Wainwright & District
 Council for Adult Lifelong Learning

Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission

This year, IALW recognizes the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was adopted by the United Nations on December 10, 1948. The Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission recognizes the importance of increasing understanding of human rights and provides Albertans with resources and tools to learn about human rights in Alberta.

1. Human rights in Alberta

Attached [1], you will find an electronic version of the newest Commission publication, Human rights in Alberta. This publication, released on June 3, 2008, provides Albertans with easy-to-understand information about Alberta’s human rights legislation and about the services offered by the Commission. Aimed at adults who are improving their English reading skills, Human rights in Alberta is complemented with teaching notes for teachers and tutors to use with students. An audio version of this issue is also available for those who want to listen as they read along.

For links to the publication, teaching notes and audio version visit:

Alberta Human Rights Publications.

Human rights in Alberta: a plain language guide

The Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission recently launched a new publication for adults with low English literacy skills, including those for whom English is not a first language. Human rights in Alberta provides basic and easy-to-understand information about Alberta’s human rights law and about the services offered by the Commission. It is an attractive newspaper-style publication written in plain language and includes artwork, stories and photos.

The publication is a special issue of the Alberta Advanced Education and Technology publication English Express, which is a newspaper for adults who are improving their English reading skills.

Human rights in Alberta is accompanied by teaching notes designed for teachers and tutors to use with their students. The teaching notes include suggestions for discussion topics, information about related resources, and reading and writing exercises. An audio version of the publication is also available, allowing readers to read along as they listen.

While this publication responds to the needs of Alberta’s growing immigrant population and other adults with low English literacy skills, all Albertans will find this publication useful because the information is accessible and easy to understand.

You can view the publication and access the teaching notes and audio version from the Commission website at www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca. Choose the quick link “Human rights in Alberta (a plain language publication).”

You can order printed copies of the publication by calling the Commission’s Education and Community Services Unit in Calgary at (403) 297-8407 (toll free from anywhere in Alberta by first dialing 310-0000).

Human rights in Alberta is a special edition of English Express[2], which is published by Alberta Advanced Education and Technology.

2. Interactive new youth website

A new interactive youth website, [3] has been launched, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the UDHR targeted at youth aged 18-35 to help them learn about human rights and engage in a human rights dialogue. The website has been developed by the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies (CASHRA), in collaboration with TakingITGlobal and the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights. The Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Committee is proud to have led the committee that developed this initiative. [4]

For more information about the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission and its educational programs and resources, visit www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca

1. [1] Printable booklet (external content at wwww.albertahumanrights.ab.ca)

   Human rights in Alberta

2. [2] Alberta Advanced Education and Technology

   English Express

3. [3] Interactive Youth

   TakingITGlobal-Inspire, Inform, Involve

4. [4] Alberta Human Rights Commission

   Youth Information and Resources

A note from the editor

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~ Ed.
October 28, 2008.