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FacebookLinks - Human Rights
4REAL
http://www.4real.comThis online community unites people of all ages interested in culture, art and creating social change.
8 Goals for a better world
http://8goals.ca/site/about_usA site dedicated to eradicating poverty by keeping 8 goals in mind. A powerful website which details how you can get involved in this campaign to fulfill its mission.
Aboriginal Healing Foundation Student Program
http://www.ahf.caAHF promotes healing Aboriginal peoples and their communities by providing resources, promoting awareness and nurturing a supportive environment.
Adbusters
http://www.adbusters.orgThese guys were the original culturejammers, and they're still publishing their anti-corporate philosophy with alternative art and media every month.
Ashoka Canada
http://www.ashoka.orgAshoka is the global association of the world's leading entrepreneurs.
Assessing the Challenge of Youth Involvement in Public Policy
http://www.iog.caIOG is an independent non-profit think tank that promotes better governance for public benefit. They help public organizations and societies realize their objectives.
Black Bag Media Collective
http://www.rockcanrollrecords.comThese guys produce and document the work of its artists in the form of audio recordings, live performances, new media presentations and via emerging technologies.
BYTE (Bringing Youth Towards Equality)
http://www.yukonyouth.comBYTE helps create healthy communities where youth voices are heard and creative potential is expressed. They envision a community of compassion and respect.
Canadian Commission for UNESCO
http://www.unesco.caA forum for encouraging and fostering the participation of Canadian organization's in UNESCO's mandate. Check out their Youth Network for opportunities to make a global impact!
Check Your Head
http://www.checkyourhead.orgCheck Your Head is a youth-driven organization that provides education on issues that matter most, like democracy, corporate power, globalization, and climate change.
CIDA Youth Zone
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/youthzoneThe Canadian government's official international development site for youth! Let CIDA's tools and programs guide you to becoming a more active global citizen.
Do Something
http://www.dosomething.orgThis US-based do-good organization knows that young people are making a difference: you see the need to act, you believe in yourself to get results, and you act!
First Nations Youth Network
http://www.fnyouthnetwork.comThis site provides a list of opportunities available to First Nations youth in Quebec and Labrador.
Flyt Foundation
http://www.flytfoundation.org/This non-profit specializes in leadership development, empowering teens and youth to be proactive in the face of social and environmental challenges.
Framework Foundation
http://frameworkfoundation.caFramework brings people to causes and causes to people while encouraging Canadians to be strategic with how they give their time and money.
Free the Children
http://www.freethechildren.comFTC empowers children in North America to take action to improve the lives of fellow children overseas. Leadership initiatives inspire thousands of youth in the US and Canada.
Global Knowledge Partnership
http://www.globalknowledge.orgGKP brings together the public and private sectors and civil society organisations to share knowledge and build partnerships in knowledge and ICT for development.
Grassroots Youth Collaborative
http://socialinnovation.ca/community/members/grassroots-youth-collaborativeGYC is a collective of culturally and racially diverse youth-led organizations whose programs engage youth typically missed by mainstream programming.
Greater Toronto Civic Action Alliance
http://www.civicaction.caThis coalition of civic leaders works with community partners and government to address Toronto's future challenges like housing and the economy.
Gulu walk
http://www.guluwalk.comA website dedicated towards providing philanthropic work and donations in Northern Uganda.
Head and Hands
http://www.headandhands.caHead and Hands works with youth in a preventative, holistic and non-judgemental way to promote their physical and mental well-being.
Horizons for Youth
http://www.horizonsforyouth.orgHorizons for Youth is dedicated to helping homeless and at-risk youth achieve personal responsibility, make positive choices and become empowered.
Independent Media
http://www.independentmedia.caIndependent Media was created for folks searching for alternatives to corporately sponsored media, as well as those interested in building independent media.
Jer's Vision: Canada's Youth Diversity Initiative
http://www.jersvision.orgThese folks support the work of youth to address discrimination in their schools and communities through art, community, education, and youth initiatives in over 40 projects.
Kickaction
http://www.kickaction.caKickaction is an online community for young women who think for themselves, take a stand and act creatively to bring positive change to their communities and across the globe.
La Maisonnée
http://www.lamaisonneeinc.orgLa Maisonnée works towards the successful social integration of immigrants to Canada from diverse backgrounds.
La Rue des Femmes
http://www.laruedesfemmes.comMontreal Herstreet is a community organization that helps women in distress and homeless women get back on their feet.
Leave Out Violence (LOVE)
http://www.leaveoutviolence.comLOVE was founded by a Montrealer whose husband was killed by a 14 year old boy. It is the nation's leading youth violence prevention non-profit organization.
Make Poverty History
http://www.makepovertyhistory.caMake Poverty History has mobilized Canadians like never before on issues related to poverty at home and abroad.
Meal Exchange
http://www.mealexchange.comThese students are eliminating the roots of hunger and poverty by addressing hunger through student solutions.
Mobile Jam Festival
http://www.mobilejamfest.comMJF is an international mobile arts festival for youth aged 14-29. Through out the year youth are challenged to create dynamic media in the areas of mobile film, photography, and music.
National Association of Friendship Centres
http://www.nafc.caThe NAFC unites the members of the Friendship Center Movement, who promote the needs and concerns of Aboriginal peoples to the government and the public.
National Inuit Youth Council
http://www.niyc.caThe National Inuit Youth Council (NIYC) represents the interests of Inuit youth in Canada.
Nightlife Magazine
http://www.nightlife.caA nightlife magazine featuring arts events that take place around Montreal.
Oxfam-Québec, CLUB 2/3
http://oxfam.qc.ca/en/homeOxfam-Quebec is a member of the international organization that works to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice the world over.
Passages to Canada
http://www.passagestocanada.comPassages to Canada is an organization which consists of immigrants sharing their experiences when they come to Canada.
Peace Child
http://www.peacechild.orgPCI supports young people around the world to produce books, musicals, educational materials, workshops and training courses on their major generational challenges.
Rights and Democracy Student Network
http://www.dd-rd.caThis group provides university delegations across Canada with resources to learn about and promote human rights, democratic development and globalization.
Rights Democracy
http://www.rightsdemocracy.netThe Rights and Democracy Network unites students across Canada, and provides support and resources for human rights education.
Rooftop Gardens
http://www.rooftopgardens.caRooftop Gardens empowers city dwellers in Montreal and worldwide to produce their own food while greening their communities.
Save our Democracy Meetups
http://saveourdemocracy.meetup.comMeet other local citizens to discuss election issues, screen potential candidates, hold unity caucuses to support national & congressional candidates and more.
Share the Warmth
http://www.sharethewarmth.caShare the Warmth works with Montreal schools and families to alleviate hunger and poverty through a number of seasonal and ongoing programs.
Social Vibe
http://www.socialvibe.comSocial Vibe is the leading social media utility connecting people with brands, empowering them to engage with sponsors and share branded content with their social graph to benefit a cause of their choice.
Students Without Borders
http://www.studentswithoutborders.caStudents Without Borders is a WUSC project that give Canadian University students the chance to learn and volunteer in Asia, Africa and South America.
Take Part
http://www.takepart.comTake Part is a great resources for social, environmental, health and political issues. It regroups a blog, an online community, and opportunities for action.
Taking IT Global
http://www.tigweb.orgTIG enables collaborative learning by providing youth with access to global opportunities, cross-cultural connections, and participation in decision-making.
The Global Youth Network
http://www.globalyouthnetwork.caA Christian non-profit organization that has two objectives: justice education in the Global North and transformational development in the Global South.
The MissG Project
http://www.themissgproject.orgThe Miss G Project for Equity in Education is a grassroots young feminist organization working to combat all forms of oppression in and through education.
War Child Canada
http://www.warchild.caThis energetic organization is taking a stand for humanitarian assistance and children's rights worldwide.
Web of Change
http://webofchange.comWeb of Change is a series of conferences that connects the foremost thinkers and do-ers in the growing community of social change and technology from across North America.
YMCA
http://www.ymca.caThe YMCA is dedicated to individual and community health, serving people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities with programs tailored to the needs of their communities.
You Can
http://www.youcan.caYou Can is a non-profit driven by youth and community volunteers that specializes in youth led methods for non-violent conflict resolution.
Youth at the United Nations
http://www.un.org/youthThe UN Programme for Youth is aimed at building awareness of the situations of youth worldwide, promoting their rights, and involving them in decision-making.
Youth Mine Action Ambassador Program
http://www.minesactioncanada.org/youthThis program provides education and support to youth working towards eliminating landmines and helping their victims.
Youth On Board
http://www.youthonboard.orgThis American organization seeks to build mutual respect and intergenerational collaboration for social change.
Youth Out Loud: Writing, Arts and Action
http://www.youth-out-loud.orgAn organization dedicated to a forum on sexual abuse so victims may express themselves.
