by NCRB UNAC | Oct 12, 2022 | canada, Canadian Film, children, community engagement, Development, Diversity, Education, Film, Film Review, First Nations, French, Human Rights, Indigenous, Indigenous Languages, Indigenous Peoples, International Decade, Interview, Language Rights
Rosie TIFF22 Film Review and Interview By Linda Dawn Hammond “Rosie” is the first feature film of Métis director and writer, Gail Maurice, who is also known as an actor in the TV series, “Trickster”. She self identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and is one...
by Georgina Bencsik | Dec 13, 2019 | canada, children, community engagement, Development, Diplomacy, Education, English, Events, Global Affairs, Global citizen, Miscellaneous, National Capital Region Branch (NCRB), Ottawa, Sustainable Development Goals
“Dr. Montessori understood that children learn about moral development by working in real life tasks. When they focus on real work towards a common goal, they use their energy, commitment and intelligence which can help transform the world! Her belief that our...
by Georgina Bencsik | Dec 10, 2018 | canada, children, Development, Diplomacy, English, freedom, Global Affairs, Global citizen, international day, International Development Program, National Capital Region Branch (NCRB), Ottawa, UNA-Canada, UNESCO, United Nations, women
Today let’s Celebrate the 70th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights! #StandUpforHumanRights #UDHR70 #Cdncharter #humanrights #globalcitizen #cdnpoli #canada #georginabencsik @unitednations @unesco @unwomen Today highlight’s many important...
by Georgina Bencsik | Feb 16, 2018 | children, community engagement, Development, English, Events, Global Affairs, Global citizen, Guyana, Miscellaneous, NGO, SDGs, South America, Sustainable Development Goals, Travel, UN GA, United Nations
Tara-Marie Andronek, Co-Chair of UNAC NCR Board, was on a family history and exploration trip in Guyana.  In this South American capital of Georgetown, Tara-Marie found her family’s history and exploring near the airport she came across a Momument commemorating the...
by Georgina Bencsik | Jan 14, 2018 | children, community engagement, cyberspace, Development, Digital economy, English, Home, Human Rights, internet, Miscellaneous, sexual abuse, Sustainable Development Goals, UNICEF, youth
Among current global debates is one over the Internet: how much does it serve forces of division, if not evil, versus how great a tool is it for progress. One hand, we see exploitation of the Internet by such villains as sexual predators and terrorist recruiters. On...
