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Empower U: Learn to Access Your Disability Rights Training on Canadian Human Rights, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Optional Protocol (OP) training aims to increase awareness of how to address discrimination using more familiar Canadian human rights laws such as Human Rights Codes and the newer international Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This is training for persons with disabilities by persons with disabilities. The training is part of a project funded by Employment and Social Development Canada and implemented by the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) in collaboration with Canadian Multicultural Disability Centre Inc. (CMDCI), Citizens With Disabilities – Ontario (CWDO), Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities (MLPD) and National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS). Read more.
Weekly Email Digest for Information Sharing Purposes December 4 - December 8, 2023
Contents
CCD In The News
OAW: IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY MEASURES NEEDED FOR 8 MILLION CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES, ADVOCATE SAYS
Human Rights
75 years of universal human rights
UDHR75- website and resources
Newsletters
Cooperation Canada
EASPD Newsletter
Fighting Blindness Canada
Opportunities
We are looking for part-time directors at the Canadian Race Relations Foundation
CCD In The News
OAW: IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY MEASURES NEEDED FOR 8 MILLION CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES, ADVOCATE SAYS
Click on the following link to access the information online: https://www.iheartradio.ca/580-cfra/audio-podcasts/oaw-improved-accessibility-measures-needed-for-8-million-canadians-with-disabilities-advocate-says-1.20869237
Click on the following link to access the information online: https://www.iheartradio.ca/610cktb/news/canadians-with-at-least-one-disability-has-doubled-in-10-years-1.20858423
Click on the following link to access the information online: https://montrealgazette.com/news/national/more-than-a-quarter-of-canadians-have-at-least-one-disability-statcan
Human Rights
75 years of universal human rights
This year’s International Human Rights Day marks 75 years since nations of the world came together to compile a list of 30 fundamental rights that we all share, simply because we are human. It is now time to recommit to the full realization of those rights – including social and economic rights - for everyone in Canada.
As we celebrate the progress made, we also acknowledge the work that still needs to be done to ensure that the human rights of everyone in Canada are not only universally recognized, but also meaningfully realized for everyone in Canada.
In Canada, there is a profound disparity between those who have access to adequate food, housing, health, education, and other social and economic rights and those who do not. Far too many First Nations, Métis and Inuit people, Black and other racialized groups, religious minorities, people with disabilities, children, women, trans, non-binary, and other 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals who are living without the full recognition of these basic rights.
For people who are already facing other forms of discrimination, having to fight for their basic social and economic rights becomes yet another obstacle to overcome. When these rights are in jeopardy, it can impact one’s sense of dignity and autonomy.
It is time for our Parliament to address this glaring gap. It is time to add the ground of social condition to the Canadian Human Rights Act. This is a necessary step to ensure everyone living in Canada has equal access to live a life of their choosing. It is key to realizing the full promise of the Universal Declaration.
Read the full statement.
UDHR75- website and resources
We are pleased to share tools published on our campaign webpage for the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR75), designed to disseminate information and learning tools such as a digital toolkit, organizational and educational resources, and an exclusive video message from the Canadian Heritage Minister, offering insights into the lasting impact of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
• Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/declaration-human-rights.html
• 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights digital toolkit: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/declaration-human-rights/toolkit.html
• Organizational and educational resources on human rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/declaration-human-rights/resources.html
• Video – 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Minister St-Onge
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/declaration-human-rights/video-minister-st-onge.html
Join us in raising awareness and amplifying the spirit of the UDHR75 by sharing these pages with your network. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for joining us in commemorating this milestone and championing the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Best regards,
Engagement unit / Unité d'engagement
Human Rights Program / Programme des droits de la personne
Canadian Heritage /Patrimoine Canadien
Engagement DroitsFPTRights (PCH) FPTRightsEngagementDroitsFPT@pch.gc.ca
Newsletters
Cooperation Canada
Click on the following link to access the information online: https://mailchi.mp/cooperation/2023-12-06-newsletter-infolettre?e=0cbfa058d7
EASPD Newsletter
Click on the following link to access the information online: https://mailchi.mp/easpd/easpd-press-release-zero-projects-2024?e=8d15d6e712
Fighting Blindness Canada
Click on the following link to access the information online: https://mailchi.mp/43f26961c26a/august-enewsletter2023-930577?e=40c7230984
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Newsletter
Click on the following link to access the newsletter online: https://www.iheartradio.ca/580-cfra/audio-podcasts/oaw-improved-accessibility-measures-needed-for-8-million-canadians-with-disabilities-advocate-says-1.20869237
Opportunities
We are looking for part-time directors at the Canadian Race Relations Foundation
*** Please share this message with your organization and/or network. ***
The Canadian Race Relations Foundation is Canada's leading organization dedicated to the elimination of racism and the promotion of harmonious race relations. It is committed to building a national framework for the fight against racism through knowledge sharing and community supports in the pursuit of equity, fairness, social justice and systemic change.
If you are interested in being a board member and working with a dynamic organization, please apply online via the Governor in Council Appointments website until January 16, 2024
Click on the following link to access the information online:
https://pcogic.njoyn.com/cl3/xweb/XWeb.asp?NTKN=c&clid=52106&Page=JobDetails&Jobid=J1123-0790&BRID=251009&lang=1
Thank you,
Governance Directorate, Portfolio Affairs Office
Department of Canadian Heritage
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