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covID & mental health forum update
Speak Up and the Vancouver Public Library will be hosting the next forum at the library's downtown branch on Saturday, April 9th, from 3...
Marie Tate
Mar 12, 20221 min read
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Anti-racism & equity in education
Coastal Research, Education, and Advocacy NetworkA Virtual Discussion about Anti-Racism & Equity in Education January 11 · Introducing...
Marie Tate
Jan 9, 20221 min read
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Anti-racism in education panel
Speak Up Director, Marie Tate, will be a guest speaker at the Coastal Research, Education & Advocacy Society's Annual conference. ...
Marie Tate
Mar 11, 20211 min read
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youth on Black lives matter forum
Speak Up Youth Forums will be hosting a forum on Black Lives Matter and Anti-Black racism. This filmed event will take place on March...
Marie Tate
Mar 1, 20211 min read
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human rights settlement
An article from Katie Hyslop of the Tyee regarding the Baboth's human rights settlement with the Vancouver School Board and the Vancouver...
Marie Tate
Feb 10, 20211 min read
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Speak Up Award of courage video
Speak Up Youth Forum presents an award of courage to Changich and Rita Baboth, surrounded by community supporters. Click the link below....
Marie Tate
Jan 30, 20211 min read
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Speak up award of courage
Speak Up youth Forums awarded Changich Baboth an Award of Courage for her outstanding efforts in creating change in Anti-racism policies...
Marie Tate
Jan 29, 20211 min read
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youth advocacy in motion!
These students, parents, community members, along with many others, put a lot of effort into fighting for better anti-racism policies at...
Marie Tate
Dec 19, 20191 min read
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speak up fundraiser by blm Vancouver
Black Lives Matter is hosting a roller skating fundraising party for Speak Up youth forums to sponsor a forum for Black youth. Come down...
Marie Tate
Nov 5, 20191 min read
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Community support @ Lord Byng!
Another student has left Lord Byng Secondary School, after a recent reversal of a decision made by the Vancouver School Board (VSB) about...
Marie Tate
Sep 3, 20195 min read
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Mental health & wellness forum!
Our upcoming forum on Mental Health & Wellness is already full! We have some great guest speakers, an awesome panel and over 200...
Marie Tate
May 4, 20191 min read
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Ria Jade's "Snowflakes"
Ria Jade, an award winning Vancouver area artist, created this song about Mental Health. This is what she had to say about her...
Marie Tate
May 3, 20192 min read
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Call for submissions!
If you have an article, artwork or music you'd like to share about social issues that effect youth or how youth can create change, email...
Marie Tate
Apr 27, 20191 min read
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Checks & Balances: Hate Crime Conclusion
The Vancouver school board has confirmed that the Lord Byng Secondary School student, who created the racist video last November, will...
Marie Tate
Feb 22, 20192 min read
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Ripple effect
One student’s courage to speak up about racism at her school has created a ripple effect within her community. In fact, her story has...
Marie Tate
Dec 21, 20186 min read
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threats & SCHOOL safety
People have asked why the video of the Lord Byng student's racist rant is no longer available in the article, "Speaking Up Against Racism...
Marie Tate
Dec 5, 20184 min read
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One student who's Creating Change!
A black student, attending Lord Byng Secondary School, was not satisfied with how her administrators dealt with a racist video, posted by...
Marie Tate
Dec 1, 20186 min read
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Zero tolerance policy or zero policy?
Speak Up Youth forums met with a student at Lord Byng Secondary School, in Vancouver, BC. Â She told us what happened when a fellow...
Marie Tate
Nov 27, 20182 min read
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Speaking Up Against Racism And Hate Speech
This past week, a boy at a high school in Vancouver, BC posted this video (*Contains offensive language*): “I hate n!ggers. I hope all...
Marie Tate
Nov 25, 20181 min read
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Forum On Youth And Drugs
We are holding our 5th youth forum on Nov. 2nd, at the Trout Lake Community Centre, in Vancouver, from 6:00 - 8:30pm. There will be...
Marie Tate
Oct 26, 20181 min read
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