Portfolios and the White Ribbon Campaign

This morning before lunch we took a short field trip out to the Dollarama just down the street. We helped choose a ton of supplies for making our portfolios. Keep posted for updates!

Sneak peak: metallic paper, feathers, colourful beads, wacky letters, words, pipe cleaners, earth tone card stock, ribbons...

Since December 6th is coming up. This is the National Day for Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Centennial College invited a guest speaker to kick off the White Ribbon Campaign in the Auditorium over lunch...

Carlos Andres Gomez challenged the audience's definition of masculinity through performances of his poems and led animated discussions, truly getting "Behind the Masc". Gomez is an actor, a playwright, a spoken word poet, and a teacher with a ton of experience influencing young minds and perceptions around North America. He left us wanting to hear more.

Back in math class for the afternoon, we discussed the talk and then listened to a podcast Kevin helped develop for a previous White Ribbon campaign called "Tie Your Shoe With A White Ribbon". The project delves into issues such as gender, violence, and healthy relationships. < PODCAST LINK >

"Our future has no violence against women." Wear a white ribbon if you agree.