Trustee Chien made a statement and amended his motion significantly so that DPAC wasn’t specifically mentioned and the issue of “respectful communication” was referred on to the Policy and Governance committee. The meeting was recorded and can be viewed at this link: www.youtube.com/live/1JCMPfb...

Unfortunately I can’t be there but I know folks who will attend and hopefully will find out the outcomes promptly!

VSB is opening up this meeting for the public to submit questions to the trustees. Link is now live but will close during the meeting. It's a great way to connect with trustees with any concerns you have. survey.vsb.bc.ca/TakeSurvey.a...

Thank you Marie!!

The meeting is tomorrow evening at the VSB office 7-9pm www.vsb.bc.ca/page/5022/ca...

Trustee emails can be found here: www.vsb.bc.ca/page/26692/t...

In the interest of parents and caregivers having a strong voice in our kids’ education, please tell them to drop the motion or vote against it.

If you take issue with the way this trustee is conducting himself and are offended by the DPAC-limiting motion he has put forward that will be voted on at a board meeting tomorrow evening, please consider making your voice heard by emailing trustees, attending the meeting, and/or sharing this info.

No - his post showed the names in full. The blackouts are mine.

And since this is Bluesky, where local issues get zero traction, let’s try tagging: @pattibacchus.bsky.social @reddyforchange.bsky.social @richardsonyvr.bsky.social @bcsta.bsky.social @bceducationmatters.bsky.social @lisabeare.bsky.social @vancouverdpac.bsky.social
#vanpoli #bced

I hope the people of Vancouver will take care when voting for trustees in the 2026 election. Start preparing now to get rid of the ABC figure heads that sit on the board (literally just sit), and let’s elect some change makers who actually want to do the job. vancouver.ca/guides/votin...

This letter campaign was supported by the Vancouver DPAC Inclusive Education Working Group, of which I am a member. Many of the parents and caregivers who used the accessible letter template added stories and statements of their own and every one of those deserved to be read. They were not “spam”.

He has since deleted the post, but not before revealing these names of advocates to 5000 or more people who viewed it. He has also put forward a motion that this kind of accessible advocacy (letter template campaigns facilitated by the district PAC) be discontinued.

@vanfirerescue.bsky.social I would love to see updates here like you do on X - it would be great to build up Bluesky’s capacity to be a go-to for local issues/news.

Nice! Thanks for sharing!

As a parent in the district I would love to know more about the learning you facilitated!