DEMAND A CEASEFIRE
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The humanitarian crisis in Gaza gets worse by the day. Sign our global petition now to call for an immediate ceasefire. 

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Indigenous Awareness Month: The Tale of Victoria Day against the Truth of History

Canada’s nationhood came at the cost of hundreds of thousands of Indigenous Peoples’ rights. The Treaties as they were spoken (in their respective languages), were more important to the First Nations’ peoples than what is documented today in English. When an agreement was signed, there would be symbols of partnership exchanged, like wampum belts, which signified the beginning of a nation-to-nation relationship.

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TRUTH RECONCILIATION COMMISIION

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada was created as a significant response to the grave and lasting effects of the Indigenous Residential Schools on Indigenous populations. It carried a mandate to recognize and address the cultural genocide waged against these communities and to forge a path towards healing and reconciliation. Actively operating from 2008 until 2015, the TRC has been instrumental in Canada’s journey to confront historical injustices while nurturing an inclusive social fabric. The formation of this commission also marked a fundamental acknowledgment of the atrocities inflicted upon Indigenous peoples while pledging commitment towards a more equitable future.

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Human Rights Day – Write for Rights

Human Rights Day (December 10) was the 75th anniversary of one of the world’s most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on December 10, 1948 and sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.

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