Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation (SCIC)
2138 McIntyre S4P 2R7 Regina, SK, Canada

On Mondays explore the #GlobalGoals through Reading, Watching, Listening and Thinking. Check out David Boroto's take on "SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure." David is a recent University of Toronto Engineering graduate and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Engineers Without Borders Canada. #GlobalGoals #ACT4SDGs #TurnItAround #ForPeopleForPlanet #MondayMusings #ReadWatchListenThink

Every child has the right to a safe, healthy, peaceful childhood and to develop to their full potential. On Friday's World Children's Day and every day, join UNICEF in speaking up for children's rights! uni.cf/2XtrmBQ

Feature Friday Global Citizenship helps us to understand our interconnectedness and interdependence with people around the world and the planet that sustains us. It helps us explore cultural identities and a respect for diversity. It helps us think critically, cultivate compassion, embrace our responsibilities as citizens of our global village, and take action for a better world. Join SCIC every Friday for our global citizenship book spotlight, as we read together, learn ...together and grow together. This week’s book is: A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza Available here: Libby https://libbyapp.com//query-A%20Place%20for/page-1/3695716 A Place for Us unfolds the lives of an Indian-American Muslim family, gathered together in their Californian hometown to celebrate the eldest daughter, Hadia's, wedding - a match of love rather than tradition. It is here, on this momentous day, that Amar, the youngest of the siblings, reunites with his family for the first time in three years. Rafiq and Layla must now contend with the choices and betrayals that lead to their son's estrangement - the reckoning of parents who strove to pass on their cultures and traditions to their children; and of children who in turn struggle to balance authenticity in themselves with loyalty to the home they came from. In a narrative that spans decades and sees family life through the eyes of each member, A Place For Us charts the crucial moments in the family's past, from the bonds that bring them together to the differences that pull them apart. And as siblings Hadia, Huda, and Amar attempt to carve out a life for themselves, they must reconcile their present culture with their parent's faith, to tread a path between the old world and the new, and learn how the smallest decisions can lead to the deepest of betrayals. A deeply affecting and resonant story, A Place for Us is truly a book for our times: a moving portrait of what it means to be an American family today, a novel of love, identity and belonging that eloquently examines what it means to be both American and Muslim -- and announces Fatima Farheen Mirza as a major new literary talent.

"Bringing poop culture to pop culture is the fastest way to solve the problem. Every single person, of different ages, handicapped, LGBT they all have to be cared for. Every single person needs a toilet." Jack Sim, head of the World Toilet Organization https://www.worldtoilet.org/ Toilets save lives because human waste spreads killer diseases. Yet, 4.2 Billion people (more than half the world’s population) live without safely managed sanitation. Learn about how toilets ...are life-savers, dignity-protectors and opportunity-makers. In honour of World Toilet Day on November 19 and Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation explore the following resources with your students. The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is a global, multi-stakeholder membership and partnership organization that works with poor people, organizations, governments and local entrepreneurs to improve sanitation and hygiene at scale. Check out their World Toilet Day resources. https://www.wsscc.org//make-splash-world-toilet-day-these- Check out these posters, fact sheets, social media resources and more. https://www.worldtoiletday.info/resources-2/ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has some great resources to bring awareness to the issues around sanitation. https://www.cdc.gov/healt/observances/world-toilet-day.html Download your World Toilet Day Toolkit here. https://www.worldtoiletday.info//world-toilet-day-2020-le/ And lastly, join SCIC this Friday for our World Toliet Day lunch and learn featuring community development leaders who have been on the front line of ensuring people and communities have access to sanitation and clean water. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/world-toilet-day-lunch-and-lear

We Live the SDGs - Global Goals for kids! SDG 12- Responsible Consumption Every week SCIC presents a new exciting video reading of a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) related book, giving educators and parents an opportunity to bring the SDGs to children in a fun, easy to understand format. #GlobalGoals4kids __________________ ... We live the SDGs- We Live for Good Jobs and Economic Growth Book- Be the Change-A Grandfather Ghandi Story by Arun Ghandi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C54toHHtuzI (read by Maria Dehaan) Synopsis- In this breathtaking companion to the award-winning Grandfather Gandhi, Arun Gandhi, with Bethany Hegedus, tells a poignant, personal story of the damage of wastefulness, gorgeuously illustrated by Evan Turk. At Grandfather Gandhi’s service village, each day is filled, from sunrise to sunset, with work that is done for the good of all. The villagers vow to live simply and non-violently. Arun Gandhi tries very hard to follow these vows, but he struggles with one of the most important rules: not to waste. How can throwing away a worn-down pencil hurt anyone? How can wastefulness lead to violence? With the help of his grandfather, Arun learns how every wasteful act, no matter how small, affects others. And in time he comes to understand the truth of his grandfather’s words: Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Join us this Thursday for a very special Lunch and Learn, featuring community development leaders who have been on the front line of ensuring people and communities have access to sanitation and clean water! Reserve your free spot below

Join Canada for an open Town Hall discussion this week! The Inter-Council Network / Réseau de coordination des conseils, Cooperation Canada, the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CAIDP), the Climate Action Network (CAN-Rac), and the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children's Health will present a bilingual Town Hall with the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development on November 19 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. ET. In preparati...on for the Town Hall, please submit one question and one key message for consideration for the event. Please submit your question and comment by close of business, Tuesday, November 17. Question submission link https://icn-rcc.us7.list-manage.com/track/click

Join SCIC as we partner with youth activists across the province on Mondays for a #GlobalGoals series that invites you to explore the Global Goals through Reading, Watching, Listening and Thinking. In this week’s edition, Laila Valila, a Political Science Major at the University of Saskatchewan is exploring Goal 13: Climate Action #GlobalGoals #ACT4SDGs #TurnItAround #ForPeopleForPlanet #MondayMusings #ReadWatchListenThink