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Volume 1, Issue 1: April 7, 2003

The provincial Communications/Excellence in Education -Political Action Committee of OSSTF invites you and your artistic students to create an appropriate image to publicize the 2004 Marion Drysdale Awards competition, a writing and creative arts contest open to public secondary school students in Ontario. The image that is chosen will be incorporated into a poster that will be reproduced and circulated in all secondary schools in the Ontario public education system. The student whose image is selected and the student's school will be named on the poster and a small remuneration will be awarded.

The image will represent the theme of the 2004 Marion Drysdale Awards: "Appreciating One's Freedom."

freedom ('fre'dem) n 1 personal liberty, as from slavery, bondage, serfdom, etc. 2 liberation or deliverance, as from confinement or bondage. 3 the quality or state of being free, esp. to enjoy political and civil liberties.

This year's Marion Drysdale Award theme asks students to reflect on the role freedom plays in their lives. We hear the word freedom used a lot in our world lately- especially by politicians and the media. But what, after all, is real freedom? What does it truly mean to be free? In what different ways can a person be free? What role does freedom play in your life? And why do we place such importance on the idea of freedom?

Entries are limited to one per class and should be no larger than 11" x 17". The image submitted should be free of text so that it can be incorporated into the final poster design.

Submissions should be sent to:
OSSTF/FEESO Communications/Political Action Department
Attention: Jane Hulme
60 Mobile Drive,
Toronto, ON
M4A 2P3

For further information, contact Jane Hulme at (416) 751-8300 or (800) 267-7867 or by e-mail: hulmej@osstf.on.ca

Deadline: Friday, May 16, 2003

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