As part of our ongoing efforts to advance the causeof human rights locally and globally, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center’s(FSWC) is proud to support International Day of the Girl and the global women’srights campaign with a new workshop for students in grades five – 12 called“Women’s Rights are Human Rights.”

 The courseexplores the issue of gender inequity and the significant and perilousconsequences this imbalance has on all of humanity. Students will leave thisworkshop informed, empowered and equipped with tools to affect real andpositive change in their schools, communities and around the world.

“The issue of women’s rights and the need toaddress the failure to achieve equality is one of the most enduring and pressinghuman rights issues of this century,” observed FSWC President and CEO AviBenlolo. “FSWC is proud to advocate for girls struggling for equal rightsaround the world, and to be part of the effort to effect real and lastingchange through this workshop.”

To find out more about “Women’s Rights are HumanRights” and other FSWC educational workshops contact education@fswc.ca

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Contact 
Stacey L. Starkman 
Director of Communications & External Relations 
416.864.9735 x 32 - office / sstarkman@fswc.ca 

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is a leading Canadian non-profit human rights foundation directly representing over 30,000 members. FSWC is committed to countering racism and antisemitism and to promoting the principles of tolerance, social justice and Canadian democratic values through advocacy and educational programs including workshops, Freedom Day, the Spirit of Hope Benefit, Tools for Tolerance and the widely acclaimed new Tour for Humanity. FSWC is affiliated with the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an international Jewish human rights organization headquartered in Los Angeles, which has won two Academy Awards, has built two Museums of Tolerance (with a third being built in Jerusalem) and is an NGO at the United Nations, UNESCO, OAS, OSCE, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament. Visit us at www.fswc.ca

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