Dr. Geoffrey Pawson
With profound sadness we announce the passing of Dr. Geoffrey Pawson on January 30, 2012. Husband to Barbara for 50 years; Father to Jane (David) Loblaw, Gord (Lori) Pawson, David Pawson, and Kate (Scott) Langen. He was an extremely proud Granddad to Rachel, Sydney and Chloe Langen and Demira and Darian Pawson. Brother to David (Doreen) Pawson and Lloyd (Angie) Pawson; brother-in-law to Roger & Vicki Hardage and Ann & Jim Stevens; and their families. Geoff is the founder of the Ranch Ehrlo Society and former Ehrlo Community Services. He was only 27 years of age when he opened the first group home with 6 youth. The agency has grown to currently serving 250 youth and families across Saskatchewan and Canada. There have been thousands of graduates of the program, many of whom continued to maintain contact. He received many honours throughout his career such as the Order of Canada in 2000, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2001, the Family Service Canada Award in 2003, and an Honourary Doctorate of Law from the University of Regina in 2005. Geoff was an inspirational leader who had a tremendous impact at the local, provincial, national and international level for his unwavering commitment to youth. He had a gifted ability to create change, overcome obstacles, and challenge the status quo. He was a master problem-solver and visionary who was respected by his colleagues, employees, community, friends and family. Although Geoff will be profoundly missed, he has left a remarkable legacy. His mission and vision will live on at Ranch Ehrlo, as he laid a solid foundation to continue to improve upon meeting the needs and filling gaps for the most vulnerable members of our society. He truly left the world a better place. Donations can be made in Geoff's honor to the Dr. Geoffrey Pawson Education Scholarship. The purpose of this scholarship is to enable present and/or former residents of the Ranch Ehrlo Society and other deserving individuals to continue with Post-secondary and apprenticeship training. The focus is to improve the likelihood of long-term and continuous employment in the future of the recipients. A Memorial will be held on Friday February 17, 2012 at 7 pm at the Radisson Plaza Hotel Saskatchewan in the Grand Ballroom. An online book of condolences can be accessed at www.Ehrlo.com, as well as www.Facebook.com/RanchEhrlo. This is a wonderful way for the family to stay connected as they have yet to be able to return from Tucson AZ.
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Policy Work
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CWLC) advocates for public policies, legislation and funding, to achieve a supportive, respectful, effective, coordinated, rational and accountable system of support for children and families.
To achieve this goal CWLC works with other national, provincial/territorial, local and Aboriginal organizations to identify shared goals to ensure that the needs of vulnerable children, youth and families are met.
As well, CWLC monitors Canadian public policy and legislative activities and proposes effective and accessible initiatives on behalf of all children and families.
In this section you can view the policy initiates undertaken by CWLC, often in partnership with others, on behalf of children and families.
5th Milestones of a Global Campaign for Violence Prevention Meeting
Date: 6-7 September 2011
Place: Cape Town, South Africa
The 5th Milestones of a Global Campaign for Violence Prevention Meeting was held at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. The meeting was hosted by WHO, the Ministry of Health of South Africa, and the Provincial Government of the Western Cape, with financial support from the latter, the California Wellness Foundation, and the Foundation Open Society Institute.
Under the theme "Joining forces, empowering prevention" almost 300 experts from more than 60 countries discussed progress in WHO´s Global Campaign for Violence Prevention and strategized the way ahead by:
- Presenting new evidence on effective interventions to prevent interpersonal violence in low- middle- and high-income countries;
- Highlighting the need for joint programming to address underlying risk factors for different forms of violence;
- Proposing ways to increase collaboration between different sectors, including health, social protection, and criminal justice;
- Agreeing on the need to focus on a small set of policy, legal and programme delivery targets at national level;
- Supporting the development of a global status report on violence prevention.
CWLC presented a plenary session at the conference, the slides of which can be viewed by clicking here.
Briefing Note to CWLC Members
CWLC created a briefing note on the decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) regarding the complaint of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and Assembly of First Nations (AFN). To access the document, please click here.
** Added on June 27, 2011: CWLC received a note from Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director at First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. You can read her comments here.
