Children's Rights is the core issue that shapes and causes most of the Global Crisis which confronts us.
From economic collapse and widespread unemployment and poverty to environmental disaster and global warming, Children's Rights is the issue behind the issue.
Analysis proves it. Please consider these observations about what children endure and what that means to the world and its population.
We are faced by and involved in the creation of a crisis of conscience and a moral dilemma with implications of greater magnitude than those of the African Slave Trade of previous centuries.
"The bulk of the modern global economy rests upon the exploitation of [mostly slave] children."
The Children's Holocaust - Part One
The Hungry Beast - Part Two
Children's Rights - The Legal Economic Exploitation of Children - Part Three
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Showing posts with label children's rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children's rights. Show all posts
Monday, February 15, 2010
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Harper attacks children in election campaign
Last week the Conservative Party of Canada unleashed an attack on the children of Canada as part of their election platform. Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe put it in perspective. He pointed out that Mr. Harper wants to make children the easy targets of sexual predators in our jails and prisons. Mr. Duceppe is correct in his interpretation of Harper's stated intentions.
As a children's rights advocate I know that Canadian children are already under attack by their government, and at risk. They need us to nurture and protect them, not punish them for the wrongdoing of others. Sadly this is the number one cause of youth crime and punishment in this country - the wrongdoing of others. Our Law says a person cannot be tried for the crimes of another, but children are regularly punished for just that...and they are condemned for being young. They do not enjoy the same civil rights and protections that 'adults' do. Harper offers more of the same.
By contrast the Liberal Party of Canada has revealed that they intend to protect, nurture and care about our children, and the Earth where they must raise their own families. This is the kind of Canada I want for my children, my family and my neighbours. It would be a place where children have "equal rights, protection and opportunity", as intended by a Senate bill [S-209] that recently died in the legislative process as a result of this untimely election. Mr. Dion says we should vote for ourselves and for our children's future - for sustainability and economic policy that is realistic in the current climate.
We should tell Mr. Harper that we disapprove of his tactics and intentions, his methods and values. Rally your self, your family, your neighbours and all Canadians to stop this child abuser before he goes too far. He wants to make war on children. This seems very cowardly to me. I do not want a Prime Minister representing me who endorses and enables child abuse and is a coward. He doesn't even see the wrong in what he's suggesting.
I am particularly offended by the fact that Mr. Harper and his team claim to be treating children badly because they [Conservatives] are Christians, and represent a "Christian" view and Christian values. As a Christian theologian I know that Jesus Christ never treated children that way and He does not approve of the Conservatives saying He would. God would NOT lock children in jails with pedophiles and murders and kill them in wars.
Mr. Harper wants to lock them up like this forever - life in prison for children as young as fourteen years! We have a name for this kind of thinking and behaviour. We call it child abuse. This is legislative child abuse, which lets the worst criminals punish children for the crimes of society. Shocking! This is "cruel and unusual punishment." Knowing this about Harper it becomes clear why he has not acted to have Omar Khadr released from Guantanamo Bay when it would have been easy to do so. We can expect him to treat all of our children in the same way - lock them up and throw away the keys.
Law and society alienate children, driving them from participation in mainstream society. They are abused, exploited and rejected. Then they turn to crime and violence in their frustration. For this we condemn them, rather then adapting the society to give our children their proper place in our midst. They are Our Most Precious Treasures. We should treat them like they are.
Young Canadians and those who love them have an opportunity to elect a government that will care about us, our families, our environment, our future and our collective conscience...and especially our children. The Conservative Party of Canada will not give us these things. They don't have them to give. But the Liberal Party of Canada will. This is certain.
It's up to Canadians to make sure the Liberal Party of Canada gets the opportunity to give us what we urgently need. One of those things is Justice for our children and for all children, and another is Hope. Without these we will become a failed state and others will eat our food and enjoy our resources.
There is much work to be done. Get up and get going! Time is short. Stop this child abuser now!
Here is another opinion from someone Mr. Harper trusts. LOL
Peace Pays...more and better than war.
As a children's rights advocate I know that Canadian children are already under attack by their government, and at risk. They need us to nurture and protect them, not punish them for the wrongdoing of others. Sadly this is the number one cause of youth crime and punishment in this country - the wrongdoing of others. Our Law says a person cannot be tried for the crimes of another, but children are regularly punished for just that...and they are condemned for being young. They do not enjoy the same civil rights and protections that 'adults' do. Harper offers more of the same.
By contrast the Liberal Party of Canada has revealed that they intend to protect, nurture and care about our children, and the Earth where they must raise their own families. This is the kind of Canada I want for my children, my family and my neighbours. It would be a place where children have "equal rights, protection and opportunity", as intended by a Senate bill [S-209] that recently died in the legislative process as a result of this untimely election. Mr. Dion says we should vote for ourselves and for our children's future - for sustainability and economic policy that is realistic in the current climate.
We should tell Mr. Harper that we disapprove of his tactics and intentions, his methods and values. Rally your self, your family, your neighbours and all Canadians to stop this child abuser before he goes too far. He wants to make war on children. This seems very cowardly to me. I do not want a Prime Minister representing me who endorses and enables child abuse and is a coward. He doesn't even see the wrong in what he's suggesting.
I am particularly offended by the fact that Mr. Harper and his team claim to be treating children badly because they [Conservatives] are Christians, and represent a "Christian" view and Christian values. As a Christian theologian I know that Jesus Christ never treated children that way and He does not approve of the Conservatives saying He would. God would NOT lock children in jails with pedophiles and murders and kill them in wars.
Mr. Harper wants to lock them up like this forever - life in prison for children as young as fourteen years! We have a name for this kind of thinking and behaviour. We call it child abuse. This is legislative child abuse, which lets the worst criminals punish children for the crimes of society. Shocking! This is "cruel and unusual punishment." Knowing this about Harper it becomes clear why he has not acted to have Omar Khadr released from Guantanamo Bay when it would have been easy to do so. We can expect him to treat all of our children in the same way - lock them up and throw away the keys.
Law and society alienate children, driving them from participation in mainstream society. They are abused, exploited and rejected. Then they turn to crime and violence in their frustration. For this we condemn them, rather then adapting the society to give our children their proper place in our midst. They are Our Most Precious Treasures. We should treat them like they are.
Young Canadians and those who love them have an opportunity to elect a government that will care about us, our families, our environment, our future and our collective conscience...and especially our children. The Conservative Party of Canada will not give us these things. They don't have them to give. But the Liberal Party of Canada will. This is certain.
It's up to Canadians to make sure the Liberal Party of Canada gets the opportunity to give us what we urgently need. One of those things is Justice for our children and for all children, and another is Hope. Without these we will become a failed state and others will eat our food and enjoy our resources.
There is much work to be done. Get up and get going! Time is short. Stop this child abuser now!
Here is another opinion from someone Mr. Harper trusts. LOL
Peace Pays...more and better than war.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
- An Open Letter to Canadian Firefighters -
Heroes and Examples to Fight the Global Fire
Firefighters have done more than help people in times of need and trouble. They have done more than rescue us and help to raise money and awareness for critical social issues. Firefighters are more than heroes and examples in Canadian society. Firefighters have also helped to shape culture. Their values, methods and actions have impacted Canadian culture in many important ways, resulting in the most amazing society in human history. It’s not just the artists and politicians and journalists and inventors who have helped to shape the Canadian Identity. Firefighters have also helped to shape the Canadian perspective of peaceful, helpful support and intervention in a crisis, or in times of calm and celebration. They are perhaps the best example of all that is good about this amazing country.
The fire stations and personnel at a high level of constant readiness, the gear, the red trucks, the hoses and rescue tools, the life saving equipment and uniforms [and calendars!] all contribute a point-of-view that shows us how to live modestly in peace and security. [This is Human Software of the best kind.] Firefighters are also educators and leaders and critical members of society. We could not imagine a society without firefighters at this point. And Canadian firefighters have also helped people elsewhere, on every continent in every part of the world.
Can we imagine a society that is shaped and modeled after the selfless and brave generosity and respectful kindness that our firefighters deliver to all Canadian communities all day long every day? I have imagined exactly this possibility and I have spelled it out in the third of a three essay set entitled Building The Canadian Dream. This third essay, The Future: Peace Pays [Exploring The Canadian Identity], uses firefighters as examples and as a metaphor for who we are, what we do, and what we COULD do as a nation to help a world in turmoil that is filled with conflict and chaos and suffering. Canadian firefighters prove every day that we can do much with little and have amazing results.
These three essays represent the Past, Present and Future respectively. The first two set the stage for the argument for firefighter-like behaviour on the part of Canadians in the Global community. I urge you to read these essays, as many other Canadians have done in the course of the last eighteen months since the first one was published [including politicians, judges, scholars in many fields, educators, journalists, children and parents, et cetera]. Also see the Canadian Children’s Rights Update which accompanies the essays and describes some of the many consequences that have resulted during that time. The Senate Human Rights Committee has produced a report [available on the Government of Canada website] which supports and advances my Argument in behalf of Canadian children and for the survival and security of Canada in the 21st Century. Equal Rights for children must be the first step towards our future and our destiny. Senator Andreychuk, Chair of that committee was the first public official of many to read the second essay, Our Most Precious Treasures: The Rights Of Children, and she embraced it with passion and commitment, making my agenda Canada’s agenda. No one loves children more than firefighters, and children love them right back.
Canadian firefighters can help their Nation in yet another way. They can individually and collectively read Building The Canadian Dream and they can support the Canadian Children’s Rights Initiative. Our nation and the world are in jeopardy and firefighters can make a huge difference in the outcome. We can make Canada secure and together help the world to discover and implement our unique culture which has already impacted the world to a level far beyond our numbers. The world needs our help and firefighters can and should be on the front lines in battling The Great Fire that threatens to consume us and the Earth. They are brave, smart, prepared, resourceful, influential and willing to help all and anyone. Now they can help the whole world and assist in the rescuing of countless people who suffer and perish daily.
As firefighters you will understand when I say to you, as I have to all kinds of Canadians that we are faced with a Crisis of global proportions and this is an Emergency. We must act quickly and together or we and our children could face the ugly consequences many nations face, with war and hunger and disease, environmental disaster and chaos. Canada is the world’s last great hope in a time of extreme Crisis and firefighters should be leading the way towards safety. Our governments are slow to respond to the true emergency so we must look to those who do understand. This certainly includes Canadians of all kinds, but firefighters are the key to our future in many ways.
Many of the social ills we face are the direct result of children being excluded from Equal Rights and the Senate Human Rights Committee, Ombudsman of Ontario and many others agree. We need your strong kindness to help make this happen quickly. Please tell everyone about this Initiative and help me help children. In turn they will help us to address the Crisis.
Can you help? The Alarm is ringing and no one is responding! Firefighters are essential to our survival as individuals and as a nation. We need your help!
These essays are available for download, reading and printing on the homepage of my website and on my blog [below].
Peace
John Williams - Director – Canadian Children’s Rights Initiative
519-822-4387
“Don’t keep the peace…pass it on.”
“Life is a team sport.”
www.blindmansees.com
www.thecanadiandream.blogspot.com
Support Equal Rights for children in Canada!
Firefighters have done more than help people in times of need and trouble. They have done more than rescue us and help to raise money and awareness for critical social issues. Firefighters are more than heroes and examples in Canadian society. Firefighters have also helped to shape culture. Their values, methods and actions have impacted Canadian culture in many important ways, resulting in the most amazing society in human history. It’s not just the artists and politicians and journalists and inventors who have helped to shape the Canadian Identity. Firefighters have also helped to shape the Canadian perspective of peaceful, helpful support and intervention in a crisis, or in times of calm and celebration. They are perhaps the best example of all that is good about this amazing country.
The fire stations and personnel at a high level of constant readiness, the gear, the red trucks, the hoses and rescue tools, the life saving equipment and uniforms [and calendars!] all contribute a point-of-view that shows us how to live modestly in peace and security. [This is Human Software of the best kind.] Firefighters are also educators and leaders and critical members of society. We could not imagine a society without firefighters at this point. And Canadian firefighters have also helped people elsewhere, on every continent in every part of the world.
Can we imagine a society that is shaped and modeled after the selfless and brave generosity and respectful kindness that our firefighters deliver to all Canadian communities all day long every day? I have imagined exactly this possibility and I have spelled it out in the third of a three essay set entitled Building The Canadian Dream. This third essay, The Future: Peace Pays [Exploring The Canadian Identity], uses firefighters as examples and as a metaphor for who we are, what we do, and what we COULD do as a nation to help a world in turmoil that is filled with conflict and chaos and suffering. Canadian firefighters prove every day that we can do much with little and have amazing results.
These three essays represent the Past, Present and Future respectively. The first two set the stage for the argument for firefighter-like behaviour on the part of Canadians in the Global community. I urge you to read these essays, as many other Canadians have done in the course of the last eighteen months since the first one was published [including politicians, judges, scholars in many fields, educators, journalists, children and parents, et cetera]. Also see the Canadian Children’s Rights Update which accompanies the essays and describes some of the many consequences that have resulted during that time. The Senate Human Rights Committee has produced a report [available on the Government of Canada website] which supports and advances my Argument in behalf of Canadian children and for the survival and security of Canada in the 21st Century. Equal Rights for children must be the first step towards our future and our destiny. Senator Andreychuk, Chair of that committee was the first public official of many to read the second essay, Our Most Precious Treasures: The Rights Of Children, and she embraced it with passion and commitment, making my agenda Canada’s agenda. No one loves children more than firefighters, and children love them right back.
Canadian firefighters can help their Nation in yet another way. They can individually and collectively read Building The Canadian Dream and they can support the Canadian Children’s Rights Initiative. Our nation and the world are in jeopardy and firefighters can make a huge difference in the outcome. We can make Canada secure and together help the world to discover and implement our unique culture which has already impacted the world to a level far beyond our numbers. The world needs our help and firefighters can and should be on the front lines in battling The Great Fire that threatens to consume us and the Earth. They are brave, smart, prepared, resourceful, influential and willing to help all and anyone. Now they can help the whole world and assist in the rescuing of countless people who suffer and perish daily.
As firefighters you will understand when I say to you, as I have to all kinds of Canadians that we are faced with a Crisis of global proportions and this is an Emergency. We must act quickly and together or we and our children could face the ugly consequences many nations face, with war and hunger and disease, environmental disaster and chaos. Canada is the world’s last great hope in a time of extreme Crisis and firefighters should be leading the way towards safety. Our governments are slow to respond to the true emergency so we must look to those who do understand. This certainly includes Canadians of all kinds, but firefighters are the key to our future in many ways.
Many of the social ills we face are the direct result of children being excluded from Equal Rights and the Senate Human Rights Committee, Ombudsman of Ontario and many others agree. We need your strong kindness to help make this happen quickly. Please tell everyone about this Initiative and help me help children. In turn they will help us to address the Crisis.
Can you help? The Alarm is ringing and no one is responding! Firefighters are essential to our survival as individuals and as a nation. We need your help!
These essays are available for download, reading and printing on the homepage of my website and on my blog [below].
Peace
John Williams - Director – Canadian Children’s Rights Initiative
519-822-4387
“Don’t keep the peace…pass it on.”
“Life is a team sport.”
www.blindmansees.com
www.thecanadiandream.blogspot.com
Support Equal Rights for children in Canada!
Saturday, December 23, 2006
The Canadian Dream
Welcome to my blogspace.
I will be discussing the future of Canada in this space and I welcome feedback and input from other Canadians who are concerned about our country and the role we can play in transforming it into that place about which we have dreamed. Countless Canadians have told me about their shared collective dream which includes sustainable economic strength, social justice for all who live in Canada , and environmental responsibility.
I believe that the City of Guelph, Ontario can play an important role in transforming Canada into that dream and also in sharing the dream with people everywhere in the Global community. That is why I am seeking the nomination to replace our Liberal Member of Parliament Brenda Chamberlain who has announced her intention to retire from politics before the next Federal election. Our community has resources that can impact the world in many positive and lasting ways, and so does Canada. We merely need the right Plan based upon "an appropriate and compelling Vision."
Please read the essay set Building The Canadian Dream and help me to shape that dream into reality for us, our children and many generations to come. Life has taught me that this is a real possibility and that our beautiful dream of peace, economic strength, Justice with Compassion, and environmental solutions can be realized swiftly and effectively.
Peace.
John/Jake
[John Williams]
"Don't keep the peace...pass it on."
"Life is a team sport."
"Don't make the mess."
I will be discussing the future of Canada in this space and I welcome feedback and input from other Canadians who are concerned about our country and the role we can play in transforming it into that place about which we have dreamed. Countless Canadians have told me about their shared collective dream which includes sustainable economic strength, social justice for all who live in Canada , and environmental responsibility.
I believe that the City of Guelph, Ontario can play an important role in transforming Canada into that dream and also in sharing the dream with people everywhere in the Global community. That is why I am seeking the nomination to replace our Liberal Member of Parliament Brenda Chamberlain who has announced her intention to retire from politics before the next Federal election. Our community has resources that can impact the world in many positive and lasting ways, and so does Canada. We merely need the right Plan based upon "an appropriate and compelling Vision."
Please read the essay set Building The Canadian Dream and help me to shape that dream into reality for us, our children and many generations to come. Life has taught me that this is a real possibility and that our beautiful dream of peace, economic strength, Justice with Compassion, and environmental solutions can be realized swiftly and effectively.
Peace.
John/Jake
[John Williams]
"Don't keep the peace...pass it on."
"Life is a team sport."
"Don't make the mess."
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