Topic: From Local Classrooms to Global Justice: Educators Responding to Power, Inequality, and Collective Action
Description: This interactive workshop invites educators to move beyond familiar language of solidarity and explore how global power dynamics, political decisions, and economic inequalities directly shape the realities of classrooms, schools, and communities in Canada. Participants will examine how issues such as labour precarity, racism, democratic erosion, and global conflicts are interconnected and how these forces affect students, families, and education workers alike.
Through guided reflection and small‑group discussions, the session encourages educators to connect human rights principles to their lived experience, identify shared root causes of injustice, and explore strategic alliances that can strengthen collective power. Grounded in union engagement, and community organizing, this workshop emphasizes action-oriented approaches that link classroom practice with broader efforts to defend democracy, equity, and worker rights.
Bio:
Mohamed Boudjenane is the Vice‑President of the Canadian Arab Federation and a long‑time advocate for human rights, anti‑racism, and social justice. He is a former political journalist at Queen’s Park, where he covered provincial politics, public policy, and issues affecting marginalized communities. Mohamed brings extensive experience in policy analysis, community engagement, and education-sector collaboration, with a focus on connecting local struggles in public education to broader global and structural inequalities.
