Rayne Fisher-Quann

Rayne Fisher-Quann (born August 10 2001) is a Canadian journalist, political commentator, and sex-ed youth activist.

In the summer of 2018, Fisher-Quann created the student organization March for Our Education in order to lead student actions to protest Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to repeal the sex education content of the provincial Health and Physical Education curriculum, cancel a proposed Indigenous-focused curriculum, and enact other funding cuts to education.[1][2] The first student rally took place in Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario on July 21st, 2018.[3][4] In September of 2018, Fisher-Quann co-organized another day of action with fellow student and activist Indygo Arscott from Decolonize Our Schools.[3] Using the hashtags #WeTheStudentsDoNotConsent and #StudentsSayNo, students organized across social media leading to student walkouts and rallies across Ontario on September 21st and 22nd, 2018.[5][6] In April of 2019, Fisher-Quann and March for Our Education helped to register schools for another province-wide student walkout against government cuts to education organized by Ontario high school student Natalie Moore.[7]

Following the student protests, Fisher-Quann was a featured speaker at the 2019 Toronto Women's March in January 2019.[8] She was also a keynote speaker at a UNICEF Canada youth activism summit on November 20th, 2019.[9]

Fisher-Quann continues to work as a political commentator, writer, and journalist.[10]

Education

Fisher-Quann attended high school at William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario[2] and is a student at the University of British Columbia[11] where she studies math and physics. She is taking a leave of absence to focus on her activist work. [12]

References
  1. "March For Our Education". Canadian Civil Liberties Association. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  2. "'We want to have our voices heard,' says teen behind provincewide student sex-ed protest | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  3. "17-Year-Old Leads Student Walkout Over Ontario Sex Ed Curriculum". HuffPost Canada. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  4. Goldman, Jordana (2018-10-19). "Three ways young Toronto activists are fighting Doug Ford". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  5. D'Amore, Rachael (2019-04-04). "Students across Ontario walk out of class in protest of Ford education changes". Toronto. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  6. "Ontario high school students walk out over curriculum". CTVNews. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  7. Strashin, Jamie (April 4, 2019). "A generation waiting to be heard: Massive walkout shows reach of engaged student activists". cbc.ca.
  8. Tiziana, Tanja (January 19, 2019). "Photos of the Toronto Women's March 2019". Now Toronto.
  9. Cision Canada (November 19, 2019). "Youth activists take over the future at largest National Child Day event in Canada".
  10. "Rayne Fisher-Quann | Freelance Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  11. "Rayne Fisher-Quann: How I Made It as an Activist and Speaker - FLARE". www.flare.com. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  12. https://twitter.com/raynefq/status/1180627597601861632 www.twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
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