EDUCATION FOR ALL! -> If you can attend this gathering, please let us know at\u00a0<\/em>solidaritesansfrontieres@ The Collectif education sans fronti\u00e8res (CESF) is calling for a public gathering at the upcoming \u201cRencontre Citoyenne\u201d by Education Minister Marie Malavoy in Longueuil. The public event (\u201can activity open to all\u201d) will also include Bernard Drainville, the Minister responsible for the proposed Charter of Values (Bill 60). The invitation for Minister Malavoy\u2019s event is linked here:\u00a0http:\/\/mariemalavoy.com\/sites\/ Marie Malavoy still refuses to issue clear Ministry of Education directives to allow non-status children to attend primary and secondary school for free. Instead, there remains confusion and ambiguity about whether non-status children can register (with differences between school boards) and Minister Malavoy still insists on charging $5000-$6000 per child, an exorbitant fee for non-status families who are already precarious economically.<\/p>\n The Collectif education sans fronti\u00e8res\u2019 objections with current Ministry of Education directives are summarized here:\u00a0www.solidarityacrossborders. Quebec remains the only jurisdiction in North America that systematically excludes non-status children from free access to primary and secondary schools. For example, children in the same situation all over the United States are able to attend primary and secondary schools for free.<\/p>\n Marie Malavoy has also refused to discuss this issue publicly. Both Radio-Canada and the Montreal Gazette, as well as other media, have done detailed reports about the injustice facing non-status children in Quebec, but Malavoy has refused to speak to the media about this issue.<\/p>\n (The Radio-Canada report, “Des \u00e9l\u00e8ves de l\u2019ombre,” is linked here:\u00a0www.radio-canada.ca\/emissions\/ The Collectif education sans fronti\u00e8res has also taken a clear position against the Charter, and has endorsed the following statement by the Coalition \u201cEnsemble contre la Chartre xenophobe\u201d:\u00a0www.solidarityacrossborders. The Collectif education sans fronti\u00e8res encourages our allies and supporters to attend this gathering in large numbers.<\/p>\n – Collectif education sans fronti\u00e8res e-mail:\u00a0solidaritesansfrontieres@gmail.com<\/a> Marie Malavoy and Bernard Drainville in Longueuil this Monday for a \u201cCitizen\u2019s Meeting\u201d EDUCATION FOR ALL! Public Gathering at Education Minister Marie Malavoy\u2019s \u201cRencontre Citoyenne\u201d MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 6pm (sharp!) at 1000 boulevard Rolland-Therrien (Longueuil) map and\u00a0public transport:\u00a0http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/DrKWN -> If…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/affiche_pour_internet_activite_charte_02-12-13.png\" "\\"affiche_pour_internet_activite_charte_02-12-13\\"")
<\/a>Marie Malavoy and Bernard Drainville in Longueuil this Monday for a \u201cCitizen\u2019s Meeting\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
\nPublic Gathering at Education Minister Marie Malavoy\u2019s \u201cRencontre Citoyenne\u201d
\nMONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 6pm (sharp!)
\nat 1000 boulevard Rolland-Therrien (Longueuil)
\nmap and\u00a0public transport:\u00a0http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/
\n-> If you can help with transportation (access to a car) get in touch as well.
\n-> Please get in touch about any accessibility needs.<\/em>
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\nsolidaritesansfrontieres@
\nwww.solidarityacrossborders.
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\nSolidarit\u00e9 sans fronti\u00e8res<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0www.solidaritesansfrontieres.org<\/a>
\nSolidarity Across Borders<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0www.solidarityacrossborders.org<\/a>
\nSolidaridad sin fronteras<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0www.solidarityacrossborders.org\/es<\/a><\/p>\n
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\ntwitter:\u00a0@SolidariteMTL<\/a>
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