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Contacts This site is not just about sharing informationit is about putting a policy into practicemoving each of us to action. Get involved in Go beyond Words. Do you have a
question or concern not addressed on the site? Is
there a suggestion to improve the site? Let us
know. Call
the board's human rights officer at 905-890-1010, ext. 2440, for
questions or help with the human rights policy or complaint procedure.
You can also email gobeyondwords@peelsb.com
All calls and e-mails
are received in a confidential manner and
will be acted upon in accordance with the Peel board's legal obligations,
and/or forwarded to the appropriate person in the Peel board for
response. All senders of e-mail will be advised
by e-mail, and all callers will be advised by the Human Rights Officer,
of any course of action. Done something great to support human rights? Has your school or site done something to go beyond words? Tell us! Together, we will turn a policy into practice by going beyond words with human rights. Learn your rights and find out how to fulfill your responsibilities under the policy. Then, act on what you have learned. Look for ways to foster equity at your siteand email myaction@peelsb.com
to share your ideas. We will post them on the site
to inspire others to go beyond words. Do you have a
great quote on human rights that would work for
this campaign? Send it to us. We are always
looking for meaningful quotations. Send them to
myquote@peelsb.com
and we will post them on the site. Want to learn
more about the Peel District School Board? Visit
www.peelschools.org Go Beyond Words is just a starting point. Here are a few web-based resources to help you learn more: The Ontario Human
Rights Commission site has a wealth of information
on human rights in Ontario. e-laws is the
site for the Ontario Human Rights Code and other
laws and statutes. The Lester B. Pearson Peacekeeping Centre in Nova Scotia does all the training of UN peacekeeping troops. There are only 2 of them in the world the other is in Norway and they have intern programs available for students interested in peacekeeping initiatives and have partnered with the Nova Scotia schools to develop peer mediation programs as a result of racist incidents. League of
Peaceful Schools was developed by concerned
citizens as result of racist incidents. Canadian Race
Relations Foundation - headed up by former Ontario
Lieutenant Governor Lincoln M. Alexander United Nations -
www.un.org United Nations
Associations in Canada - has all kinds of links to
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