Calendar of events 2009
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Events - December
20th anniversary celebration of the convention on the rights of the child
NY Kids Speak Up On Children’s Rights
- December 9, 2009 - 10:00AM – 1:00PM
Conference Room 1
The United Nations on First Avenue and 46th Street, Visitors’ Entrance (New York City)
In 2007 the NGO Committee on Children’s Rights presented an interactive Forum for New York City Middle and High School students, organized by Therese Folkes Plair, I.D.E.A.L. Society : Institute for the Development of Education, Arts and Leisure entitled: “HOPE: Every Child’s Right”. This initiative, which followed the preceding 2006 Children and Youth pilot Forum entitled: “You Have the Right to Know Your Rights”, was a significant effort to engage and educate young people on the overall topic of Human Rights while delving more specifically into the realm of Children’s Rights.
In 2009, The Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations, I.D.E.A.L. Society, the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development and the NGO Committee on Children’s Rights presents a youth celebration on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child entitled :
“WE CAN SPEAK”
NY Kids Speak Up On Children’s Rights
December 9, 2009 - 10:00AM – 1:00PM
Conference Room 1
The United Nations on First Avenue and 46th Street, Visitors’ Entrance
“While victims of injustice and poverty have always had trouble being heard, none have had more trouble, historically than children”
UNICEF
This interactive event will give young people the opportunity to learn, understand and discuss the struggles faced by their national and global peers; as well as present their own expressions and opinions on the topic.
Presentations will be made by students representing eleven (11) DYCD programs including: Girl Power, New Settlement Apartment Bronx Helpers, Asian Americans for Equality, El Puente, Global Kids, Aspira, Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, and Jacob A. Riis Settlement. Each presenting youth and attending school will receive a certificate of appreciation. Music will be provided by the New Rochelle High School Chorus under the direction of Mr. Derrick James.
Information and application for registration for WE CAN SPEAK can be made on line at : www.wecanspeak.org.
Therese Folkes Plair, Chair
Working Group for, “WE CAN SPEAK !” 20th Anniversary CRC Celebration
NGO Committee on Children’s Rights.
Michelle Rosa
Program Manager
NYC Department of Youth and Community Development
The Vera Choir - Christmas Concert
Come join us for an evening of music !
The Vera Choir will perform its annual Christmas Concert on the following dates
Dec. 11th, 7 pm at the Key City Theatre in Cranbrook, B.C.
Dec. 17th, 7 pm at the Mountainside Community Church in Fernie
Dec. 18th, 7 pm at 1622 10th Ave., Fernie. (Fund raising concert with the Children’s Choir of the Fernie Academy).Tickets : $15 adults, $12 senior, $10 children/students
Dec. 20, 7:30 pm at the Jaffray Community Hall
Natacha Kolesar is the featured guest for the month of December on the radio blog Muriellas Corner
Tune in for an upcoming episode on 12/19/2009 at 7:00 AM EST.
http://blogtalkradio.com/Muriellas-Corner
Natacha Kolesar will be telling stories, as well as talking about healing and the arts, especially pre-natal, peri-natal health and child health.
You can call in to participate at 1-646-929-1285 by phone or skype; you can also go directly to the blog. Check On Air Now, look for 8 am Est muriellas corner, call in or participate in the chat room which opens up at 8 am.
Tune in for an upcoming episode on 12/19/2009 at 7:00 AM EST.
Also listen to Therese Plair, singer and storyteller who has been working for 25 years as an arts education consultant here and internationally. “In the streets of New York, LA, the Congo, Haiti the eyes of children reveal they all are longing for the anchor that is tradition. Our children did not create the social blight, wars and poverty stunting their growth and development and they are longing for us to guide them home safely. The arts are an able escort, but globally people do not honor arts unless they bring financial gain. Our ancestors understood the value of the arts. Today, the social scientist acknowledges the power of the arts as a key to establishing emotional and intellectual stability in a child's life. So why are artists still at the door holding out a cup begging for support of this healing power? Today, I am working to create an ArtCorp putting arts and artists in the service of children wherever help is needed.”