Join us on Nov. 3 at noon EST for a panel on pressing issues in children’s rights. We will hear from experts in comprehensive sexuality education, a campaign to lower the voting age, and a leader in poverty elimination strategies. Click here to register! Bios: Insiya Mankani is the Public Affairs Officer at Action Canada …
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Join 2023 Shaking the Movers, an interactive event for young people to participate in discussions about rights. Further details are available on the Landon Pearson Centre’s website: https://carleton.ca/landonpearsoncentre/shaking-the-movers/ Young people aged 13-19 in Canada are invited to join our virtual Shaking the Movers (STM) conference at TMU on Nov. 19-20! We especially encourage participation from young people in areas where …
When? Saturday 8th October, 12:00-13:00 Uruguay time Where? Online on Zoom Join us for this regional online discussion: learn about what is happening at the UN, and share your views and ideas on what needs to happen to put child rights at the core! Click here to register More information here
Here are some activities to ensure children can provide input in the development of the General Comment 26 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the environment. After intensive consultations, the committee as just released the report on the children’s questionnaire: Reports | General Comment No. 26 on Children’s Rights and the Environment (childrightsenvironment.org) – covering the lived …
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The CCRC watched the vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday regarding lowering the voting age with much interest. As we’ve discussed, this is an important issue for children’s political rights – having the right to vote is one that adults often take lightly, but we know that children are missing out. NDP MP …
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Join the CCRC for our Annual General Meeting on November 3th 2022 at 12pm EST. Note that this is open to the general public, not just CCRC members. The first hour will be a panel on three pressing issues for children’s rights in Canada. After the panel, we will have a 30 minute AGM, which will …
Senator Stan Kutcher has tabled a Private Member’s Bill in the Canadian Senate to repeal the criminal defense to ‘reasonable corrective force’. Repeal of that law was one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions’ 94 Calls to Action. Senator Kutcher has joined with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, as well as two initiatives …
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