News & Events
News
2016
- Children use drama to take on racism, Vancouver Sun, Dec. 16, 2016
- Spotlight on Tony and Elizbeth Comper – Fighting Antisemitism Together, Canadian Jewish News, Dec. 5, 2016
- Holocaust Education Week provides opportunity to discuss world issues, Cape Breton Post, Nov. 7, 2016
- Spreading the story of Holodomor, the Ukranian genocide, Saskatoon StarPheonix, Aug. 27, 2016
2015
- TV interview on BNN The Street: Former BMO CEO Tony Comper on life in philanthropy, March 25, 2015
- Program aims to turn apathy into action, Montreal Families Magazine, Oct. 2015
- Voices into Action offers Powerful Education, Ottawa Family Magazine, Oct. 9, 2015
- FAST-Voices into Action, Rapport Magazine, Ontario History & Social Science Teachers’ Association, Sept. 2015
- FAST launches high school anti-racism curriculum, CJN, Feb. 5, 2015
- New online school program helps combat anti-Semitism, The Jewish Tribune, Jan. 29, 2015
2014
Previous Years
- Non-Jewish Business and Community Leaders Launch New Classroom Program in Quebec to Combat Antisemitism, Racism and Hatred, April 30, 2007
- Media Advisory – New Classroom Program in Quebec to Combat Antisemitism, Racism and Hatred To Be Unveiled at École internationale de Montréal Public School, April 26, 2007
- BMO’s Tony Comper Recruits Quebeckers to Fight Antisemitism, Bigotry and Hatred, September 11, 2006
Educational program to be rolled out in Quebec schools in January - Media Advisory- Elizabeth and Tony Comper to Speak Out Against Antisemitism, May 24, 2006
Canadians challenged to live by standards of equality, fairness and tolerance - Media Advisory – BMO CEO Tony Comper To Address Legal Community at Combating Hatred Conference, November 7, 2005
- Non-Jewish Business and Community Leaders Launch New Classroom Program to Combat Antisemitism, Racism and Hatred, September 19, 2005
- New Classroom Program to Combat Antisemitism, Racism and Hatred To Be Unveiled at Lord Lansdowne Public School, September 14, 2005
- Non-Jews Must Speak Out Against Antisemitism, says BMO CEO and FAST Co-founder Tony Comper, June 16, 2005
Comper promotes a new, pointedly non-Jewish offensive against antisemitism
Events
FAST Celebration Event – May 2, 2019
This celebration event was held to show our appreciation to the sponsors, creators, and invested educators who teach Choose Your Voice and Voices into Action. We also celebrated our milestone of reaching over 3.5 million Canadian students with our programs, and gave FAST Teacher Champion Awards to the two most deserving teachers for each program.
(Left to right) Nicole Miller, FAST Executive Director; Tony Comper (FAST Co-founder) and Chief Commissioner Canadian Human Rights Commission, Marie-Claude Landry
Event held at Hart House Great Hall
FAST team with award winners: (Left to right) Larry J. Mikulcik (SK-MB), Lisa Raber (AB), Tim Rudan (winner for Voices into Action, Toronto DSB); Colin MacKenzie (winner for Choose Your Voice, Annapolis Valley RSB, NS); Nicole Miller (FAST Executive Director) and Jodi Derkson (BC).
Look for us at a conference in your province.
FAST runs educator workshops at many events; check individual conference programs for details.
British Columbia
- February British Columbia Teacher-librarians’ Association Conference
- February Chilliwack School District Annual Conference
- February B.C. Alternate Education Association Challenge & Change Conference
- February BCTF New Teachers, New TTOC’s and Student Teachers Conference
- April PAGE B.C. Peace and Global Education Conference
- April CANeLearn Symposium
- April Christian Home Educators’ Convention, Kelowna
- May Investigating Our Practices Conference, University of British Columbia
- October Provincial Intermediate and Middle Years Teachers’ Association, Whistler
- October British Columbia Social Studies Teachers’ Association Professional Development Conference
- November ERAC (Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium) Conference
Alberta
- February Calgary City Teachers’ Convention
- February Greater Edmonton Teachers’ Convention
- February Palliser District Teachers’ Convention
- February North Central Teachers’ Convention
- March Central East Alberta Teachers’ Convention
- October Alberta Social Studies Conference
Saskatchewan
- February/March Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan Arrêt/Stop Racism Workshops
- March National Congress on Rural Education in Canada
- May Holocaust Awareness Conference, Saskatoon
Manitoba
- October Manitoba Social Science Teachers’ Association
- December UNESCO Associated Schools Conference, Winnipeg
- May MFNERC Lighting the Fire Conference
Ontario
- February Canadian Safe School Network Conference, Toronto
- April Ontario Educators’ Conference, Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity, Toronto
- May Bringing Online Teachers Together (BOLTT) Conference, Toronto
- October When Faith Meets Pedagogy, Catholic Curriculum Corporation, Toronto
- October Canadian Race Relations Foundation National Conference
- November Teachers of ESL (TESL) Conference, Toronto
- November Ontario History & Social Science Teachers’ Association Conference, Ottawa
Quebec
- June Congrès de la Fédération des Comités de Parents de la Province du Québec
- June Congrès de L’APAVECQ (Association professionnelle des animatrices et animateurs de vie spirituelle du Québec)
- November L’Association Quebecoise d’Ethique et de Culture Religieuse
- November L’Association provinciale d’enseignants du Quebec
- December Congrès de l’Association des enseignantes et des enseignants du primaire
Atlantic Provinces
- August L’Association des enseignantes et enseignants francophones de Nouveau-Brunswick (AEFNB) Congrès
Attention Conference Organizers! FAST OFFERS FREE TEACHER WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
If you are holding an education conference not listed above, kindly contact the regional director for your province to invite us to exhibit and present at no cost.