Events
International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau (Edmonton, January 27, 2010)
The Chief of the Commission and Tribunals, David Blair Mason, brought greetings from the Commission to an event organized by B’nai Brith of Canada to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2010. The event also marked the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. A screening of the film Beyond the Fence and a presentation by an Auschwitz survivor were highlights of the commemoration event, held at the Edmonton Jewish Community Centre. International Holocaust Remembrance Day remembers and honours the countless victims of the Holocaust and encourages the development of education programs about Holocaust history to help prevent future acts of genocide.
Frontiers of Canadian Migration conference (Calgary, March 19-22, 2009)
Commission staff presented two sessions at the Eleventh National Metropolis Conference, Frontiers of Canadian Migration, held in Calgary from March 19 to 22, 2009. The full-day pre-conference session entitled Justice and Policing in a Diverse Western Canada: Meeting the Challenges was presented with the Calgary Police Service and the Alberta Hate Crime Committee. The second session, Creating Change through Collaboration, presented with the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, provided participants with an opportunity to recognize key components of success in creating welcoming and inclusive communities and combating racism and discrimination.
Pan-Canadian CMARD meeting (Calgary, March 18-19, 2009)
On March 18, 2009, the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission (AHRCC) and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO jointly hosted a reception to welcome representatives of municipalities from across Canada that have joined the Coalition of Municipalities Against Racial Discrimination (CMARD) as they gathered in Calgary for the second Pan-Canadian CMARD meeting. AHRCC was also a partner in organizing the full-day working meeting, which was held on March 19, 2009. The first Pan-Canadian meeting was also held in Calgary in June 2007.
Following the Pan-Canadian meeting, AHRCC joined with the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) and the Human Rights and Citizenship Branch of Alberta Culture and Community Spirit to convene a meeting of Alberta members of CMARD and other municipalities involved in building welcoming and inclusive communities. AHRCC, AUMA, and Alberta Culture and Community Spirit are members in a three-year Welcoming and Inclusive Communities (WIC) partnership to support municipalities in building their capacity to be welcoming and inclusive, and to combat racism and discrimination.
Workplace drug and alcohol seminar (McLennan Ross LLP Workplace Drug and Alcohol Programs Seminar, February 2009)
The Commission's Northern Regional Office Director, Louise Borlé, presented Human Rights Complaints: Administrative Practices and Policy Concerning Complaints of this Nature at the McLennan Ross LLP Workplace Drug and Alcohol Programs Seminar. The seminar took place on February 3, 2009 in Edmonton. Read more.
Commission publication showcased at UNESCO exhibit (Paris, December 2008)
The Commission's publication Human rights in Alberta was showcased at a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) exhibition of educational resources, held in December 2008 in Paris. The publication was featured with other learning materials from over 50 member states.
Commission staff involvement in UNESCO education roundtable (Paris, December 2008)
The Commission's Director of Education and Community Services, Cassie Palamar, was invited by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO to participate in a roundtable discussion at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on December 10th and 11th, 2008. "Putting Human Rights into Practice: Role of Education" was one of the events UNESCO organized to mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The round table focused on four themes: strengthened links between research and national policies; the integration of human rights education into curriculum, teacher training and student-teacher relations; partnerships; and links between formal and non-formal education. The Commission presented a case study on the links between formal and non-formal education. You can read about the Commission's presentation in an excerpt from the roundtable report. You can also read the "roundup" summary about the round table and visit UNESCO's Human Rights Education web page.
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