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St. Anne's students participate.
international Write for Rights campaign
Jennifer Hubbard
St. Anne's students utilized the
power of the pen on Monday, as the
local high school participated in an
international Write for Rights cam-
paign.
Spearheaded by Amnesty
International — a global human
rights organization — the write -a-.
thon encouraged Canadians to
speak up for human rights through
its theme `Human rights for all —
no exceptions.'
Held on or around Dec. 10, the
annual write-a-thon commemorates
the United Nations' Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,
signed more than 50 years ago.
More than 700 events were held
across the country and organizers
are hoping to surpass last year's
target of 20,000 letters.
Organized by eight students in
coalition with St. Anne's Students
for Social Justice, the local write-a-
thon wrapped up a 16,day aware-
ness campaign at the school.
A letter to Jim Prentice, the
Canadian Minister for Indian
Affairs and Northern Development,
calls for "the urgent establishment
of a comprehensive plan of action to
stop violence against Indigenous
women."
"According to a federal statistic,
young Indigenous women are at
least five times more likely than all
other women to die as a result of
violence," the letter stated.
"This violence takes place in the
home, in
Indigenous com-
munities and
and in the
streets of cities
across Canada.
Not enough is
being done to
stop it."
Brent Schmidt,
one of the eight
student organiz-
ers, said that
shocking
Canadian statis-
tic was the inspi-
ration and focus
for the local cam-
paign.
"Some people
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Huron -Perth Children's Aid
Society thanks the
volunteers, organisations,
and community members
who gave so generously in
their support of the Huron
County Christmas Bureau.
Jennifer Hubbard photo
St. Anne's students Krista Hoftyzer, Danica Zwep and Briallen Lobb sign
letters during the recent `Write for Rights' event at St. Anne's.
wrote their own, and -others signed
letters we had premade," he
explained. "The individually -made
ones tend to be more effective, but
not everyone has the time to do it."
Letters were also written to political
leaders in Jamaica and Russia.
"We're asking them to enact legisla-
tion that will protect women accord-
ing to the Human Rights Act,"
added Ian Cameron.
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worldwide participate in Write for
Rights.
The St. Anne's event also coincided
with the school's white -ribbon cam-
paign to raise awareness about vio-
lence against women.
Students Keith Holland, Michelle
DeRuiter, Zach Wood, Patrick
Lansbergen, Valerie Otten and
Amanda Brown also volunteered
their time in organizing the Dec. 11
event.
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