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International Day of Education, Jan 24, 2026 | United Nations Education is not just about knowledge — it is about awakening conscience, dignity, and responsibility. On this International Day of Education, proclaimed by the United Nations, we reaffirm that it is one of the most powerful tools to prevent injustice and protect human dignity. During Reading Week 2026, four inspiring University of Toronto student volunteers — Skyler, Ishita, Solbi & Jina — took initiative and ask

Human trafficking is a crime against human dignity and human rights. It is present worldwide, though diverse criminal forms: trafficking and sexual exploitation, trafficking and labour exploitation, child trafficking, illegal extraction and sale of human organs, forced begging, servile marriage, and forcing people to commit criminal acts. Sexual exploitation is an extended form of human trafficking. Victims are forced to perform sexual activities while working in massage par

For those of us who identify as followers of Mary Ward, this involves more than changing some of our habits or the brands we buy in the supermarket. Stepping out of our comfort zone - based on the charism of Mary Ward, a woman who walked across Europe to serve her Sisters/friends, challenged the ecclesiastical hierarchy of her time, and was imprisoned for it - definitely involves much more.