review of the Toronto District School Board’s excursions policy and procedure) Toronto Palestinian Families (TPF) welcomes Patrick Case’s report on TDSB excursion policies, which confirms what Palestinian…

  • Feb 21 2025: School Magazine

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    By William Paul – It’s time to do what our teachers always told us and support our ideas with argument, facts and reason. The urgency of this requirement is brilliantly illustrated by the shameless lies that currently pervade political discourse. Unfortunately, it is also manifest in the disaster that was the presentation, on February 12…

  • Feb 13 2025: CBC News Toronto

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    Delegation by Ben Losman, TDSB Parent, during community consultation by the Toronto District School Board.

  • Feb 12, 2025: The Grind Magazine

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    by Ameena Sultan and K. SilvermanFebruary 12, 2025 The Ontario government is giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to pro-Israel advocacy organizations with troubling track records to run programs in public schools. Two mothers call instead for education that teaches compassion, interconnectedness and true anti-racism.

  • Dec 11 2024: School Magazine

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    Cory Silverberg and Zaid Zawaideh are Toronto District School Board parents who, along with other community members, criticized a motion put forward at the end of May to the Board’s Governance and Policy Committee to limit certain political activity in TDSB schools. The motion called on the Board to prohibit public speakers and educational partners…

  • TDSB Fails Palestinian Families; Parents Create Guide To Address Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools

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    As the TDSB delays crucial reforms and fails to release promised educational tools, the community steps up to protect its students from escalating systemic racism. Toronto Palestinian Families, a community organization of Palestinian families and allies on a mission to ensure the physical, psychological and emotional safety of their children in TDSB schools has released…

  • Oct 16 2024: Muslim Link

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    Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Fails Palestinian Families; Parents Create Guide To Address Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools As the TDSB delays crucial reforms and fails to release promised educational tools, the community steps up to protect its students from escalating systemic racism. Toronto Palestinian Families, a community organization of Palestinian families and allies on a…

  • Jun 29, 2024: Toronto Star

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    Opinion | Why the term ‘anti-Palestinian racism’ has an uphill climb to recognition By Shree Paradkar, Social & Racial Justice Columnist Don’t criticize Israel or Zionism. Don’t protest in front of a bookstore whose owner supports the Israeli military. Don’t protest in front of a synagogue hosting an Israeli real estate sale of illegally settled…

  • Toronto Palestinian Families And Toronto Jewish Families Welcome The Adoption Of The Combating Hate And Racism Strategy

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    In a pivotal decision made at 1:00 am on June 20, 2024, Toronto District School Board (TDSB) trustees voted to adopt the Combating Hate and Racism strategy, which now includes a commitment to combating anti-Palestinian racism (APR) alongside other named forms of oppression. This decision is a significant step forward for the TDSB community. However,…

  • Palestinian Families Call on The TDSB to Fight Anti-Palestinian Racism

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    Toronto — Toronto Palestinian Families call on the Board of Trustees at the TDSB to vote to support the Combating Hate and Racism strategy today.  We thank the Program and School Services Committee for accepting the Combating Hate and Racism strategy with the milestone addition of anti-Palestinian racism.  Watching the Committee meeting yesterday was a…