On Thursday, October 22, between 1:00 – 4:00 PM, please make sure to post your photos and messages in support of Ottawa ECEs by doing the following:
Please RSVP below
1. Take a Photo and Write a Message/Add a Frame
Please take a good resolution photo of yourself (and your kids, if you’re comfortable with that), and make it your profile picture with an ECE Appreciation Day frame, with the following steps:
- Go to www.facebook.com/profilepicframes.
- Search for the frame by entering “ECE Appreciation Day” into the search bar to the top left of your profile picture
- Choose the frame you want to use from the results.
- Click Use as Profile Picture
Alternatively, you could just write your message of support in large letters on a piece of white paper, with the loose format of “I love my ECE – they deserve (insert your message of support – see suggestions in the Twitter instructions below)”, and take a photo!
You can either screenshot/screengrab your framed Facebook photo, or simply write your message of support in large letters on a piece of white paper, with the loose format of “I love my ECE – they deserve (insert your message of support – see suggestions in the Twitter instructions below)”, and take a a good resolution photo of yourself (and your kids, if you’re comfortable with that)
Suggested support messages (for what ECEs deserve):
- Paid sick and emergency leave days
- The right to refuse unsafe work without punishment
- Living wages
- Job security
- A say in their own health and safety
- Support for trauma-informed practice
- A strong public childcare system to work in
2. Draft your Facebook and/or Twitter Posts
A. Write a (short) message of support to post alongside the photo. Get creative – here are some suggestions:
I wanted to say thank you to the #ECE’s in my life, who’ve expanded my kid’s horizons so much. They deserve to work in a well-funded universal system with strong protections.
This #ECE Appreciation Day, I want to say that as a parent, I’m in solidarity with the ECEs in my life. Let’s build a child care system in Ottawa that honours their sacrifices during this pandemic
This #ECE Appreciation Day, I want Ottawa to know that ECEs are what makes this city great. Let’s make sure they have all the job protections and security that they need
This has been a rough pandemic – I want to shout out to all the ECEs in my kid’s life, who deserve better as they risk it all to deliver high quality education in awful circumstances
B. IMPORTANT: Make sure to include the hashtag: #613SupportsECEs
This will help us gain momentum and be able to track all the posts!
C. Tag in 3-4 important decision makers (space permitting) in Ottawa’s child care system:
| Person | Facebook Page | |
| Stephen Lecce (Ontario Minister of Education) | @Sflecce | @StephenLecceMPP |
| Ahmed Hussen (Federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development) | @HonAhmedHussen | @HonAhmedHussen |
| Jim Watson (Mayor of Ottawa) | @JimWatsonOttawa | @jimwatsonottawa |
| Jenna Sudds (Ward 4 Councillor; Chair of Community and Protective Services Committee) | @JennaSudds | @JennaSuddsKanataNorth |
| Keith Egli (Ward 9 Councillor; Vice Chair of CPSC Committee) | @KeithEgli | facebook.com/keith.egl |
| Matthew Luloff (Ward 1 Councillor; Member of CPSC Committee) | @MatthewLuloff | @matthewluloff4orleans |
| Eli El-Chantiry (Ward 5 Councillor; Member of CPSC Committee) | @Eli_ElChantiry | @Ward5Ottawa |
| Diane Deans (Ward 10 Councillor; Member of CPSC Committee) | @dianedeans | @diane.deans |
| Mathieu Fleury (Ward 12 Councillor; Member of CPSC Committee) | @MathieuFleury | @MathieuFleuryOttawa |
| Catherine McKenney (Ward 14 Councillor; Member of CPSC Committee) | @cmckenney | @mckenneycatherine |
| Carol Anne Meehan (Ward 22 Councillor; Member of CPSC Committee) | @MeehanCarolAnne | @councillormeehan |
| Catherine Kitts (Ward 19 Councillor; Member of CPSC Committee) | @catherinekitts | @catherinekitts |
4. Make sure your photo is included in the Facebook and Twitter* post, and post away!
*Hint: You can take a screenshot/screengrab of your framed Facebook photo, and post it on Twitter with the fancy frame 🙂