As we approach the end of September, it becomes increasingly apparent that time is fleeting. Amid our daily routines, it’s easy to overlook upcoming events that may align with our values and keep us better informed on significant issues. I would like to bring to your attention a webinar that should be noticed. On Wednesday, September 27th, the Canadian …
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Like many of you, the CCRC is concerned by recent rhetoric from certain politicians about parental rights in regards to transgender children and youth. We want to share some resources that our members and allies have shared with us. Please feel free to reach out if you want to connect or have anything to share.
Join us for two new CCRC webinars this fall with La Fondation Dr. Julien. Sign up details below! A New Paradigm to Caring for the Most Vulnerable Children: October 13 at 12pm-1pm ET, led by Dr. Gilles Julien. Sign up here. The Canadian Community Social Pediatrics Model is an innovative transdisciplinary health modeldeveloped by pediatrician …
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Check out this new report from the Mary Ward Centre: No One Left Behind? An Intersectional Analysis of the 2030 Agenda in Canada. Executive summary: Using intersectional and equity lenses to examine the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we learned from the experiences of those most impacted by pandemic disruptions. In particular, we focused on the …
This year, the world commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) – a miraculous text adopted by the United Nations. The Human Rights 75 initiative, led by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recalls the consensus imagined by the UDHR, looks to the future, and seeks to …
New course by the Ministry of Justice on CRIA (Child Rights Impact Assessments). A Child Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA) is a tool that helps people understand how a proposed law, policy or decision might affect children’s human rights. This course is open for anyone to take. Please share widely with your networks: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/cria-erde/index.html.
CCRC members – please check out and consider submitting to this call for written submissions on practical solutions to combat anti-Black racism TORONTO — The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has reached an important milestone with the release of its What We Heard Report on anti-Black racism in Ontario’s publicly-funded education system. The OHRC is now calling …
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