Posted By:  judym Posted On:  Jul 18, 2008	a museum of the future? Canadian Human Rights Museum
It will take strong and steady efforts and real resources for Canada to change current conditions, securing social and economic rights now and in the future. The museum will soon start to choose staff and a board of trustees. This important group of people will determine if it can become a viable...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason Posted On:  Aug 11, 2008	Universal Health Care Series: The Moral Argument
This post is Part I in a series exploring reasons to support universal health care. The moral argument in favor of universal health care dictates that ensuring equality of access to health care is a moral imperative. This moral imperative can stem from religious beliefs or through...... [view]

Posted By:  kurshauna Posted On:  Jun 29, 2008	Surviving genocide
THIS IS MY MEMORY OF REGINA GELB By: Sheridy Leslie I remember…I remember Chopin’s Nocturne playing in the background while my two older sisters and I danced in the center of our cottage in Central Poland. I remember…I remember my beautifully kind mother and her musings about the...... [view]

Posted By:  kurshauna Posted On:  Jun 22, 2008	March of Remembrance and Hope: An experience where past, present, and hope collides
March of Remembrance and Hope: An experience where past, present, and hope collides By: Sheridy Leslie If you had not experienced injustice in your life, well some might say you’re pretty lucky; but if you had not experienced genocide in your life, many would agree that you are...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  May 17, 2008	The bravery and legacy of Aqsa Parvez
Aqsa Parvez was a 16-year old Muslim student living in a suburb of Ontario, Canada when her father allegedly strangled her to death. Aqsa was, according to the press, a young woman whose father brutally ended her life because she chose not to wear the hijab – a Muslim headscarf. The story is...... [view]

Posted By:  colombianrogue Posted On:  Apr 21, 2008	Slavery: A Global Investigation
Be warned, the following documentary is painful to watch and depressing. We think things are getting better in the world. I mean there has been progress in poverty reduction and minority rights. Every day wonderful people are out there fighting for a better world. But I don’t want this...... [view]

Posted By:  cwill Posted On:  Apr 3, 2008	Green-Street Youth Advisory Committee Call out
Hey Everybody, A very cool opportunity! Are you a super awesome, super engaged and passionate Canadian youth? Do you care about environmental issues and how they relate to social justice around the world? Green Street - a Canadian environmental education organization - and it's Youth...... [view]

Posted By:  colombianrogue Posted On:  Jan 29, 2008	March against FARC, end the kidnapping
This event has been launched and promoted through Facebook. If you read Spanish see the event’s site: Un MILLION de VOCES contra las FARC. Or read Plan Colombia’s commentary in English, which includes the translation of an article from Colombia’s El Tiempo about the importance...... [view]

Posted By:  colombianrogue Posted On:  Feb 7, 2008	The chicken or the egg?
After reading Ms. Crip Chick’s post on Changemakers as Celebrities I started to wonder: Are heros like MLK, Justin Dart, Phoolan Devi and Che really responsible for bringing about change or do they bring exposure to change that is already in the works? Do they really transform our world or...... [view]

Posted By:  mcalaguio Posted On:  Feb 28, 2008	Social Justice
Hello! I'm Michelle.I'm a social justice student in the USA and would like to talk to anyone about social justice issues.. any topic is fine with me. I cannot speak Tagalog but if you cannot speak english well I can always have my parents translate for me :] please e-mail me at...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  Sep 18, 2007	WorldDevils Highlights Evil for Good
WorldDevils is a site that aims to bring people’s attention to the wrongdoers on our planet. The site is very young so right now it’s only a predictable list of devils (GW Bush to Carlos Menem). I encourage everyone to sign up and add some lesser-known evil people to see what...... [view]

Committee for the Promotion of Public Awareness and Development Studies (COPPADES)
Submitted By:   coppades Website:  http://www.coppades-nepal.org Phone:  97714353873 E-mail:  coppades@ntc.net.np	Vision:   The vision of COPPADES is to contribute positively to the creation of an equitable society in the grassroots as well as to the national level that helps to the realization of social justice. The mission of COPPADES is......   [view]

National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC)
Submitted By:   ekadiri Website:  http://www.nac-cca.ca Phone:  416-932-1718 E-mail:  info@nac-cca.ca	Vision:   The National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) has played a significant role in advancing the agenda of women's equality in Canada. Since its inception in 1972, NAC's organizational and democratic structures......   [view]

Institute for Humane Education
Submitted By:   humaneeducation Website:  http://www.humaneeducation.org Phone:  207-667-1025 E-mail:  info@humaneeducation.org	Vision:   The Institute for Humane Education works to create a humane, sustainable, and peaceful world for all. To create this change, we train people to be humane educators, advance the field of humane education, and provide tools......   [view]

In Their Shoes/ Dans leurs Chaussures
Submitted By:   dthions Phone:  5149917395 E-mail:  info@intheirshoescanada.org	Vision:   In Their Shoes intends on raising awareness of issues related to poverty, war and genocide to adolescents who may not be aware of these global realities by teaching an understanding of global citizenship and the persuance......   [view]

Vaughan Youth Cabinet (City of Vaughan)
Submitted By:   lavittoria Website:  http://www.VyC.ca Phone:  905-832-8504 E-mail:  info@VyC.ca	Vision:   The Vaughan Youth Cabinet (VyC), established in 2005, is the official voice of young people in Vaughan. Our goal is to empower youth in Vaughan and encourage them to make a positive difference in the community. Our......   [view]

Facing History and Ourselves
Submitted By:    Website:  http://www.facinghistory.org Phone:  617-735-1685 E-mail:  info@facing.org	Vision:   Since 1976, Facing History and Ourselves has offered in-depth professional development services; curricular resources; and ongoing support to educators and students in the areas of history, social studies, and language......   StateProv:   Mass.   City:   Brookline   [view]

Ecumenical Network for Youth Action
Submitted By:    Website:  http://www.enyaorg.cz/ Phone:  420 241483743 E-mail:  cejenya@mbox.vol.cz	Vision:   ENYA calls upon all people to the goal of visible unity in diversity, through common faith, justice, oikumene and wholistic koinonia....   City:   Prague   [view]

Submitted By:   naccca Event Date:  Mar 13, 2008 & Time: 11:00 AM-15:00 PM Event Location:  Gladstone Hotel [view]

Erasing the Lines: Women Working Together

Submitted By:   ekadiri Event Date:  Mar 13, 2008 & Time: 11:00 AM-15:00 PM Event Location:  The Gladstone Hotel [view]

Erasing the Lines: Women Working Together