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      ORGANIZE!
     
     
      EDUCATE!
      PARTICIPATE!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ON
      OCTOBER
      17TH,
      HUNDREDS
      OF
      THOUSANDS
      OF
     
     
      students
      at
      colleges
      and
      universities
      across
      Canada
     
     
      will
      celebrate
      National
      Student
      Day.
      What
      is
      the
      deal?
     
     
      ls
      there
      a
      party
      going
      on
      that
      you
      don’t
      know
      about?
     
     
      Well,
      not
      exactly.
      For
      over
      60
      years
      students
      in
      this
     
     
      country
      have
      been
      organizing
      to
      representtheir
      interests
     
     
      to
      the
      powers
      that
      be.
      We
      have
      done
      so
      by
      creating
      our
     
     
      own
      autonomous
      student
      unions’,
      as
      well,
      we
      have
     
     
      built
      a
      strong
      and
      vibrant
      national
      student
      union
      -
      The
     
     
      Canadian
      Federation
      of
      Students.
      October
      17th
      marks
     
     
      this
      day,
      and
      its
      known
      as
      National
      Student
      Day.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      year
      National
      Student
      Day,
      is
      particularly
     
     
      important.
      This
      is
      the
      year
      that
      students
      in
      this
      country
     
     
      will
      offer
      their
      Strategy
      for
      change
      to
      the
      funding
      crisis
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      post-secondary
      education.
      It’s
      time
      we
      shook
      things
     
     
      up!!
      Students
      have
      been
      griping
      about
      increasing
     
     
      tuition
      fees
      and
      inadequate
      student
      aid
      for
      far
      to
      long.
     
     
      Itseems
      all
      levels
      of
      government
      are
      fresh
      out
      of
      ideas
     
     
      on
      how
      to
      tackle
      this
      growing
      national
      crisis.
      We
      want
     
     
      the
      Strategy
      for
      change
      to
      stimulate
      debate,
      raise
      a
     
     
      few
      eyebrows,
      plant
      someideasin
      the
      decision
      makers
     
     
      minds,
      and
      most
      importantly
      put
      post-secondary
     
     
      education
      back
      on
      the
      national
      agenda.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      you
      think
      about
      it,
      a
      fully
      accessible
      and
      high
     
     
      quality
      post-secondary
      education
      benefits
      everyone.
     
     
      Itensures
      a
      skilled
      labour
      force
      for
      an
      ever
      increasingly
     
     
      competitive
      international
      market,
      it
      assists
      Canada
     
     
      domestically
      by
      providing
      for
      continued
      economic
     
     
      growth,
      and
      it
      enhances
      the
      quality
      of
      life
      for
      our
     
     
      citizens.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      felt
      it
      was
      most
      appropriate
      to
      release
      our
     
     
      Strategy
      for
      change
      on
      National
      Student
      Day,
     
     
      because
      this
      is
      our
      day!
      Your
      student
      union
      has
     
     
      activities
      planned
      that
      includes
      aletter
      writing
      campaign.
     
     
      Get
      involved
      and
      help
      make
      the
      difference!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Federation
      National
      Executive
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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