Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre - Publications These online publications are provided by the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre and are available for download in PDF form. Titles include: Youth Employment Handbook; Techno-tonomy: Privacy, Autonomy and Technology in a Networked World; Anti Racism Resource Kit; The Adoption Handbook; The Child’s Right to Love; The Family Law Handbook; Seniors and the Law; Sexual Harassment in School; and Beyond Blame.

Aspen Foundation for Labour Education The mission of the Foundation is to inspire and educate young Albertans to value the social contribution of labour; to understand labour unions; to be knowledgeable about social and economic issues affecting workers; and to develop participatory and leadership skills.The Aspen Foundation is dedicated to providing citizens with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that allow them to contribute fully to a healthy, just, and democratic workplace, community, and society.

Beyond Blame: Reacting to the Terrorist Attack A curriculum for secondary school students. Adapted with permission for Canadian classroom use by the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre.

B-Free This site was developed in cooperation with a group of Alberta youth who believe that we can all make a difference. Sometimes in big ways. Sometimes in small ones. They want to arm you with information. Someone needs to speak out and it might as well be you. Share the responsibility to create a culture of respect and caring.

Bully Free Alberta This website, provided by the Government of Alberta, helps parents, teens and community members take control of this issue by giving them the tools they need to prevent or intervene in a bullying situation. It has links to information on issues such as cyberbullying and homophobic bullying, as well as more general information concerning the effects of bullying and what constitutes bullying.

Civil liberties in our schools Contains information and resources for teachers and students

Cole's Kids COLE'S Kids is committed to providing quality crime prevention with it’s focus on building communication with family, school, connected resources and the Police. The program is known throughout Edmonton for being highly successful in helping youth in conflict with the law turn their lives around. The young person, their parents and the police create the “Contract For Success” as quickly as possible after an arrest or intervention, which is one of the main reasons why the program works.

Cultivating Peace The goal of the Cultivating Peace initiative is to create classroom-ready resources for schools across Canada that will assist teachers and community leaders to educate for change. The programs created through this initiative will encourage youth to respect diversity, think globally, value human rights, recognize injustice and respond to conflict with methods other than violence. These resources will engage children and youth in the search for a culture of peace in their homes, their schools, their neighbourhoods and their global community.

Diversity Toolkit - University of Calgary This site is part of a funded project to assist teachers, students, scholars or any activists who wish to promote equity and the acceptance of differences within schools and communities. This site offers a variety of on-line resources, funding sources, glossaries, examples of projects, and selected readings to help you get started.

Don’t Buy In Project The Don’t Buy In Project is a diversity and hate-bias program for local junior and senior high school. This program provides schools with the skill development, information and resources needed to support an environment that actively addresses issues of hate, bias and discrimination.The presentations include information around hate/bias crimes and/or incidents, active witness skill training, a resource tool kit, role plays and scenarios, our web site and a fun interactive “Jeopardy” style game called Diversity Challenge.

eLearning Programs (Alberta) These stand-alone, interactive, web-based awareness programs are provided by Alberta Employment and Immigration. They are designed to provide Alberta employees and employers with an opportunity to learn more about minimum employment standards in the workplace.

Famous Trials This is an educational site maintained at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School. It contains information about famous trials from Socrates to Moussaoui.

Great Alberta Law Cases Welcome to the Great Alberta Law Cases, a dynamic resource for exploring Alberta’s legal heritage. Developed in proud partnership by the Heritage Community Foundation, CKUA Radio Network and the Alberta Law Foundation, this interactive site presents in audio format dramatizations of 30 of Alberta’s most interesting, contentious and influential legal battles and grounds them in a rich, multimedia historical context. Whether it is a criminal, civil or constitutional conflict, each case is a fascinating  story with gripping courtroom drama and vivid personalities. Collectively, the cases illuminate the changing nature of Alberta’s legal system as well as the larger debates and issues that influenced and defined Albertans as they moved through a century of change.

Human Rights Education Project If you are a teacher of secondary school students or a student in junior or senior high school in Alberta, our Human Rights Education Project is for you. For everyone else this project provides handbooks and manuals that may be of interest to you. If you have an interest in human rights, check out our Human Rights Education Library for some useful resources. The library is located at ACLRC, Room 2350 Murray Fraser Hall, University of Calgary, 2940 University Way N.W., Calgary, Alberta.

iHuman iHuman Youth Society is a non-profit organization that helps Edmonton youth at risk through the arts. Edmonton youth come to iHuman through a number of agencies, prisons, programs, and other referrals, as well as through iHuman’s outreach workers. From intake to addiction treatment, the team provides youth with experienced support, medical and dental care, and connections to various social services.

John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights was established as a non-governmental organization in Edmonton, Alberta in June 2000, evolving from the Human Rights Education Foundation, founded in 1998. Named after the late John Peters Humphrey, the principal drafter of the United Nation Declaration of Human Rights, the Centre’s mission is to advance the universal implementation of human rights through teaching and education of all people, with a specific focus on children and youth. A commitment to human rights, we envision, will move us towards a sustainable peace and human development, locally and internationally.

Nature's Laws - Resources The Nature's Laws Project was developed in a partnership involving the Heritage Community Foundation and representatives of First Nations from Treaty 6, 7 and 8. The project is a study of the legal codes and traditional governance of Alberta’s First Nations in the areas covered by Treaties 6, 7 and 8.  It was structured as having research and public education components and involved Elders, academics and legal historians.  The material examined was evidence found in oral histories, as well as case law, and the scholarly literature relating to Aboriginal People.

Reality Choices (Service Alberta) Reality Choices is from Service Alberta and is a consumer resource for young adults who are moving away from home for the first time. It consists of five modules: Dealing with Credit, You and Your Money, A Roof over Your Head, In the Driver's Seat, Shopping for Satisfaction. The modules are based on a national version of Reality Choices released earlier this year by federal, provincial and territorial consumer affairs ministers, but have been adapted to give Albertans key information about consumer protection laws in Alberta.

Safe and Caring Schools and Communities Safe and Caring School Communities programs prevent negative social behaviour through character education, conflict management training and building respect for diversity. They promote a problem-solving approach to discipline that encourages positive social behaviour by expecting young people to fix the wrongs they have caused, thereby learning from their mistakes. All Safe and Caring Schools and Communities (SACSC) programs focus on the following five topics: Living Respectfully, Developing Self-Esteem, Respecting Diversity and Preventing Prejudice, Managing Anger and Dealing with Bullying, and Harassment Resolving Conflicts Peacefully.

Safe and Caring Schools Initiative (Alberta) The mission of the Alberta Education's SACS Initiative is to encourage and assist members of the school community in developing the knowledge, skills, attitudes and supports needed to ensure that all Alberta schools are safe and caring. Many projects and resources have been developed under the provincial SACS Initiative since it was started in 1996. Alberta Education remains committed to the Initiative and to working with schools and communities to proactively encourage and promote safe and caring environments.

S-Team Heroes S-Team Heroes is a fun website for kids that gives them the power to stop bullying. By playing an interactive online game with the S-Team Heroes, kids learn helpful tips for dealing with bullies. This is the accompanying site to Bully Free Alberta, which is intended for adults.

Student Legal Services of Edmonton - Mock Trial Program The mock trial program is intended to provide a simulation of a real courtroom experience. During the trial, students take on the roles of lawyers, court clerks, witnesses, and jury members. Resource materials are provided to teachers to help them support their students in preparing for their mock trial experience. Contains "teacher only" information as well as student handouts. Mock trials currently available for junior and senior high classes.

The Famous 5 Heritage Edukit Together, they are known as the Famous 5—the women who struggled to have women declared "persons" so they could be appointed to the Canadian Senate. Individually, each was a prominent women's leader in her own right. The Famous 5 Heritage Edukit is based on the Nation Builders Teacher Resource Guide, produced by a senior Social Studies consultant on contract to the Famous 5 Foundation. Included are three lesson plans for both elementary and junior/senior high school students that address topics such as the Persons Case, Families and Communities and Citizenship.

The Making of Treaty 8 in Canada's Northwest This online resource is from the Heritage Community Foundation and is part of the Virtual Museum of Canada. The Making of Treaty #8 in Canada’s Northwest, commemorates a historic event of enormous importance to Alberta’s northern First Nations.

weron2u.ca A website developed by the Government of Alberta on staying safe from internet predators. It provides teens with information on predator tactics as well as safety tips and true stories. The website is written from a peer-to-peer perspective and empowers teens to stay safe online. The site includes downloadable banners that can be used on blogs or as instant messenger icons to let predators know these teens are educated about online safety and won't be a target.

World Intellectual Property Organization - Resources for Students This page points to resources across the WIPO website, which may be of particular interest to students ranging from upper elementary to university. Resources for younger students include a set of comic books.