Archive - Jul 2, 2012
World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress recommending open access for all
July 2, 2012 - 11:56pm | by brianbeaton2012 WORLD OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (OER) CONGRESS
UNESCO, PARIS, JUNE 20-22, 2012
2012 PARIS OER DECLARATION
Preamble
The World OER Congress held at UNESCO, Paris on 20-22 June 2012,
Mindful of relevant international statements including:
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 26.1), which states that: "Everyone has the right to education";
Canada's colonial and racist past needs to understood by all Canadians on Canada Day
July 2, 2012 - 11:34pm | by brianbeatonOn Canada Day
by Kim Petersen / July 1st, 2012
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"What is Canada?" asked the teacher.
"Should you love a country that was stolen from its Indigenous peoples?"
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On July 1, many Canadians will crowd into city squares and parks to listen to the national anthem and watch fireworks in the evening.
It is taken for granted that citizens of a country love that country. That is patriotism. But not everyone is a patriot.