Gender Equity in Children’s Stories?
The plight of women and girls, their disproportionate vulnerability to infections such as HIV/AIDS, and its relation to exacerbated societal inequalities is receiving increased attention. Societies and communities are recognizing... read more Posted on 06-27-2009
Call for Papers: ARCHILD
The International Congress on Architecture and Children will be held in Ankara, Turkey from Nov. 18-21, 2009. The deadline to submit final papers is June 1, 2009.
The goal of ARCHILD... read more Posted on 09-02-2009
Video Activism for Child Rights and Advocacy
In the summer of 2007, Sébastien Haizet and Megan Otis worked closely with São Martinho, a non governmental organization working to promote the rights of of street children.Through a series of... read more Posted on 06-05-2009
Blog on the Future of Child Rights in Brazil (FOCRIB)
In the summer of 2008, three students from the Graduate Program in International Affairs at New School University in New York City traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to research... read more Posted on 03-24-2009
Interview with Film maker Sébastien Haizet
Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into documentary filmmaking.
As a gay person growing up in South Africa during the apartheid era, my life experiences played a... read more Posted on 06-04-2009
Another Look with John Burkhart
In the summer of 2008, John Burkhart, a student at the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School, participated in the International Field Program in Buenos Aires, Argentina.... read more Posted on 03-23-2009
Children and Media in Times of Conflict and War
In this 24-page article, Yael Warshel discusses the reception of a peace communication intervention designed to promote pro-social intergroup relations among young children during a period of political conflict. Warshel’s... read more Posted on 09-06-2009
Orphanage and Dance Company Unite for AIDS awareness
This article describes a strategy for drawing on children’s participation in the performing arts to communicate AIDS messages. Author Alexia Lewnes illustrates what she characterises as "the transforming power of... read more Posted on 09-06-2009
Art and Culture Children’s creativity and imagination produce a critical point of view that is frequently ignored and under developed. Children and young people participate in many art and culture initiatives that allow them to understand and enjoy the difficult world in which... read more
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