CRAN
The Child Rights Academic Network (CRAN)
CRAN is an international network of children’s rights professionals dedicated to improving the world for children and young people through work in education, policy, advocacy, programming and practice. Since its inception in 2008, with funding from the Muttart Family Foundation, CRAN has been a powerhouse network of professionals who use research to drive policy and practice for sustainable and long-lasting change. The network meets annually in Ottawa, Canada. One of the primary features of CRAN is its relationship with the Shaking the Movers National Workshop Series. The CRAN and STM networks work collaboratively to devise ways to take action on issues that matter to children and youth that are informed by children’s and young people’s views.
CRAN 2025: April 25-26th.
Theme: Building Our Communities of Care. View program.
Message to the G7 Kananaskis, Alberta: The 2025 CRAN–STM collaboration culminated in the creation of a powerful communiqué, shaped by insights from the Shaking the Movers reports and dynamic discussions at CRAN. This document, capturing the perspectives and priorities of children and young people, served as the foundation for another formal letter sent to the G7 by Senator Margo Greenwood’s office. To ensure accessibility and impact, a group of young people—including students from King’s College London, the University of Western Ontario, and former Shaking the Movers participants—translated the communiqué into youth-friendly language. View the CRAN communiqué and youth-friendly language version here.
Past CRAN meetings
All CRAN meeting proceedings for 2008-2022 are available online.
2024: Reconciliation and Places Where we Belong. View program.
2023: A World Fit for Children. View Program.
2022: Building the Skills of Advocacy. View Program
2021: Children’s Rights and the Pandemic. Virtual meeting February 5: Presentations by Dr. Joan Durrant Positive Parenting Program; UNICEF Canada’s U-Report by Lisa Wolff, E.D.; and Sara Austin (Children First Canada);
2021: Celebrating 15 Years of the Landon Pearson Centre. Virtual meeting June 4th Landon Pearson’s Remarks
2020: Children’s Rights and Education: Respecting Children’s Rights at School.
2019: Children’s Rights and Discrimination. Special guest: Dr. Assefa Bequele, Founder and Executive Director of the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) to Canada.
2019: Children on the Move.
2017: Children’s Rights and Climate Change.