Felipe Pareja

The thing is… …it’s the *real* unions that *do* take proper positions on geopolitical issues. It’s the weak, conservative, fake ones that focus solely on ‘bread & butter’. (where “real” = anti-oppressive, progressive, anti-capitalist, socialist)

Peel Education Workers United, a coalition of the 12 unions in the Peel District School Board, are denouncing the board’s decision to cut over 300 positions. The cuts would be the biggest layoffs in the board’s history. #onted springmag.ca/fords-purchasi…

"Now more than ever it is clear that freeing Palestine means freeing the world." buff.ly/97gYTpa

The BC Teachers Federation, the province wide labour union representing over 40,000 teachers, has just passed a resolution in support of BDS! The first province-wide motion to support BDS in solidarity with Palestine!!

PEEL ED WORKERS UNITED MEDIA RELEASE: Over 300 Educators Laid Off in @PeelSchools as Ford Conservatives Use Supervision to Push Through Cuts @ETFOPeel President @NadiaGoode: "Under Calandra’s watch, more than 300 educators are being laid off. It's shameful." #ETFO #OntEd #OnLab

In response to Ford's $750 classroom supplies announcement today, @etfopresident said, “For years, educators have spent hundreds of dollars of their own money to ensure students have what they need. If the government is finally acknowledging this reality, it’s long overdue. But let’s be clear. Educators cannot be bought, and our commitment to strong public education is not something this government can purchase with a pre‑bargaining announcement. The real issue that needs addressing is this government’s ongoing refusal to address the chronic underfunding that forces educators to subsidize classrooms out of their own pockets in the first place." READ MORE etfo.ca/news-publicati… #onpoli #onted

A new @ccpa analysis provides a breakdown of actual class sizes for grades 4 to 8 across Ontario - all boards and all schools. Nearly 1,100 classes have more than 30 students! Ontario students need class-size caps, not an EQAO review. #ontpoli #OntEd policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…

@__Paul__G__ Such a shame. It’s gonna be a good game.

.@FordNation…the idea that you think teachers and educators need your *permission* to put the game on for their students today? Laughable. #OntEd #OnLab

Is 'core' or 'rotary' better for students? Why this #teaching debate is bigger than the turmoil at one east-end #TDSB school thestar.com/news/gta/schoo… via @torontostar @Izzy74 #onted

NEW: A Mossad-linked Israeli lawfare organization is trying to shut down The Maple and get criminal charges laid against me. Read, share and let Israelis know that they don’t get to decide what Canadian journalism looks like. readthemaple.com/a-mossad-linke…

@ETFOPeel I got my staff to do the thing today!! The important thing, to stand in solidarity with @ElemTeachersTO and Bowmore. STOP being bullies, tearing down teachers & unions. ✊🏽 #onted #ontlab

We are wearing black today to show our support of and solidarity with @ElemTeachersTO & ETFO members at #Bowmore. “ETFO calls on members to wear black on February 11 to oppose these egregious actions of this government against educators and their unions.” #OntEd #OnLab @ETFOPeel

📢REMINDER: Wear black on Wednesday, Feb. 11, to oppose the Ford government's egregious actions against #onted educators and their unions. We are in full solidarity with the @ElemTeachersTO Local as they speak out against the unjust actions taken against educators at Bowmore. #canlab, please share!

ETFO is calling on all its members to wear black this Wednesday, February 11, to oppose the Ford government's egregious actions against #onted educators and their unions. ETFO stands in full solidarity with the @ElemTeachersTO Local as they speak out against the unjust actions taken against their members at Bowmore. #canlab, please share this solidarity action! #onpoli

If you want a sense of how dire the situation is in Cuba now, here is a list of the measures the Cuban president says the nation has started taking to try to keep people in nursing homes and hospitals alive while Trump and Rubio choke the island of essentials, which the Cuban government is now referring to a "genocidal blockade" -- which is absolutely will be if it is allowed to persist. Cuba is not at war with anybody yet we are starving them...because why? Because Marco Rubio wants to? From the office of the Cuban presidency: This Friday, measures adopted by the country’s leadership were announced in response to the nation’s current situation, amid the intensification of the #GenocidalBlockade. ⚡| Energy Sector •Prioritize available fuel for essential services: public health, water supply, food production, defense, and hard-currency-generating activities. •Continue and accelerate the installation programs for solar photovoltaic parks and solar modules for households. •Speed up the delivery and installation of solar modules sold to Health and Education workers. •Install 5,000 solar modules in isolated homes and plan an additional 5,000 for social centers (nursing homes, children’s homes). •Expand incentives for the installation of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in companies and households. •Concentrate core administrative activities from Monday to Thursday. •Adjust fuel sales to the public until the situation normalizes. •Continue developing domestic oil production. 🚚| Transport Sector •Ensure fuel for port and airport operations, imports/exports, and the transport of vital cargo (food, fuel, medical supplies). •Reduce the Nueva Gerona–Batabanó ferry frequency to two trips per week (Tuesdays and Saturdays). •Extend the frequency of national passenger trains to once every 8 days (starting February 8). Temporarily suspend other rail services. •Reduce national bus departures, maintaining a basic daily service from Havana. Suspend the waiting list service. •Offer full refunds within 30 days for tickets for canceled services (rail or maritime). •Maintain guaranteed Medibus services (for patients) and transportation for students and teaching staff. •Reorganize local public transportation according to fuel availability in each territory. •In Havana, establish a new transportation service specifically for Health personnel. •Strengthen the electric mobility strategy: install solar charging stations and distribute electric vehicles. 👩‍🏫| Education Sector (General Education) •Prioritize early childhood: maintain the operation of daycare centers (possibly with reduced hours). •Maintain in-person classes in Primary Education with flexible schedules, allowing early dismissal due to transportation needs. •For Lower Secondary, Pre-University, and Technical Education: •Implement blended-learning or condensed schedules (by days or subject blocks), decided locally. •Give special attention to grades marking the start and end of cycles (e.g., 7th and 9th grade, 12th grade). •Temporarily redistribute enrollment from some IPVCE schools to urban pre-university schools. •For students in the final years of technical/pedagogical programs, shift to a training model in schools near their homes, with periodic in-person sessions. •Resume and adapt the “essential content” experience used during COVID-19. •Accelerate the delivery of solar panels to teachers. 👨🏾‍🏫| Higher Education Sector •General transition to blended learning, adapted by degree program and university. •Transport students back to their provinces of origin. •Support teaching activities through institutions in the student’s territory (CUM, branch campuses, workplaces). •Strengthen faculty in municipalities by relocating professors from central campuses. •Use telework as the main modality, with limited ICT support due to the energy situation. •Prioritize strategic research and development projects remotely. •Ensure completion of studies (final exams, thesis defenses) for students close to graduation. •Reorganize the admissions process for Higher Education. •Postpone the “University 2026” event. 👩🏿‍💻| Labor and Social Security Sector •Issue no new labor regulations, applying existing contingency rules. •Promote telework and remote work modalities. •Adjust work schedules according to the needs of each workforce. •Reassign workers to key economic activities or areas of social interest. •If necessary, apply temporary work interruption with guaranteed pay equivalent to the basic salary during the first month. 🚜| Food and Water Sector •Increase food production at the territorial level, prioritizing productive hubs with the greatest potential. •Promote alliances among all forms of productive management (state and non-state) to address commercialization and prices. •Use Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in food production. •Allocate fuel to guarantee essential water pumping. •Concentrate industry on producing and supplying chemical products for water treatment. ➕| Other Sectors •Tourism: Design a plan to reduce energy consumption and consolidate facilities, taking advantage of the high season. •Culture and Sports: Make adjustments to programs and activities. •Science, Technology, and Environment: Guarantee resources for early warning systems. •Special Education: Do not modify its operation; create a special scheme to guarantee services due to its high sensitivity.

If you enjoyed Bad Bunny's performance at the Super Bowl, then I beg your attention. Right now, Donald Trump is laying siege to the island of Cuba: asphyxiating its people, shuddering its hospitals, starving them of food. If you care about 'America', this is your fight.

Colombia’s President, Gustavo Petro: “If the UN was founded to prevent genocide, yet could not stop the genocide in Gaza — then why does it exist?”

Parents, education workers from many boards and students rallied in defense of 10 Bowmore Public School teachers who were unjustly disciplined. 2 fired and 8 suspended while 10 grade 7 and 8 classes are without their teachers.

PRESS RELEASE: Educators, Parents, and Community Stand United to Defend Bowmore Teachers and Push Back Against Provincial Takeover of TDSB Today's massive demonstration of solidarity and power is just the beginning...

PETL members at Birchbank Public School in Brampton standing in solidarity and justice for Bowmore and fighting for the schools our students deserve Join today's rally to fight back: • 4:30 pm • TDSB Office (5050 Yonge Street) • Wear black #onted #onpoli #publiceducation