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Contacts

This site is not just about sharing information–it is about putting a policy into practice–moving 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 site–and 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.

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Links & Resources

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.
www.ohrc.on.ca

e-laws is the site for the Ontario Human Rights Code and other laws and statutes.
www.e-laws.gov.on.ca

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.
http://www.peaceoperations.org/

League of Peaceful Schools was developed by concerned citizens as result of racist incidents.
www.leagueofpeacefulschools.ns.ca

Canadian Race Relations Foundation - headed up by former Ontario Lieutenant Governor Lincoln M. Alexander
www.crr.ca

United Nations - www.un.org

United Nations Associations in Canada - has all kinds of links to youth initiatives
www.unac.org


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