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Media Awareness Network
The Media Awareness Network (MNet) is a Canadian non-profit organization that has been pioneering the development of media literacy programs since its incorporation in 1996. Members of our team have backgrounds in education, journalism, mass communications, and cultural policy. Working out of Ottawa, we promote media and Internet education by producing online programs and resources, working in partnership with Canadian and international organizations, and speaking to audiences across Canada and around the world.
Canadian Teachers' Federation
CTF has addressed the issue of Cyberbullying on many fronts since July 2007 to today. The Federation representing over 220,000 teachers across Canada has rolled out an Action Plan, drafted a comprehensive and leading-edge policy and seized every opportunity to educate the public, governments, media and education partners about the seriousness of Cyberbullying.
Here are just a few of these initiatives:
- Raising Cyberbullying as a key issue at the CTF lobbying event on Parliament Hill involving Board of Directors, federal MPs and senior government officials;
- Calling a national ban on Bully: Scholarship Edition video game and leading an international coalition of teacher organizations around the world against cyberbullying;
- Gauging public opinion on Cyberbullying in 2008 National Issues in Education Poll ;
- Submitting briefs to Canadian Heritage and Justice Canada federal departments;
- Making presentations to Member organizations, legal experts in education and anti-bullying advocates;
- Promoting online resource for teachers, students and parents on the CTF Web site section dedicated to Cyberbullying along with articles, brochures, news releases, links and other resources provided by other organizations;
- In cooperation with the Media Awareness Network, holding Canada’s third annual:
Nov. 3-7, 2008
The purpose of the National Media Education Week is to promote the importance of media literacy as a key component in the education of children and youth. The 2008 focus is on encouraging young people to practice ethical behaviour when using new technologies.
“Think Critically, Act Ethically: inside and outside of the classroom”
Nymity
NYMITY is the leading provider of privacy support solutions that include:
- privacy knowledgebase
- privacy alerting system
- privacy officer training
Nymity’s offerings enable effective privacy management allowing companies to quickly:
- maintain sufficient compliance
- eliminate the need for breach notification
- ensure unnecessary restrictions are not placed on business programs
- stay informed of ‘relevant’ developments in privacy
Visit www.nymity.com for details.
CAPAPA
The Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators (CAPAPA) is the leading national association in Canada that is dedicated to the professional development of Canadian Access and Privacy Professionals in the private and public sectors. As an independent non-profit NGO, CAPAPA enjoys — and offers — a reach and latitude not available elsewhere.
CAPAPA and its members across Canada are dedicated to advancing and increasing awareness of privacy and information access.
CAPAPA plays a cornerstone role in Canada’s privacy and access landscape, and has made landmark advances in establishing meaningful made-in-Canada accreditation standards and professional certification of information access and privacy professionals in Canada.
As Canada’s voice of privacy and access, CAPAPA is a valuable resource for CAPAPA members from coast to coast in the private, public, and government sectors — and for every member of the general public who has an interest in Canadian privacy compliance and access to information.
For more information about professional certification and other CAPAPA initiatives, or to join CAPAPA, visit www.capapa.org or email info@capapa.org.
About Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone and online counselling, referral and information service for children and youth. Every day, professional counsellors provide immediate, confidential and caring support to young people living in urban, rural and remote locations right across the country. Children and youth contact Kids Help Phone about every issue imaginable – from school, dating and family problems, to bullying/cyber-bullying, addiction and abuse. In 2007, Kids Help Phone touched the lives of children and youth in need from almost 3,000 Canadian communities more than two million times through its phone and online services.
Established in 1989, Kids Help Phone is recognized internationally as a leader in the delivery of phone and online counselling to kids. A charitable organization, Kids Help Phone employs more than 100 highly skilled counsellors and benefits from the support of more than 10,000 fundraising volunteers in communities from coast to coast, and the commitment of a growing number of leading Canadian companies and their employees.