Human Rights Video

Enrichement for Age Oppression

Here are the links of the resources I promised those of you doing your oppression projects on Age.

ENRICHMENT AND ENRICHMENT
Does your school or local community library have materials regarding the rights of children?

Investigate the Convention:
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm

Watch some cartoon shorts based on the articles of the convention: http://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_top_cartoons.html

Investigate other’s ideas about the rights of children:
http://www.canadiancrc.com/
http://www.cba.org/BC/public_media/rights/238.aspx
http://www.scyofbc.org/
http://www.crin.org/forchildren/index.asp

What about Canadian Charter of Rights? What does it say about children?
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/#libertes

Explore the UNICEF website: www.unicef.org

Volunteer opportunities at UNICEF Vancouver
http://www.unicef.ca/portal/SmartDefault.aspx?at=1401

Directly contact UNICEF
UNICEF B.C.
201-3077 Granville Street Vancouver, BC V6H 3J9
Tel: (604) 874-3666
Toll free: 1 800 381-4343
Fax: (604) 874-5411
secretary@unicef.ca

Remember though that Age oppression works in many ways and affects many age groups.