/channels/taxonomy/term/2481/all en /channels/channels/news/cindy-blackstock-awarded-sshrcs-highest-honour-343906 <p>Today, the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the five winners of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council鈥檚 (SSHRC) 2022 Impact Awards.</p> <p>黑料不打烊鈥檚 Cindy Blackstock, one of Canada鈥檚 most important social work scholars and an indefatigable advocate for Indigenous children鈥檚 rights and welfare, has won the SSHRC Gold Medal, the federal agency鈥檚 highest honour. The Gold Medal is awarded to an individual whose sustained leadership, dedication, and originality of thought have inspired students and colleagues alike.</p> Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:00:07 +0000 webfull 185002 at /channels /channels/channels/news/leading-mcgill-scholars-celebrated-sharing-their-work-media-339157 <p>Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier has announced the 2022 winners of the <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/principals-prize">Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media</a>. The prize was created to recognize exceptional scholars who share their knowledge with the media and the public, whether about sustainability, politics, music, science and engineering or COVID-19.</p> Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:00:30 +0000 webfull 179669 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-laurent-commission-childrens-rights-and-youth-protection-330814 <p>Quebec is being called on to turn "anger into action" in a landmark report into the province's youth protection services, two years after the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby shocked the public and raised questions about the system. The report, released on May 3, calls for a wide range of changes, including increased funding for preventive programs aimed at helping children in distress, an independent commissioner to oversee the youth projection system and a charter of children's rights.</p> Tue, 04 May 2021 20:20:49 +0000 webfull 170325 at /channels /channels/channels/news/cindy-blackstock-receives-mahatma-gandhi-peace-award-290823 <h2>Congratulations to Dr. Cindy Blackstock for receiving the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award.</h2> <p>聽</p> <p>Robson Hall at the University of Manitoba saw the Mahatma Gandhi Centre of Canada present the Peace Award to Dr. Cindy Blackstock, an advocate for First Nations children across Canada through her years of work.聽聽</p> <p>For complete details, see<a href="http://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/cindy-blackstock-receives-mahatma-gandhi-peace-award/"> here</a>.</p> Thu, 18 Oct 2018 18:17:22 +0000 webfull 142231 at /channels /channels/channels/news/lancet-cindy-blackstock-advocate-first-nations-children-285425 <p>She has been called 鈥淐anada's Martin Luther King鈥�, the 鈥渃onscience of the nation鈥�, and a 鈥渘ational hero鈥�, but Cindy Blackstock bristles at the accolades. 鈥淭he only reason my job exists is because racism against First Nations children has been used as a cost-saving measure. I don't want that job to exist鈥攏ow or ever.鈥� Blackstock is the Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, a charity that, for 20 years, has lobbied for First Nations children to have equitable access to health and social welfare services.</p> Tue, 27 Feb 2018 18:14:47 +0000 webfull 135831 at /channels /channels/channels/news/opinion-reforming-child-welfare-first-step-toward-reconciliation-269202 <p><em>Cindy Blackstock聽is professor of social work, 黑料不打烊 University, and executive director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada.</em></p> Wed, 02 Aug 2017 14:49:35 +0000 webfull 129458 at /channels /channels/news/universal-children%E2%80%99s-day-november-20-264269 <h3><strong><a href="/socialwork/people-real/faculty/cindy-blackstock">Cindy Blackstock</a>, School of Social Work, 黑料不打烊 University</strong></h3> <div> <blockquote> <p><em>鈥淚nternational Children's Day recognizes the rights and contributions of children worldwide including the right to non-discrimination.<br /> As Canada celebrates, the federal government fails to comply with three legal orders by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and a unanimous House of Commons Motion to cease racial discrimination against 165,000 First Nations children and youth.<br /></em></p></blockquote></div> Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:27:20 +0000 webfull 123139 at /channels