Oakville Beaver, 9 Jun 1993, p. 5

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behind the gathering waving U.S. confederate flags, Harding said these young people seemed to forget the Confederacy lost that war "and people such as that will cer- "tainly lose this war. "There is much to do but there is great strength in unity, in having a common purpose and a common goal," he said, "We can aspire to reach it together." Harding noted that the Halton Police Service's pledge incorporated the promise to Fight racial discrimination wherever and whenever it might be found. q The multicultural council's president, Willie Campos, bald that racism may not be as rampant in Oakville as in New York or Toronto. Still, it cannot be tolerated to any degree. Spreading the word that this is Oakville's attitude is one way of letting would-be perpetrators of racism know they have an enemy comprised of the whole town. "That's the only way we can be proud of ourselves and l f the community," he said, For two years, Bryce beggatt has been the consultant on Race and Ethnocultural Equity program at Halton's expenditures that exceed their budget- ed amounts by $5.000 or more. Although the move was approved by trustees recently. Oakville Ward 4 Fur Penny Sieben said the public would find such a move "laughable". "What do I care if some trustees want to worry about $5,000? The message that this clearly indicates is a lack of confidence in staff," said 'Siebert at the latest board meeting. "We should be able to stand aside and let the professionals do their Quirk,“ said Siebert adding she doesn't Want to second guess every decision made by administration. She said if trustees didn't have the Racism unacceptable in our society Trustees will see budget cost overruns a , t , L) E _j'i,', '2 3 'Two mm noun . J . Faes f Mon.4ri. " pm. t J.. ' ' . . . Avalon Half Wie Billiards, ' , Male , FREE Munchies. , Female mosgmers' mixed d search. . I ll . ‘ i s l9+ you: ttf age. 83a Tour;:ment ' , Thursdays m Ir, " “mm. andjulyl. Karaoke Night, 4 Prize “he tttuno eath mum“ plus free trip to Bahamas. Ladies Night. om. "" m... “Jana... " and Dancing. L WAYS MD “WAYS Between midnight and 'l,i":i'i.,_,,i_:'i"t 2 am talus Avalnnk (truth _"' ', I Halton Board of Education mm: il now net renorts on any boar DAY iliesDay. mum 210 Nurth Se tg,,' Open 7 davs c Ifi (Continued from page 3) Kl A new $8.66-million kindergarten to grade 8 school in Glen Abbey west, should be ready to accept students by September of 1995, Halton Board of Education trustees were told recently. Plans call for a two-storey fully air-conditioned school on a 4.4 acre site at Heritage Way at Upper Middle Road and Third Line, with day care facilities, with washrooms on both levels, an elevator and facilities for physically handi- capped students. The 72,000 sq. ft. school will have a double kindergarten and, plans also include a double Junior kindergarten (JK). It will hold 685 pupils and 80 JK students for a total of 765 plus a child care centre with a capacity for 30 pupils.0utdoor facilities will include a softball dia- mond, soccer field, tennis courts. a creative playground and parking. Trustees are expected to discuss the plans and vote on them this week. Plans unveiled for new Glen Abbey school Itt hat $5.000 Sieber lt it m llt ll a two-storey fully air-conditioned school on a 4.4 acre site at Upper Middle Road and Third Line, with day care facilities, on both levels, an elevator and facilities for physically handi- mnul "We are committed to a learning environment f bias and racism," he said. On June let at 7 pm. at T.A. Blakelock High s the Board is holding a forum on violence and Leggatt ed anyone interested to attend. One of the most pointed addresses of the evening from Kwame Newman, a Grade ll student at White High School. He is one of eight members of the Roots Youth Movement associated with the multiCt council. Four of its members attended the gathering. "We keep saying this is not acceptable but you can go into the boys' washroom at White Oaks and see so much (racist) filth there," he said. "No one cleans it up. No one is talking about it. We don't want to admit it's a problem." Board of Education. In that time, he said the BC devised a policy on this issue. In January, it also est: guidelines dealing with harmssment, including that ing "race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic citizenship, creed..." Newman said students of minority races will continue to be affected as long as others keep hiding their heads in the sand, pretending that racism doesn't exist. E (Pt In h ndit 'll/lr INCLUDING NEW RELEASES (Fri., Sat., Sun. $2.99) MOM-THURS. 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