News and Events
News
The Landon Pearson Centre is offering several student opportunities in 2026–27 to support research and scholarship in children’s rights.
The Dr. Joy Calkin Student Awards provide three $5,000 awards to support research projects focused on children’s rights and young children’s everyday lives, with particular interest in early childhood (generally children under six). The Landon Pearson Centre also offering the Francine and Gerison Lansdown Undergraduate and Graduate Student Essay Prizes offer two $500 prizes on any topic related to children’s rights. Winners will be recognized at the Child Rights Academic Network Conference at Carleton University in April 2027, and winning essays will be considered for publication in the Canadian Journal of Children’s Rights.
Events
October 2026
Coffee Hour by Landon Pearson Centre
Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children’s Rights would like to invite you to the Coffee House. Come join us to share coffee and conversations about children’s rights in a friendly, welcoming setting.
Location: A735 LA, Carleton University
Time: Oct 19th from 4-5 pm
30 Years Since Stockholm: Reflections on Ending Child Sexual Exploitation
The Landon Pearson Centre would like to invite you to the event, “30 Years Since Stockholm: Reflections on Ending Child Sexual Exploitation,” to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first World Congress against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. The event will also celebrate the launch of Mark Hecht’s new book, Profit Over Protection: Big Business, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, and the Law, which examines the role of law and business in addressing the commercial sexual exploitation of children.
Guillaume Landry, Executive Director of ECPAT International and a participant in the first World Congress, will join us to reflect on how global efforts to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children have evolved over the past three decades and the challenges that remain.
The hybrid event will take place at Richcraft Hall, Room 3202, with a virtual Zoom option, providing an opportunity to reflect on past progress, discuss ongoing challenges, and continue the global conversation on protecting children.