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November 1997 The Literacy Bin is a way to share information about literacy resources and events. Please let us know if you have suggestions or items you would like us to include in future issues of the Literacy Bin. Back issues are available from the MCL office. News from MCL MCL has received funding from NLS for a national Learners Advisory Network The Network has adult learners in each province and territory and a mandate to develop learner-led research and consultancy initiatives. Activities over the next 18 months will include:
Members of the MCL Learners Committee/ Network are:
Literacy Action Day (LAD) 1998 MCL has begun to plan for next year's LAD, along with ABC CANADA, Frontier College, La Fédération pour l'alphabétisation en français (FCAF), Laubach Literacy of Canada, and the National Adult Literacy Database (NALD). The date will be February 19. The idea this year is to base LAD on an appeal from the literacy community in each province and territory to the MPs and Senators who represent them in Ottawa. Each provincial/territorial "team" will identify the literacy issues and/or opportunities important to their communities, and the politicians it makes sense to meet with. Teams may decide to bring a standard message to all their provincial/territorial politicians, or might bring specific local messages to selected representatives. Discussions will focus on practical things that can be done to promote literacy. What's Inside |
