children and youth

Aboriginal Children: Human Rights as a Lens to Break the Intergenerational Legacy of Residential Schools

The paper Aboriginal Children: Human Rights as a Lens to Break the Intergenerational Legacy of Residential Schools discusses the historical context influencing Aboriginal children's wellbeing today and the ways a rights perspective can assist in creating equality for Aboriginal children and families. 

The Rights Angle: Human Rights Education Using the Newspaper Part Two: Overheads and Websites for all Provinces and Territories

This document was created by the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre to assist educators in teaching human rights to junior and senior high school students.  It provides handouts, overheads, and websites for teaching human rights and getting students involved in critically examining the media's portrayal of issues. 

Healthy Children, Healthy Communities: Action Toolkit for Positive Change

The Healthy Children, Healthy Communities: Action Toolkit for Positive Change provides insight into how to engage youth, explains the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, frames health issues within a community as a rights issue,  builds upon community assets, and suggests activities to explore social and structural barriers in creating improved and holistic health outcomes for youth.  This resource by the United Nations Association in Canada essentially serves as a toolkit for social activism and community development. 

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