Since 2015, the End Dress Codes Collective has been facilitating the Questioning Dress Codes workshop for student and teacher groups. Find a list of co-authors and co-facilitators below. We modify each workshop to suit the audience and context. Please get in touch if you’re interested in having us deliver the workshop to your group, or if you’d like help with developing your own presentation on dress codes!

Sample workshop description: 

Are dress codes unfair to girls? Are dress codes racist and classist? Do dress codes make it difficult for particular groups of students to feel comfortable at school? This workshop will question dress codes from a sex-positive, feminist, anti-oppression perspective.  We will discuss the links between gender-based violence, slut-shaming, and dress codes. We’ll provide you with examples of dress codes, examples of students taking action to change them, and resources for making change.  You’ll have an opportunity to discuss with each other what is happening in your schools and what you can do about it.

Past workshops:

April 25, 2018.  Action Re:Action Student Social Forum, Central Technical School, organized by the Human Rights Committee of OSSTF Toronto.  Audience: secondary school students.

February 15, 2018.  OSSTF Toronto STBU Professional Development Day, OSSTF Toronto offices.  Audience: secondary school teachers.

April 27, 2017.  Action Re:Action Student Social Forum, Vaughan Road Academy, organized by the Human Rights Committee of OSSTF Toronto.  Audience: secondary school students.

February 17, 2017.  OSSTF Toronto STBU Professional Development Day, Riverdale Collegiate Institute.  Audience: secondary school teachers.

January 21, 2017.  Educating for Peace and Justice: Action for Safe and Equitable Classrooms, Schools and Communities.  Organized by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.  Audience: teacher candidates.

April 28, 2016.  Action Re:Action Student Social Forum, Vaughan Road Academy, Organized by the Human Rights Committee of OSSTF Toronto.  Audience: secondary school students.

February 12, 2015.  OSSTF Toronto STBU Professional Development Day, Riverdale Collegiate Institute.  Audience: secondary school teachers.

The Questioning Dress Codes workshop has been authored, revised, and facilitated by the Status of Women Committee of OSSTF Toronto, and, after June 2017, the End Dress Codes collective, which includes members from Project Slut. The following is a list of co-authors and co-facilitators:

Flor Aviles-Wood (secondary school teacher)
Kate Curtis (secondary school teacher)
Erin Dixon  (university student)
Alison Fisher (secondary school teacher)
Caitlin Hewitt-White (secondary school teacher)
David Regan (secondary school teacher)
Lauren Simmons (secondary school teacher)
Andrea Villaneuva (university student)