Colin Jones, FSA President; on behalf of the entire FSA board and office staff Heartbreaking Tragedy We echo the statements being made by post-secondary institutes, including BCIT, and the labour movement through the BC Federation of Labour about the horrifying and heartbreaking uncovering of the mass grave at the former Kamloops Residential School. Our hearts
Read more →Colin Jones, FSA President In acknowledgement of March 21st, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I thought it was time to add some words to the statement we put out last June. That statement came out at a time when our newsfeeds were alight with evidence of racial injustice and discrimination. For
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This is an updated version of a piece that originally ran our 2017/18 Annual Report. Guest Contributor: Mak Abdel-Hai; FSA Member; Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Instructor; Digital Arts, BCIT School of Business + Media You might not know that many instructors at BCIT lack job security and are forced to accept a two-tier system,
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Colin Jones, FSA President For years, the FSA has been advocating around the issues created by the lack of office space for our members who teach into Part-Time Studies (PTS). Related to this is the reality that many instructors in PTS use their own homes for this work – we are referring to this as
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bcitfsaRT @IRSSurvivor: If you need help, please reach out. Having an emotional reaction from hearing about the atrocious history and impacts of I…Thu Jun 24 02:35:32 +0000 2021
bcitfsaRT @CAUT_ACPPU: Save the date! CAUT will be hosting a virtual Indigenous conference titled “Building Solidarity and Alliances: Indigenizing…Wed Jun 23 17:31:22 +0000 2021
bcitfsaRT @CAUT_ACPPU: Today we release our Indigenizing the Academy Checklist, developed by CAUT's Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education Working Gr…Mon Jun 21 20:10:05 +0000 2021