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Raising public awareness is just as crucial as implementing any initiative. Effective awareness campaigns educate and engage the community, fostering a greater understanding of the issues at hand. This understanding can lead to more informed decisions, increased participation, and stronger support for initiatives. Public awareness helps to highlight the importance of the cause, build trust, and mobilize resources. It also creates a sense of shared responsibility and empowers individuals to take action, ultimately driving more impactful and sustainable outcomes. Without adequate awareness, even the best initiatives may struggle to gain traction and achieve their goals. To this end, here is an other effort on my end to spread awarness around labour rights, specifically fundamental. https://lnkd.in/dzDyfV4q

Last year, the College processed 226 matters regarding individuals misusing the protected titles “social worker,” “registered social worker,” “social service worker” and “registered social service worker.” Learn more about our work to protect Ontarians by reading the 2023 Annual Report: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ejJ-kwq4

The theme for National Child Protection Week 2024 is Every Conversation Matters. But what does this mean? Conversations are powerful tools to keep children and young people safe and well. Conversations can help us understand issues, craft solutions, value community knowledge, and build the brains and social connections of children and young people. 🔹 Conversations between children and their caregivers matter (from the very earliest days) 🔹 Conversations between children and their peers matter 🔹 Conversations between families with teachers, doctors, and other professionals matter 🔹 Conversations between friends or neighbours matter 🔹 Conversations between decision-makers and the communities they serve matter Constable Care Foundation uses participatory approaches when delivering in-school safety and social education to children and young people. The Foundation's programs raise awareness, influence attitudes, and deliver real behaviour change, making a significant difference to the lives of children and young people across Western Australia. Learn more ➡ https://buff.ly/47yVBKM NAPCAN #NationalChildProtectionWeek #NCPW2024 #EveryConversationMatters

"The Worker Co-op Federation is focused on expanding opportunities and supporting worker-owned businesses and the leaders inside them to build a just, equitable, and sustainable future." — Esteban Kelly, Executive Director, U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives USFWC’s mission is to build a thriving ecosystem for worker-owned and controlled businesses and their cooperative leaders to power movements for racial justice and economic democracy. Through cooperative education, advocacy, and business development, USFWC is advancing a vision where economic democracy is a reality for all. #CivicLab4 #DemocracyEntrepreneurship #EconomicDemocracy

World Day Against Child Labour, shines a light on the millions of children who are forced into labor, often under hazardous conditions, depriving them of their education, health, and basic rights. It serves as a call to governments, organizations, and individuals to work together to eradicate child labor by implementing effective laws, policies, and programs. Each year, the day focuses on a specific theme, highlighting various aspects and challenges of child labor, and mobilizes global efforts to ensure a better future for children. Through advocacy, education, and support, World Day Against Child Labour aims to protect children from exploitation and help them realize their full potential in a safe and nurturing environment. #behzaddanielferdows #childlabor #children #safeworld #behzadferdows

The Australian Human Rights Commission’s new report on child justice calls for transformational change that puts child wellbeing first and addresses the root causes of offending by children. I was pleased to contribute a submission to assist the Commission. The treatment of children in the criminal justice system, some as young as 10 years old, is one of the most urgent human rights issues facing Australia. For too long governments have ignored the evidence that prevention, not punishment, is key to keeping our children and the community safe. We must have a nationally coordinated, child rights-based approach to reform. This is the key to safer communities for all. Read the full report and its recommendations ‘Help way earlier!’ How Australia can transform child justice to improve safety and wellbeing https://lnkd.in/g_aSVsAU #AusHumanRights #youngpeople

We are pleased to announce the launch of the new Workforce Strategy for the Child Protection and Family Support Sector. DCP formulated the strategy to raise the profile of child protection to attract more dedicated staff and address challenges such as retention issues faced by the sector in South Australia and across the country. Another target is developing the Aboriginal workforce to support SA’s commitments under Closing the Gap to build the Aboriginal Community-Controlled sector and transform mainstream services so they better support Aboriginal people. The strategy targets initiatives across three main pillars to gain, train, and retain a skilled and well supported workforce to keep vulnerable children safe, cared for and nurtured. Read the strategy here: https://ow.ly/lisH50SFHkC

Explore a narrative that highlights the struggles of parents fighting for their children's right to an education that accommodates their unique needs. This post emphasizes the importance of community organizing, policy reform, and financial support from various sectors to ensure fair educational opportunities for all students, especially those requiring special education services. Discover how collective action and informed advocacy can bridge the gap towards educational equity. Stay tuned for an upcoming webinar that will explore these issues further, offering insights on how you can contribute to meaningful change. #EducationEquity #AssessmentEquity https://ow.ly/5VKX50QYQe8

The Productivity Commission Closing the Gap Report 2024 has found that only five of 19 targets are on track. Australian governments are not on track to address the over representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children across child protection systems. In fact, we are going backwards. First Nations children are removed from their families at a rate of 57.2 per 1000 – up from 54.2 in the baseline year of 2019, and 12.1 times that of non-Indigenous children. Nationally, all jurisdictions committed to implementing the five elements of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (ATSICPP) (prevention, partnership, placement, participation and connection) under the Fourth Action Plan of the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children. Plainly, more (urgent) work is required to genuinely strengthen the a consistent implementation of the ATSICPP. The Productivity Commission concluded that real progress across all targets relies on strong relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community control is key to Closing the Gap. SNAICC - National Voice for our Children Productivity Commission Natalie Lewis

As we navigate social challenges and complexity as a society, our CENTRED approach has been developed by KCA's founder Kate Cairns, to speak to the daily lived experience of public service workers. Read more about this approach on our blog! https://lnkd.in/exe6g2hK