Ms. Kamala Sproule, Coordinator, the
Burnaby Early Childhood Development Table, and Ms. Angie
Mapara-Osachoff, Senior Regional Program Manager in BC for Equitas,
the International Centre for Human Rights Education, appeared before Council
and provided an overview of the Burnaby Children’s Charter.
The Burnaby Children’s Charter, from
the perspective of children, outlines the importance of basic rights and
freedoms all children deserve and require to reach their full potential. This
three-year project, that included input from 250 children aged 3 to 12, completed
2019 October 25.
Jonas (Grade 6), Nadia
(Grade 4) and Stefano (Grade 7) presented their views to
Council in the following joint statement:
I have the right to feel
safe, I have the right to community spaces, I have the right to healthy food
and clean water, I have the right to a clean environment, I have the right to
play, I have the right to learn, I have the right to sleep and rest, I have
the right to kindness, love, and to be included, I have the right to be heard
and to express myself.
In conclusion, the delegation thanked
Council for their ongoing support and requested that Council endorse the
Burnaby Children’s Charter.
Arising from discussion, the
following motion was introduced:
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