KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! ACDS 2015 Sharon Rempel & Cam Stewart.

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! ACDS 2015 Sharon Rempel & Cam Stewart

SAIPA Southern Alberta Individualized Planning Association Training and Workshops Resources Advocacy

ALBERTA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISION Promoting Universality Advancing Equity Building Participation What are some of the inequities facing your clients and community?

HOW DID THE PROJECT START Individual Rights What about the people we support? A community conversation

HRMEF GRANT Supporting projects that lead to change Addressing social exclusion, inequality of opportunity, discrimination or racism? Removing barriers

THE PROCESS Develop the Team Community Conversations Survey Resource Development/ Community Engagement Filming/ Community Engagement Release/ Marketing

RELEASE: HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2014

ABOUT KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! Plain Language Multi-faceted learning platform Role playing Discussion Art Question & Answer Decision Making Scenarios Offers learning Chapters in: Rights (Canada, Alberta, Individual) Discrimination Responsibility Advocacy Decision Making

LET’S TRY IT OUT DISCRIMINATION Green & Red ALBERTA HUMAN RIGHTS Mel’s Story RESPONSIBILITY & ADVOCACY 8 steps to making a choice

WHAT’S NEXT

HREMF GRANT APPLICATION Discussions with Commission Consultant Letter of Intent (May 1 & Oct 1) North of Red Deer - Nicholas Ameyaw Red Deer and south – Cam Stewart

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! What can you do to Promote equity in your community? Remove barriers to full participation?

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