News recirculated by BC FORUM September, 2015 Calling all parents and grandparents!
Let’s Talk it Up for Child Care! Charlene’s kids depend on her to help with child care for her grandchildren – sound familiar? If you are a grandparent – or have friends who are grandparents – you know that finding quality, affordable child care is a big challenge for today’s young families. Or maybe you need your aging parents to take care of your young children while you work, or help financially because child care costs more than post-secondary education and almost as much as housing. While we all want to do what we can to help each other, the child care crisis is not an individual family problem. It’s affecting our communities, our society and our economy. And, with a federal election just weeks away, that is why we are asking you to help us send the message that now is the time for real action on child care. Starting September 13 on Grandparents’ Day, join parents and grandparents from across Canada in a week of action to Talk it Up for Child Care. Together, let’s use our voices and social media to make sure that everyone knows why quality, affordable child care is good for our families and communities. ART ATTACK Show off your support for child care that all families can afford by decorating child care centres, offices, cars, doors and windows with various art projects, chalk drawings, paintings, collages, murals – whatever! • Download the photo-booth sign ask all of your co-workers to fill it out and cover the window of your space to show your support! • Download the Vote Child Care window sign and hang it in your window at home so that candidates know you support quality affordable child care. • Make sure to share your Art Attack on Twitter and Facebook using the #VoteChildCare2015 hashtag! September 16 2015 9am Twitter Storm
#VoteChildCare2015 Tweet to share why you support child care that all families can afford and challenge your Twitter followers to do the same! Let’s get #VoteChildCare2015 trending in Canada! Make sure you also: • Add your support to the $10aDay Child Care Plan at http://www.10aday.ca/add_your_name • Donate $10 to support $10aDay Child Care Campaign at http://www.10aday.ca/donate • Vote for federal candidates that commit to concrete action and leadership on child care so that BC has support from Ottawa to implement the $10aDay Child Care Plan Thank you very much!
Sharon Gregson, Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC | 
