An Aug 10, 2010 article about two Swedish families being fined for homeschooling has been translated to English (broken link) and has generated many wonderful comments in English from the international homeschooling community. You can support these Swedish families by…
Category: Parents’ and Children’s Rights
Dominic Johansson: Kidnapped by the Swedish Police for Homeschooling
June 25, 2010. Homeschooling in Sweden - article (web): "Dominic Johansson: Kidnapped by the Swedish Police for Homeschooling" See also:2010. Friends of Domenic Johansson - article (web): "Read more about the Johansson family’s struggles with Swedish authorities"
June 2010: New Swedish Law Outlaws Home-Schooling (broken link)
June 2010: New Swedish Law Outlaws Home-Schooling. The Swedish government is embarrassed by international outrage at this new law, so read the information and sign the international petition (broken link) at the bottom of the linked page.
“Are the Swedish state family policies delivering?”
Below is a statement by Jonas Himmelstrand of the Swedish family organisation, Haro, presented at the Familyplatform conference in Lisbon in May 2010. FamilyPlatform is a project financed by the European Commission to look into research areas for future European…
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Pascal Adviser from OECD Says State is Responsible for Child-Rearing (broken link)
Whose Children are They?This Power Point presentation tells us where the daycare lobbyists want us to go.It is by OECD/UNESCO/UNCEF top daycare man John Bennett.He lied about Canadian daycare lobbyist Martha Friendly's OECD ties in the National Post (see "The…
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Cuts to BC Community Non-Profit Organizations Serving Children, Families, Handicapped (broken link)
Money goes to all day Kindergarten at the expense of community powered agencies. Agreement between the Ministry of Education and BC Assocaition of Family Resources Programs (broken link) acknowledges tension between Strong Start drop-in programs in school run by the…
Feb 2010 article by Kids First President, Helen Ward, submitted to The Tyee
February 2010. Helen Ward (Kids First President). Kids First Parent Association of Canada - letter The Tyee (PDF): It’s Time Social Justice Proponents Took a Closer Look at Child Care Policy: The Ideological Who and Why of All-Day Kindergarten and…
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January 28, 2010 Press Release: Moratorium Sought for All-Day Kindergarten & Related Data-Mining
January 28, 2010. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - press release: "Moratorium Sought for All-Day Kindergarten & Related Data-Mining"
HELP produced propaganda video promoting the HELP’s EDI activities
Jan 13, 2010. HELP. Youtube - video (web): HELP produced propaganda videos promoting the HELP’s EDI activities
Kick Big Brother Out of School: Government Collecting “Sperm to Worm” Personal Data of All BC Children then Using it to Push All-Day Kindergarten
January 2010. Helen Ward. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - commentary paper (PDF): Kick Big Brother Out of School: Government Collecting “Sperm to Worm” Personal Data of All BC Children then Using it to Push All-Day Kindergarten
Kindergarten Parents: did you get your consent letters from HELP about data-mining your family’s private records? (broken link)
Kindergarten Parents: did you get your consent letters from HELP about data-mining your family’s private records? Read the letters: “negative opt-out” and lack of information means your rights to PRIVACY and INFORMED CONSENT are violated by the BC government through…
Notice to Parents: Your Privacy is Being Violated
Kids First Parent Association of Canada - info brief (PDF): "Notice to Parents" The Early Development Instrument (EDI) Kindergarten questionnaire EDI in English (broken link)EDI in French (broken link)Teachers’ Guide in English (broken link)Teachers’ Guide in French (broken link)from Offord…
Sept 29, 2009 interview on HELP and data collection
Sept 29, 2009. Road Kill Radio - interview (web): interview on HELP and data collection
Big Brother Goes to Kindergarten: BC Government Violating Parental and Privacy Rights in "Sperm To Worm" Kindergarten Data Collection (broken link)
Big Brother Goes to Kindergarten: BC Government Collecting “Sperm to Worm” Data on all BC Children For background, please see the Kids First article belowMay 6, 2009. Helen Ward. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - article (PDF): "Big Brother…
Letter to the Toronto Star Editor in response to: “Daycare spaces or $100 cheques?”
"Pay parents for their work" Toronto Star, Sep 23, 2008, pg. AA.7 Re: Editorial, Sept. 20 titled "Daycare spaces or $100 cheques?"This editorial asks the wrong question. The question is When will all children and parents in Canada be treated…
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