Human Rights Education Program Wind Up

Youth Tackle Human Rights Issues - 8 schools, 8 projects, 1 goal: better communities!

On May 12, 2010 high school students from Winnipeg showed us all how to become more aware and active in our communities. A workshop series in youth leadership in Human Rights provided 65 students with a forum to create projects to improve their communities. They targeted pressing issues such as the homeless, refugee integration and food security. These youth presented their projects to invited guests at the University of Winnipeg earlier this month, showing what can be accomplished and sharing their vision of a more just society.

The evening was organized by the Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties and was sponsored by Global College and The Winnipeg Foundation. Winding up this years MARL–Youth program these enthusiastic participants gave inspirational presentations that demonstrated how they are taking responsibility for the future of their communities and challenged the rest of us to do the same.