We begin the second year of FREEDOM TO TEACH CANADA with gratitude to all those raising awareness by adding their signature and voice to this important campaign.
Year 2 / 2026 - We introduce the larger goals of this campaign :
- End book bans - on K - Gr. 12 books that hold the stories of Black, Indigenous, Asian + Pacific Islander (BIPoC), Two-Spirit + Indigiqueer (2SIQ), LGBTQIA+ disabled, neurodiverse, mad, chronically ill, migrants, the rights and survival of women and children, and stories that broadly and critically examine colonial systems of oppression historically and presently
- End discriminatory hiring and employment practices - for all education workers
- End district bans on diverse + decentralized teaching resources - encouraging schools and teachers to utilize, hire and acquire learning support from diverse (2SIQ/QTI/BIPoC disabled, mad, chronically ill) authored curriculum and lesson plans, community organizations, or independent educators are critical in ending persistent skill + learning gaps that perpetuate various forms of oppression, generation after generation.
Toward this goal - we are publishing our first journal, that includes quotes from this campaign, as well as the history of censorship and segregation in Canada. Copies of the journal will be introduced to audiences through a series of gatherings, lectures, workshops, and panel discussions to meet you in-person and virtually. Now is the time to share, listen and teach each other about how these challenges show up differently and similarly across the country, and what we can do next.
To host a conversation please get in touch at connect@idreamlibrary.com
Aisha Kiani (they/she)
founder, I Dream Library + Freedom To Teach Canada