Call For Cases Related To Access To Land And The Right To Food
GENEVA - The Special UN Rapporteur on the Right to Food has issued a call for cases related to access to land and the right to food. Deadline for submission is January 22, 2010. A final report will be submitted/addressed to the UN General Assembly in October 2010 by the SR on the Right to Food. As part of this process, a number of regional consultation meetings will be organized. The consultations will invite representatives from cases selected by the Rapporteur and his research team and will, of course, inform the UNGA report. This is very relevant to Indigenous Peoples and local communities in terms of land rights and food security.
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Office of the Correctional Investigator (OCI): Second Quarterly Report / Bureau de l'enquêteur
OTTAWA, December 18, 2009
The Ombudsman for Canada’s federal prison system, Mr. Howard Sapers, today issued his second quarterly assessment of the Correctional Service’s progress in preventing deaths in custody. Enclosed please find copies of the OCI's second quarterly report on CSC's response to deaths in custody reports, as well as a press release. These documents are also available at www.oci-bec.gc.ca
DiverseCity onBoard - Changing the Face of Governance
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is one of the most diverse regions in Canada, with a visible minority population projected to exceed 50% by 2017. Agencies, boards and commissions and voluntary organizations in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) deliver a wide range of essential services and programs to its residents. Yet the leadership of these organizations and institutions does not reflect the GTA’s diversity.
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In Memory
Dr. Roger Colenso Carter OC, QC, SOM, LL.D.
Honourary Member of the Indigenous Bar Association
Founder, Native Law Centre of Canada
(March 23, 1922 - February 10, 2009)
Roger Carter was a visionary, a scholar, and a mentor whose contributions to the legal profession and legal education - particularly legal education for Aboriginal people - cannot be overstated. As founder of the Program of Legal Studies for Native People (1973) and the Native Law Centre (1975), he inspired, influenced, and created opportunities for Aboriginal people to study and practice law, and promoted research and scholarship in the field of Aboriginal law. His legacy of legal education and justice for Aboriginal people will continue for generations to come.
Alumni and Students are in the process of planning a special Memorial Service to be held at the Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, TBA.
Donations in Roger’s memory may be made to the Roger Carter Scholarship Fund, c/o Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Room 160, 15 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A6
For more information on the Scholarship see:
http://www.usask.ca/nativelaw/programs/scholarships.php
Intensive Program in Aboriginal
Lands, Resources & Governments
Established by Osgoode Hall Law School in 1993, the Intensive Program in Aboriginal Lands, Resources & Government is the most ambitious of its kind in North America. It combines rigorous academic experience with challenging placements in the field.
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Nomination to the Processional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Gold Medal Award
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The Indigenous Law Journal at the University of Toronto is
now accepting submissions for Volume VIII (Fall 2009).
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