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		<title>International Women&#8217;s Day &#8211; March 8</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join VESTA&#8217;s Status of Women Committee for their annual IWD fundraiser on Thursday, 2012 March 8, 5:30pm at the Flamingo Restaurant, 7510 Cambie Street, Vancouver. This year&#8217;s guest speaker is Kate Gibson, Executive Director, WISH Drop-in Centre Society. The society addresses frontline health needs of women living street-entrenched lives. Tickets $35 &#8211; $10 of each [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vesta.ca/2012/02/international-womens-day-march-8/</link>
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		<title>Movie Night at VESTA &#8211; Wednesday, April 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is is possible to live completely waste free? Find out. Come to the screening of the clean bin project, on Wednesday, 2012 April 4, 4pm at the VESTA office, 2915 Commercial Drive (refreshments provided). Watch parnters Jen and Grant go head to head in competition to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vesta.ca/2012/02/movie-night-at-vesta-wednesday-april-4/</link>
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		<title>Draft Timeline for 2012 Spring Transfer Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are the details for the 2012 Spring Transfer Process (subject to change) 2012 Spring Transfer Process]]></description>
		<link>http://vesta.ca/2012/02/draft-timeline-for-2012-spring-transfer-process/</link>
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		<title>End Child Poverty Now!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BC has the highest child poverty rate in Canada for eight years in a row. BC is one of the few provinces without a poverty reduction plan. Teachers see the reality of poverty in their classrooms every day. Let&#8217;s create a vibrant anti-poverty community among educators. The time for action is now! Attend a free [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vesta.ca/2012/02/end-child-poverty-now/</link>
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		<title>International Solidarity Workshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For teachers interested in International Solidarity work: Saturday, 2012 February 11, 9:30am—3:00pm BCTF Building, 550 West Sixth Avenue, Vancouver You are invited to a workshop to learn about BCTF international solidarity work from colleagues who have participated in these projects. Presentations include— • Second language pedagogy workshops for teachers in Peru—teacher PD that helps build [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vesta.ca/2012/01/1440/</link>
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		<title>Honduran Teachers&#8217; Struggle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CoDev invites you to hear from Honduran teachers’ union representatives Dilcia Dias and Carolina Pineda, coordinators of the CoDev supported Non-Sexist Pedagogy program. Date:  Sunday, 2012 February 5 Where: Rhizome Cafe, 317 E. Broadway Time:  Doors open at 5:30pm Cost:  Free COPEMH, a Honduran teachers’ union, has been at the forefront of the struggle to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vesta.ca/2012/01/honduran-teachers-struggle/</link>
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		<title>Students support teachers</title>
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		<link>http://vesta.ca/2012/01/letter-of-support/</link>
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		<title>BCTF Revises Bargaining Proposals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The BCTF tabled a revised and reduced set of proposals at the bargaining table yesterday. It represents a significant shift in demands for the BCTF that reflect teachers’ commitment to bargaining a fair and reasonable contract. Teachers have, since the beginning of bargaining, sought changes to our Collective Agreement that improve the working and learning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vesta.ca/2012/01/vancouver-comprehensive/</link>
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		<title>Fight the FSA!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[VESTA letter to parents about the Foundations Skills Assessment (FSA) FSA Pamphlet Vancouver Board of Education letter to parents Link to BCTF FSA page]]></description>
		<link>http://vesta.ca/2012/01/foundation-skills-assessment-fsa/</link>
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