We’re campaigning to pass Canada’s student press protection law in BC — because student journalists are real journalists. From @jjjesskim & @spencerizen.
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The Student Press Freedom Act (“SPFA”) is Canada’s first student journalism protection legislation.
H/S students have rights to freedom of expression and of the press.
Its time to secure those rights with the SPFA.
Show your support: change.org/SPFA-CAMPAIGN-BC #bcpoli #cdnpoli
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18 Nov 2024
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18 Nov 2024
We're calling on @Queens_AMS to immediately rescind a motion that could impinge on the future editorial freedom of @queensjournal.
Student journalism is real journalism. Any efforts to interfere in journalistic activities is completely intolerable. 🎤
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Student Press Freedom Act BC retweeted
26 Sep 2024
With our partners in @NYCYJC we are fired up about Journalism for All, a bold initiative that will significantly expand access to student journalism in the media capital of the world.
High schools have until Nov. 4 to submit their application. (1/2)
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14 Aug 2024
NEW: Next week's @DemConvention will have more student journalists than ever before!
More than 40 high school reporters from across Illinois will have the chance to cover the DNC as fully credentialed members of the media!
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8 Aug 2024
@PolicingFreeSch is hosting a back-to-school digital teach-in. Join BCCLA staff and Andrea Vásquez Jiménez as they discuss your rights across Canada regarding police and digital privacy in schools!
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11 Jul 2024
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28 Jun 2024
Our courts have been clear; the Charter applies & school officials must faithfully heed its requirements. The censorship of Lexis De Meyer's speech by Robert Bateman Secondary School is a gross, and insensitive, violation of her right to free expression. ow.ly/LxYO50Ss20u
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25 Jun 2024
STORY: "I didn't, like, curse out the administration or say anything bad. I just wanted them to do what they said that they were going to do.”
Officials barred an 'art activism' student from mentioning her school's accessibility barriers at an event.
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26 Jun 2024
Incidents like this are far too common in schools in B.C. and across Canada. Censoring students’ rights to freedom of expression like this is terrible, and completely unsurprising.
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STORY: "I didn't, like, curse out the administration or say anything bad. I just wanted them to do what they said that they were going to do.”
Officials barred an 'art activism' student from mentioning her school's accessibility barriers at an event.
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fvcurrent.com/p/robert-batem…
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26 Jun 2024
The Student Press Freedom Act would not completely eliminate the threats to students’ rights, as in this case — nor is it indented to. But, its passage would mark the beginning of a shift in the law and policy of education in B.C. in favour of protecting civil liberties.
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24 Jun 2024
We're also deeply alarmed by this trend of police in Canada arresting journalists - particularly during coverage of protests and encampment convictions. We need to draw a line. This is NOT okay. t.ly/COOo8 #pressfreedom #journalismmatters #cdnmedia
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21 Jun 2024
Press Release: BCCLA celebrates Supreme Court of Canada decision upholding privacy rights in schools - BC Civil Liberties Association
Read More: ow.ly/pzXY50Snwao
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21 Jun 2024
The appeal is dismissed in York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. The Court ruled that Ontario public school board teachers are protected from unreasonable search and seizure in the workplace under the Charter: scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2…
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21 Jun 2024
Privacy rights protected under s. 8 of the Charter require that the State assess whether a reasonable expectation of privacy exists before it proceeds with the investigative steps it is considering – not after.
Read more here.
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Happy World Press Freedom Day to all the student journalists doing an amazing job of covering campus protests.
2 May 2024
A Statement From the Pulitzer Prize Board: pulitzer.org/news/statement-…
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3 May 2024
Today we mark #WorldPressFreedomDay as attacks on the media are rising.
Our freedoms depend on #PressFreedom, CPJ’s @jodieginsberg wrote in @ProSyn: project-syndicate.org/commen…
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
🧵 More of our activities marking #WPFD ⬇️
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3 May 2024
Democratic governments must take immediate action to protect a #FreePress and guarantee the safety of journalists, especially when they are covering elections. If they don’t, the erosion of freedoms will not stop at freedom of the press.
#PressFreedomIsYourFreedom.
#WPFD2024
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3 May 2024
Journalists pursue the truth, hold us accountable, and share the most important stories of our time. Read Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s statement on #WorldPressFreedomDay: ow.ly/757K50RvFLY
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25 Mar 2024
From the Editor: Our latest issue has been disappearing, why protecting student journalism is more important now than ever
#FromtheEditor #KPU #KwantlenU #runnermag
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22 Feb 2024
Happy #StudentPressFreedomDay!
Today and every day we recall that student journalists are real journalists, and their rights must be protected.
In BC, that work means passing the Student Press Freedom Act to restore students’ civil liberties to seek and report truth.
22 Feb 2024
Today's the day! 🤩 May your #StudentPressFreedom Day celebrations and advocacy be #powerfullypersistent.
Tell us: What does student journalism mean to you? What's the story you'd tell if no one could stop you?
Learn more: studentpressfreedom.org
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