IICRD and Royal Roads University announce the first event for a new lecture series entitled Child Rights Nights in the Castle - Tuesday, October 25 at 7:30pm.
Child Rights Nights in the Castle:
Child Rights and International Development in Action
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Hatley Castle - Royal Roads University
2005 Sooke Road
The first evening Child Rights and International Development in Action will bring together three speakers to discuss the state of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Dr. Philip Cook, Executive Director of the International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD)
Mr. Jeyffer Renteria Lozano, Colombian Youth Activist
Dr. Jo Boyden, Director of Young Lives for the Department of International Development, Oxford University
Topics to be discussed include how a local NGO is bringing child rights to life, the use of hip-hop in engaging children in Colombia, and the growth of childhood and youth studies. For more information and to register for this free event, please see the document below.
In anticipation of this event, be sure to check out a short video by Jeyffer Renteria Lozano's innovative Colombian NGO Familia Ayara. Click here to view.
