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

UNICEF Canada’s Youth Activism Summit: Wrap up and access to recordings

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights in Canada, National Child Day November 24, 2021November 24, 2021No Comments

UNICEF Canada was joined by special guests at their Youth Activism Summit on November 19 including: Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, Megan Leslie (President and CEO of World Wildlife Fund Canada), Meenu Sikand (Founder & CEO, Accessibility for All; Executive Lead – Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Holland Bloorview Kids …

Webinar on the Janusz Korczak Assocation

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights in Canada November 17, 2021December 3, 2021No Comments

Check out our webinar from Dec. 2 with Jerry Nussbaum and Irwin Elman for a discussion about Janusz Korczak’s contributions to children’s rights, the association in his name, and the proposed UBC Chair. They also discussed the Janusz Korczak Association, which has the following goals: – To foster the knowledge about Dr. Korczak’s work and …

Letter to Endorsers of the Joint Statement on Physical Punishment of Children and Youth

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights in Canada, Protecting Children From Harm, Violence against Children, Vulnerable Children November 17, 2021November 18, 2021No Comments

Letter that the CCRC sent on Nov. 19 to the 658 organizations and individuals who signed the Joint Statement on Physical Punishment of Children and Youth. Dear Endorser of the Joint Statement, November 20 is National Child Day – this day is meant to remind us of the importance of the rights of children in …

Letters to new Ministers regarding the 5th/6th UN CRC Review

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights and Governance, Children's Rights in Canada, Monitoring Canada and the UNCRC, UN Review November 15, 2021November 17, 2021No Comments

The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) congratulates Minister Lametti, Minister Duclos, Minister Gould, and Minister Rodriguez on their re-appointment to Cabinet as Ministers of Justice, Health, Families, Children and Social Development, and Canadian Heritage respectively. Within the next month all four of these ministers have an opportunity to show leadership on children’s …

Joint Children’s Rights Alliance & UCC event: Incorporating the UNCRC into National Law

by Kate ButlerMonitoring Canada and the UNCRC November 11, 2021No Comments

Invitation to Webinar:Joint Children’s Rights Alliance and UCC event on Incorporating the UNCRC intoNational Law To mark International Children’s Day, the Children’s Rights Alliance and UCC will host an online event with Professor Ursula Kilkelly and Professor Laura Lundy to discuss their recently published book ‘Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child’, …

2nd Annual Children’s Writing Competition

by Kate ButlerResources for Children November 10, 2021November 10, 2021No Comments

Our second annual writing competition is underway! It is a chance for children and young people to engage with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) in English and French, and reflect on how it matters in their own lives. This contest is open to children and young people in …

Climate change and children’s rights: panel discussion at the CCRC’s AGM

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

The focus of the panel at this year’s AGM was about the ways that children’s lives are shaped by climate change, even though they are the least responsible, they are the most affected. This is particularly true for children who are structurally vulnerable, such as Indigenous children, those living in poverty, racialized children, and those …