Kate Butler, Author at Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children

Dean’s Distinguished Lecture: Featuring Dr. Cindy Blackstock

by Kate ButlerVulnerable Children November 3, 2021November 3, 2021No Comments

Check out this lecture on November 15th at 5:30pm PST. Reconciling History Colonialism entrenched inequality as a lived reality for many Indigenous peoples around the world. This presentation talks about what colonialism is, how it birthed multi-generational inequality and what can be done, including academically, to achieve justice in change-resistant environments. Event Description The Faculty …

Shaking the Movers 2021

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights in Canada November 3, 2021November 3, 2021No Comments

On November 12, 2021, with the support of Professor Daniella Bendo, Childhood and Youth Studies students at King’s University College at Western will facilitate an online ‘Shaking the Movers’ workshop with young people aged 8-12 years old. Shaking the Movers is the name of the rights-based, collaborative model that was developed by the Landon Pearson Resource …

GlobalChild launch on December 13

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights and Governance, Children's Rights in Canada October 26, 2021October 26, 2021No Comments

GlobalChild is an international team comprised of child rights and child development researchers, advocates, and experts working under the guidance of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. You are invited to the Canadian Launch of the GlobalChild platform which will take place via webinar on December 13th in celebration of the 30th anniversary of …

Ending Corporal Punishment webinar

by Kate ButlerProtecting Children From Harm, Violence against Children October 15, 2021October 15, 2021No Comments

Check out this webinar by Canada’s Dr. Joan Durrant and others, put on by the World Health Organization and Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children Corporal punishment is a highly prevalent form of violence against children (VAC) and a breach of children’s human rights . Its widespread social acceptance means that a level of …

CCRC Research Partnership News

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights and Governance, Children's Rights in Canada October 15, 2021October 15, 2021No Comments

One of the ways that the CCRC supports child rights work is in our capacity as a research partner to academics and institutions. Here is a newsletter from a project we are a partner on, led by Dr. Tara Collins at Ryerson University, called the International & Canadian Child Rights Partnership (ICCRP). The ICCRP involves …

Join us for the CCRC AGM & Panel on Climate Change (Nov. 4 at 2pm EST)

by Kate ButlerClimate Change & Children's Rights October 4, 2021October 28, 2021No Comments

Join the CCRC for our Annual General Meeting on November 4th at 2pm EST. Note that this is open to the general public, not just CCRC members. The first hour will be a panel on climate change and children’s rights. Then, we will have a 30 minute AGM where we will nominate new board directors, …

Reflection from a student: Education during a Pandemic

by Kate ButlerEducation September 30, 2021October 8, 2021No Comments

When the lockdown started in March of 2020, there was a lot of uncertainty in the air. That uncertainty was very difficult for me to deal with because I like to plan and think ahead. During that time, I often thought of that expression “the light at the end of the tunnel.” The lockdown felt …