“The Social Justice Group has an interesting history. It arose out of a number of groups that were operating before 1995 focusing on Anti Bias issues. 1995 was the ‘International Year of Tolerance’ and a number of people within these groups were invited to get together to organise a conference addressing related early childhood issues within the ‘International Year of Tolerance’. The conference was a huge success, though more importantly, those of us who were part of the conference organising committee (Betty Hopson, Leonie Arthur, Kerryn Jones, Sandra Cheeseman, Louise Brennan, Chris Legg, Anthea Hotten) found that we really enjoyed working together. We were like minded people that had particular views around social justice issues and so we felt inspired through the organisation of the conference. At the completion of the conference we had a wrap up session where we wanted to evaluate the conference…and that’s how the group began”
Public Lecture - Stress and Babies in Childcare
In May, a public lecture will be given by Professor Margaret Sims, on stress and babies in childcare. The event is sponsored by Community Child Care, Semann and Slattery and the 1:4 Make it Law Campaign, and hosted by the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University. The details are:
Date: Tuesday 13 May
Time: 6.00 – 7.30pm
Where: Building E7B, Lecture Theatre 4, Macquarie University
RSVP: Rebecca Clifford, 8922 6420, Rebeccaclifford@ccccnsw.org.au
The flyer for this event is below. The lecture is free.
NSW Anti-Homophobia Interagency Conference: "That's So Gay"
Who: For teachers, students, education lecturers, student welfare workers and counsellors, parents, health workers, youth workers and other interested parties.
Date: Wednesday 16 April 2008
Time: 9.00am – 4.30pm
Where: NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre, 23-33 Mary Street, Surry Hills NSW
Lunch and refreshments will be served throughout the day
What: Keynote presentations will touch on key themes, which will be explored further in a range of workshop streams that will run throughout the day
More information contained in the Conference Flyer below.
Quality Assurance 2007 - 'Overhaul' News
The closing date for responses to the ‘Draft – Guide to the Standards’ was 31 October 2007. SJIEC has submitted a response which can be downloaded from the link below.
Sexuality and social justice: keeping the debate going
Sue Grieshaber, August 2001
SJIEC Annual Conference 2006 - Throwing the baby out with the bathwater
SJIEC Annual Conference 2005 - Throwing the baby out with the bathwater
SJIEC Annual Conference 2004: Throwing the baby out with the bathwater
1:4 Ratio for Babies - the Campaign begins in 2004
8 May 2004, public rally at Town Hall Sydney to Parliament House demanding better ratios for babies under 2 in children’s service.
Save the Teachers Campaign
State wide petition in 2004 demanding the retention of University Trained teachers in the Children’s Services Regulation consultation process.