The Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children’s Rights at Carleton Celebrates National Child Day
The Landon Pearson Centre at Carleton University will mark National Child Day on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 with music, dance and a panel of speakers who will gather to celebrate the release of two publications – an updated report card on A Canada Fit For Children, Canada’s national plan of action on children and youth, and the inaugural issue of the Canadian Journal of Children’s Rights.
Pearson co-ordinated the action plan for Canada while serving in Senate in 2004, following the 2002 UN Special Session on Children. She has spent the past year consulting with a number of groups on progress made over the past decade for Canada’s children and youth.
The concert will feature Korean master percussionist Dong-Won Kim and Carleton Prof. Jesse Stewart. Dong-Won is a vocalist, dancer and children’s author who plays in the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma. Jesse Stewart is an award-winning composer, improviser, percussionist, visual artist, instrument builder, researcher, writer, educator, community activist and professor of music at Carleton.
Dong-Won Kim and Prof. Stewart will be joined onstage by local school children. The event also includes a special performance by The Dandelion Dancers, a local youth social justice dance group.
When: Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m.
Opening remarks at 4 p.m.
Concert begins at 4:45 p.m.
Reception at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Carleton University Art Gallery, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa
This event is hosted by the Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children’s Rights at Carleton University and is sponsored by the Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture and the Carleton University Art Gallery. Dong-Won Kim’s appearance is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Arts and Social Sciences.