Hello Everyone/Bonjour a tous et a toutes,

The Delegation of the Rights & Democracy Network at McGill is holding its General Meeting on Thursday, February 19, 12-1pm at the Law Faculty – 3644 Peel Street (room to be confirmed).

We will be discussing the mandate of the R&D Network, as well as hold general elections for the incoming R&D Network Executive. If you would like to run for a position on the Executive for the current semester, we would invite you to make a 1-2 minute presentation introducing yourself, your background, and a brief explanation of your interest in running for the respective position(s). If you are unable to attend on the 19th, but would like to run for a position on the Executive, we would invite you to e-mail a brief statement (no more than 150 words) to Alex at alex.yiu@mail.mcgill.ca before Feb 19 outlining the above items. This statement will be read and considered for election purposes by those in attendance at the meeting. I

The Executive positions include:

1) Lead Delegate; 2) Administrate Delegate; 3) Web Delegate; 4) Communications Delegate; 5) Equality Delegate; and 6) Finance Delegate

If you would like to be involved with the Delegation in a non-Executive capacity, please also feel free to express in which area you would like to be involved.

We will also be discussing programming activities for the Delegation this year and are excited to discuss some potential project ideas with you all. Of course, if you have thought of a potential project(s), we’d love to hear about it!

If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please feel free to contact Alex at alex.yiu@mail.mcgill.ca.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

Regards,

Alex, Samantha, Rose, Andrea, and Joe Interim Executive of the Delegation of Rights & Democracy Network at McGill

Dear fellow students,

Have you heard of the Rights & Democracy Network? If not, are you interested in the field of human rights? Do you have a passion for social justice and change? Do you want to meet other students committed to the project of human rights advocacy and education? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then we want you!

The Delegation of the Rights & Democracy Network at McGill University is a new student organization that connects Rights & Democracy, a Montreal-based non-governmental organization (NGO), with the campus and greater Montreal community.

The Delegation has the specific mandate of promoting the project of human rights advocacy, education, and activism in the international community and Canada.

We welcome you to attend a General Meeting in the near future (date, time and place TBA). The purpose of the General Meeting will be to a) introduce you to members of the Interim Executive; b) discuss our proposed projects for the upcoming year; and c) hold elections for this year’s Executive.

If you have any questions at anytime, please do not hesitate to contact me (Alex) at alex.yiu@mail.mcgill.ca. We look forward to meeting you!

Sincerely, The members of the McGill Interim Delegation Executive

5:00-6:30 pm

Otto Maass, room 215

Montreal, QC

The 8 Goals for a Better World Coalition, a group of Canadian organizations and student groups concerned with global issues who have come together to support the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), have invited Robin Sitoula, a student leader from Nepal, to share his experiences of working towards the realization of the MDGs in his country. Members of the Coalition, including Rights & Democracy Delegations, WUSC local committees, and Oxfam Quebec clubs, worked together to present this speaking tour during International Development Week from February 3-9, 2008, on university campuses across Ontario and Quebec.

This exhibition features children’s creative responses to the issue of violence in the home and community. The goal of the project is to bring attention to the harm caused by violence and to promote discussion about non-violent alternatives. Workshops were held at local elementary schools and drawings were selected from each participating class. The presentation aims to explore children’s perspectives and ideas, and to highlight the connection between human rights on a global level and human rights practice at home.

The exhibition is being held to commemorate Universal Children’s Day (Nov.20th), the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Nov.25th) and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (Dec.6th). It has been dedicated to Mila Yoynova and her daughters, Iva and Alice, to Melissa MacDonald and to Anastasia De Sousa, recent victims of violence in our community.

We would like to thank all the students at Greendale Elementary School, St-Lambert Elementary School, Roslyn Elementary School and the Kingdom of Dreams Daycare for their participation and enthusiasm.