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Canada and Canadian Social Movements
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Canada and Canadian Social Movements
Human Rights
All equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination
Pride Week in Toronto, 1973
Human Rights
Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, no matter the nationality, sex, color, religion, etc.
MLK's walk and speech about racism in 68"
Some basic Human Rights are freedom of speech, religion, right to protest, right to life, liberty and security of person
Canada signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948
Aboriginal Rights
Banned from creating political organizations until the late 20th century
Indian Act, 1896
Trudeau's attempt to add the natives into "civil society"
Still not allowed to govern themselves and the land is owned by the queen
Constitution Act, 1982
Section 25 states that the Charter does not have the right to interfere with the rights of the Aboriginals
Section 35 recognizes existing natives and treaties signed by them
Aboriginal Protest for rights
Gay & Lesbian Rights
Movement didn't begin until Britain legalized sex between men over the age of 21
1967, Trudeau decriminilzes homosexual acts
1996, Canada makes unfair treatment or discrimination of gays and lesbians illegal
Women Rights
1967, Royal Commission of Women
Introduced by Lester B. Pearson
Promoted equal pay and equal education opurtunites
1967, National Action Committee on the Status of Women
Started as a interest group to pressure governments for equality
Supports sexual assault shelters
As well as shelters for battered women
Child Rights
Children around the world are exploited, abused, and discriminated against.
Canada played a key role in the negotiations that led to the adoption in 1989 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Have many basic human rights as well, along with right to life, right to freedom, right to not work etc.
Canada’s governments, schools and other institutions have progressively changed a number of laws, policies and practices to uphold children’s rights
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