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Practicing Youth Allyship Through Human Rights

This tool outlines 7 key actions for practicing rights-based allyship. Adult allies are encouraged to use it to deepen self-awareness and set goals to strengthen their support for young people. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion, Participation and community engagement
  • Reference materials

Celebrate National Child Day: Let’s Make Sure Kids Are Heard!

This activity, divided into two parts, invites young people to first discover or remember their rights, before letting them express themselves on a postcard to be sent to the federal Prime Minister. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Participation and community engagement
  • Activities and workshops

Needs & Offers Activity: Strengthening Ally Relationships Between Youth and Youth Workers

Equitas and Éducaloi present this interactive activity, supported by the City of Montreal, aimed at strengthening relationships between young people and youth workers. Through a collaborative matching exercise, participants explore the strengths of the allyship, while acknowledging its limitations and identifying areas for future growth. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English
  • Children and youth
  • Activities and workshops

Needs & Offers Activity: Strengthening Ally Relationships Between Youth and their Caregivers

Equitas and Éducaloi present this activity, supported by the City of Montreal, aimed at young people and the adults who accompany them. The objective is to strengthen their relationship as allies by exploring the responsibilities of guardians, the needs of young people, and the limits and strengths of their bond, to better support their development and autonomy. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English
  • Children and youth
  • Activities and workshops

Explore Your Rights: Interactive Community Map for Youth

This presentation aims to educate young Montrealers about the various legal rights to which they have access in their communities. The mapping is based on the Prezi platform, which offers an immersive and dynamic experience. (The information in this tool is up to date to January 2025. This tool only applies in Quebec and is meant as legal information, not legal advice). Also available in French.

Published in

  • English
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion
  • Presentations and recordings

Manifesto : We, the Montreal youth

This manifesto was generated through extensive dialogues consultations with over 250 Montreal youth and authored by Equitas with the intent of synthesizing, and amplifying the diverse reflections voiced by the youth. The manifesto serves as a call to action against racism, racial injustice, children’s rights violations, discrimination, and exclusion in the city.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion, Participation and community engagement
  • Reference materials

Peace by piece: Youth voices for fighting racism, discrimination, and exclusion

This pamphlet is a human rights education tool designed and authored by an intergenerational team of BPOC activists, educators and allies from across Canada as part of the Equitas’ National Dialogue Against Racism Collective 2023, in partnership with Concordia University.

Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion, Peace and security
  • Activities and workshops

The purpose of children’s rights

This video spotlights several fundamental children’s rights enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It sheds light on the stark reality that, despite these protections, numerous children in Canada continue to face rights violations. Children’s rights emphasize the importance of treating all children equally, with dignity, and with utmost respect. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion
  • Presentations and recordings, Reference materials

Where I Live: A Community Mapping Activity

The goal of this activity on children’s rights is to map areas in communities where children and youth face exclusion, discrimination, and where their rights are not respected, while also providing them with the opportunity to discuss the changes they want to see. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion, Participation and community engagement
  • Activities and workshops

From Saturn to Jupiter

Activity to help foster respect for children’s rights and diversity by inciting children and youth to reflect on their peers’ similarities and differences. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion
  • Activities and workshops

National Child Day 2022 – Race to inclusion

This booklet was created to celebrate National Child Day and to support children in learning more about their rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This year we are focusing on the right to be and to feel included regardless of identity. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion, Participation and community engagement
  • Activities and workshops

Bridging our Diversities: Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples

Colonial policies and the practices of educational institutions in Canada have played a destructive role in the lives of Indigenous Peoples. This chapter of Bridging our Diversities: A Compendium of Good Practices in Human Rights Education explores how human rights education can positively contribute to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Also available in French

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Indigenous Peoples and reconciliation, Methodology
  • Reference materials

Bridging our Diversities: Building Equitable and Inclusive Communities

This chapter of Bridging our Diversities: A Compendium of Good Practices in Human Rights Education provides effective human rights education strategies for enabling the meaningful participation of all people in their communities, regardless of their status or position, ethnicity, age, income, sexual orientation, gender identity, language or ability. Also available in French

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion, Methodology
  • Reference materials