Advocacy News
OASW Child and Youth Initiative Facebook Group
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
OASW's Child and Youth Initiative is using Facebook to encourage social work students and social workers across the province to support the "I am a Witness" campaign and the important work being done by Cindy Blackstock at the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCS).
The intent of OASW's Child and Youth Initiative is to provide a space and an opportunity for Ontario social work students and social workers to become aware of the historic Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hearings examining the treatment of First Nations children by the federal government. OASW is asking students and social workers to make a commitment:
1. To follow the tribunal hearings as reported in the media and through information posted on the FNCFCS website;
2. To post comments and impressions about what is happening on OASW's Facebook group and to read other people's postings; and
3. To form an opinion about the validity of the human rights complaint against the federal government involving discrimination against First Nations children and to register support for Jordan's Principle.
The link to the Facebook group is: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=185650139281&v=photos&ref=mf#/group.php?gid=185650139281&v=info&ref=mf. If you have any questions regarding this initiative, please do not hesitate to contact info@oasw.org.
About OASW
The Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW) is the voice of social workers in Ontario. OASW is a voluntary, provincial, non-profit bilingual association for social workers. All practising members have a university degree in social work at the bachelor's, master's or doctoral level. Incorporated in 1964, OASW has over 3900 members and 15 branches across the province.
Contact: Pina Simonetta
Phone: 416-923-4848
Email: info@oasw.org
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