CDS Social Justice

List of 5 news stories.

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  Pop Can Tabs - Challenge Accepted!

  At Thursday’s morning Senior School assembly, Social Justice updated the students on the progress of the pop can tab collection that has been running at the school since September.
  
  The Social Justice members poured another batch of tabs into the collection container and then said it was worthy of an impromptu dress down day in April. Not so fast, said Mr. Viotto. He noted that there had not been any consultation with administration about this, and that, in any case, the container was not sufficiently full to warrant a dress down day. After some good natured on-stage haggling, Mr. Viotto compromised with a challenge. Fill the container up to the level he chose and the Middle and Senior Schools could earn an additional dress down day. 
  
  So there it is, CDS. Collect as many tabs as you can until the end of March and add them to the collection container in the Senior School office and see if you can win an extra dress down day. Tabs can come from canned beverages, but also from soup, pet food or tuna cans. They all count. Social Justice will donate the tabs and a cheque to the Robert Hampson Tabs For Kids Fund which purchases wheelchairs and other equipment for children in need. 
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  Social Justice - Cookiegrams/The Small Project

  Last week, Social Justice members delivered 350 cookies to students in the Middle and Senior Schools. In the two weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day, students placed orders for the giant chocolate chip cookies and, in the Senior School, also created messages for the recipients of attention. There was quite a buzz of energy in the building as students received their treats and messages like “From your secret admirer” or a simple “Have a cookie!”. Regardless of whether they were purchased for friends or for themselves,  students eagerly devoured the delicious treats.

  
  

  As well as raising spirits, the cookie drive was held for The Small Project, a charity that Social Justice and CDS students have supported since 2017. The Small Project is a charity run by Rex and Mary Ellen Taylor, whose two daughters, Bronwen ‘05 and Morgan ‘08 attended and graduated from CDS. 
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  Student Symposium at the Toronto Holocaust Museum

  Last week, four students travelled with Mr. Downer and Ms. Steadman to attend the Student Leaders’ Symposium on Antisemitism and the Holocaust, a full-day event held at the Toronto Holocaust Museum. There were two students from the Diversity Club, Maya Sood ‘28 and Serina Keshwani ‘28, and two from the Social Justice Club, Irene Li ‘26 and Niusha Safizadeh ‘26. 
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  Students Spread the Warmth for Inn from the Cold

  In the midst of a very busy month, the Social Justice Club wanted to take on an impromptu initiative that was meaningful, but would fit naturally into the school schedule. The group came up with the theme of ‘Spread the Warmth’ as we bid farewell to the fall term and heading into the cold months. This is a time when people naturally seek out more warmth and comfort and Social Justice wanted students to consider the more vulnerable who also need these things. 
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  On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - CDS Walked for Chanie Wenjack

  Monday, September 30th was National Day For Truth and Reconciliation, a national holiday in Canada honouring the Indigenous children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools. It is informally referred to as ‘Orange Shirt Day’, given that many Canadians wear orange shirts in recognition of the day’s significance and the story inspired by the experience of Survivor Phyllis Webstad in the 1970s.
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