Bullying
Bully Free Alberta
This website provides a detailed picture of the facts about bullying and strategies to deal with the problem.
Child Soldiers
Child Soldiers: Giving a Voice to Children Affected by War
Children, on account of their special vulnerability are the most seriously affected. This stands to justify the ever increasing attention that the subject of child combatants or child soldiers is now given in many countries of the world. It is relevant to raise awareness of the plight of children used as soldiers and to galvanize government, local and international NGOs and civil society efforts to protect children affected by armed conflict.
Crime & Preventing It
National Crime Prevention Centre
A Centre that focuses on the Crime Prevention Strategy . The strategy is to analyse factors like family violence, school problems and drug abuse. It aims to reduce crime and victimization by tackling these factors, and therefore, crime before it happens.
No Crime - Young People's Press
An electronic magazine published by the Young People's Press. It highlights issues that are effect youth.
Death Penalty
Abolish the Death Penalty - Amnesty
Amnesty International opposes the death penalty because it is a violation of two fundamental human rights, as laid down in Articles 3 and 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
-the right to life, and
-the right not to be tortured or subject to any cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment.
This section of the site discsses the issues that surround the death penalty.
First Nations
Aboriginal Youth Network
The job of the AYN (created for an by aboriginal youth) is to get the word out about health, education and employment opportunities for Aboriginal youth, as well as provide the latest news and events happening across Canada. Uniques stories written by youth (in the 'First Truths section) are highlighted. The site also shares info about aboriginal cultures and traditions.
British Columbia Law Courts Education Society
About workshops that try to inform aboriginal youth about the YCJA (Youth criminal Justice Act).
Native Youth and Alternative Justice in Lethbridge
About community disposition panels that exist in Lethbridge and the Blood and Peigan Communities in Southern Alberta to faciliate healing for aboriginal youth.
General Information
youth.gc.ca
A source for information about programs and services avaliable for youth at the community level and beyond.
Getting Involved
Global Youth Service Day
This site contains ideas for how to recognize people for their service, youth service projects and what other groups are planning for the Global Youth Service Day.
Volunteer Calgary
Volunteer Calgary works hard to connect Calgarians with volunteering opportunities. Over 1000 places to volunteer are listed on the site.
Volunteering Across Canada
The Canada Volunteerism Initiative is a program, funded by the Government of Canada, designed to enhance and promote volunteerism in this country. This ambitious program will also serve as a lasting legacy of the 2001 International Year of the Volunteer.
Youth Action Network
FIRE IT UP! How to start your own youth action group. The site includes a manual and access to project ideas that other groups used.
Youth Justice Committees
Youth justice committees let citizens work out differences between young offenders, victims, and community members, while modeling community norms and expectations and providing support.
Information on Drugs
AADAC: Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Infomation about drugs (including smoking), alcohol, gambling and other addictions for parents, teachers, youth, children, and corporations.
Erowid
The site is worked upon by academic, medical, and experiential experts to increase the ammount of reliable, non-judgmental information about psychoactive plants and chemicals and related issues.
Interesting Links
Young Men's Guide
The Young Men's Guyde (YMG) is a ground-breaking project that has been produced by and for young men. The site/group discusses and works on changing some of the bad stuff that's goin' down in Canada... especially violence.
Youth Menace Recording
This is a 10 minute audio clip from "Youth Menace," Canada's only radio show that interviews young offenders in crack houses, detention centres, and the back seats of cars etc. It is not censored or screened through "rose coloured glasses." It provides an opporunity for youth to talk about issues like drugs, police violence, poverty, homelessness and other problems to be discussed. It's interesting to listen to while browsing the site.
International Justice
Amnesty
An international organization that uses neutral, letter writting campaigns to: get political prisoners released from jail and stop other human rights abuses.
Legal Advice
CLERC - Childrens (and Youths) Legal Education and Resource Centre, Calgary Alberta
- call 207-9029 or email
clerc@telusplanet.net
Youth Criminal Defence Office - Calgary and Edmonton Alberta
Partners of J4Y
John Howard Society of Alberta
Visit the Website of J4Y's sponsor - an organization that tries to help people mainly through crime prevention and rehabilitation.
Preventing Violence
ACTION Committee Against Violence
To enhance community capacity to foster a seamless continuum of services that prevents family, sexual and other interpersonal violence.
Sexuality
Oasis Magazine
Open forums on sexuality, journals, stories etc.
The Gay and Lesbian Community Services Association
Providing support, safety and fellowship to Calgary’s community
of sexual and gender diversity.
Youth and Justice
Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre
This Centre researches modern-day vivil liberties and human rights issues that effect Albertans. The Centre also makes presentations on various human rights and civil liberty issues.
Calgary Community Conferencing
This is a type of conferencing that bring together the youth that committed a crime, the victim and their families in hopes of resolving whatever the conflict is.
Canada's Youth Justice System A New Approach
An article that talks about the YCJA (Youth Criminal Justice Act).
Child and Youth Friendly Calgary
This is an organization dedicated to making Calgary a supportive an accepting environment for children and youth to grow within.
Department of Justice Canada: Youth Justice
The section on the Department of Justice Canadian website that deals with youth issues. It has sections: on cannibis, that include a pusuit of justice quiz, that talk about justice, and describe a youth justice project.
Great Albertan Law Cases
A dynamic resource for exploring Alberta's legal heritage.
Justice For Children & Youth
A really good site about knowing your rights when being arrested.
Kids & Crime Newsletters
A section of the PLENA website (Public Legal Education Network of Alberta) that has newsletters that focus on the issues that relate to Kids and Crime.
Statistics Canada
Look up Canadian statsitics through this government funded site.
Student Legal Assistance
This organization offers free consultation and representation to University of Calgary Students and people that cannot afford the services of a lawyer
Youth Justice Education Partnership
YJEP is developed this website around three themes that relate to youth: Telling Stories; Building Villages; and Youth Justice Renewal. Right now, they are focusing on Telling Stories.
Youth Media (sites kinda like J4Y)
Child and Youth Friendly Calgary
This organization also provides volunteer oportunities for young people in a lot of different areas doing a lot of different things.
Students Commission
An organization that holds an annual youth-driven conference. Together, youth from across Canada discuss issues and write a National Report on issues of concern.
Young People's Press
This is a form of media that offers youth a voice. Here, young poeple write stories, columns etc. about issues/anything they care about. The website also explores "youth culture;" what it is to be a youth now-a-days.
Youth Voice
This site creates a newsletter made for and by youth as well as advertizing initiatives that they are funding. There are funding opportunities that can be applied for on this site.
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