We invite you to join us for a webinar hosted by the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) on Jan. 31 from 2 PM – 3:30 PM EST. We will focus on the Rights of Off-Reserve Indigenous Children and a Federal Class-Action Lawsuit guided by Cheyenne Stonechild, one of the case’s representative plaintiffs. …
Read more “Rights for Off-Reserve Indigenous Children: A Federal Class-Action”
In October 2022, the CCRC participated in Roundtables held by Senator Moodie in the Senate about a potential national strategy for children and youth in Canada. Check out presentations by child and youth serving organizations, including the CCRC.
Happy National Child Day. We are grateful to work alongside so many passionate child rights advocates, researchers, students, and leaders to make Canada a place where all children can realize their rights. Check here for the UN’s Concluding Observations from the 5/6th Review of Canada by the Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Please share widely with your network! Call for applications now open for the41st International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP)Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada, June 11 – June 30, 2023 Greetings from Equitas! We are delighted to contact you today with details about our next annual International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP). After having been postponed for three consecutive years …
Check out our recording of the Nov. 3 webinar on children’s rights. Panelists discussed comprehensive sexuality education, child poverty and lowering the voting age. Panelist bios: Insiya Mankani is the Public Affairs Officer at Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights where she helps to advance the domestic sexual and reproductive health policy landscape by …
The Department of Childhood and Youth Studies at King’s University College at Western would like to share an exciting FREE opportunity for children ages 7 – 13 years old to be involved in an initiative called ‘Shaking the Movers.’ WHAT IS SHAKING THE MOVERS? A child-friendly workshop developed by Senator Landon Pearson (Canada’s former Senator for Children) …
Check out our submission to the Standing Committee on Health on issues related to children’s rights.