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Write for Rights: Amnesty International launches global campaign championing youth activists
November 17, 2019 Amnesty International has today launched Write for Rights, the world’s biggest human rights campaign, which this year champions children’s rights and youth activists. “This year Write for Rights, Amnesty’s flagship human rights campaign, champions youth activists who are taking on the world’s biggest crises,” said Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General of Amnesty International. […]
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Media Advisory – What do Canadian youth want? Our rights! When do we want them? 30 years ago!
TORONTO, Nov. 14, 2019 – Canada’s leading youth activists are celebrating National Child Day and World Children’s Day by raising their voices at UNICEF Canada’s first ever Youth Activism Summit on November 20 at the Toronto Reference Library. Nov. 20, 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC), […]
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Alderville First Nation teen participates in national youth panel – Anishinabek News
November 12, 2019 GATINEAU, QUE. – Chanelle Smoke had become accustomed to being a voice not only in her high school but also throughout her school board. And now, the 18-year-old, who is a citizen of Alderville First Nation, can add another impressive accomplishment to her resume. “Now, I’m representing Canada,” said Smoke, moments after […]
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Youth rising: Meet 2019’s top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders – Corporate Knights Magazine
November 7, 2019 As world leaders descended upon New York City for the UN Climate Action Summit in September, millions of young people gathered in more than 200 countries on seven continents to make their voices heard. They walked out of their classrooms, their workplaces and their homes to join a 16-year-old Swedish girl in […]
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International campaign shines a spotlight on Grassy Narrows First Nation – APTN News
November 4, 2019 Amnesty International is launching a new advocacy campaign that is putting the international spotlight on Grassy Narrows, a community in Ontario that has been dealing with the catastrophic effects of mercury poisoning for half a century. The letter writing campaign is being launched ahead of the global Human Rights Day in December. […]
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‘I will never give up’: Grassy Narrows youth campaign for justice
NOVEMBER 04, 2019 Amnesty International campaign shines global spotlight on Indigenous youth fighting mercury crisis WINNIPEG – Indigenous youth and mercury survivors from Grassy Narrows First Nation will be the focus of Amnesty International’s largest worldwide letter-writing campaign this year, the human rights organization announced today. The annual Write for Rights event, which takes place […]
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Oct. 26 Indigenous youth speaks out and other letters to the editor – TheSpec.com
Third world conditions in Canada Indigenous injustice As an Indigenous youth, I am disgusted by our current state as a country. People think Canada is a caring nation yet there are Indigenous people living in third world conditions right in front of us. I’m grateful to not be living there, but this situation is affecting […]
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New evidence post-secondary access programs improve the lives of disadvantaged youth
Ottawa, October 25, 2019 – Two reports by researchers at the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC) released today present evidence on how well high-school graduates from lower-income families in Canada have fared in their ability to access post-secondary education over the past twenty years. The Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) has released Postsecondary […]
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ISWO: Standing Bear Indigenous Youth Leadership Program Launches Online Portal to Support Journey of Self Discovery
Innovative program builds leadership capacity, through the reconnection of youth to who they are as Indigenous Peoples. Wallaceburg, Ontario – Indigenous Sport & Wellness Ontario (ISWO) announced the launch of their new online portal for the Standing Bear Indigenous Youth Leadership Program (Standing Bear), on Tuesday at Wallaceburg District Secondary School, in front of an […]
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Toyota Backs Cross-country Youth Tour
Jennifer Flanagan (left), president and CEO, Actua and Leslie Miller (right), board member, Toyota Canada Foundation, are shown at the recent Actua Fall Maker Mobile Tour Launch in Ottawa. Toyota Canada Foundation has announced continued support of Actua through a $200,000 investment. Toyota’s donation will support the engagement of underserved youth across Canada and the […]
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