Saturday September 7th, 2013 at 10:00 A.M.
In the pavilion at the Saskatoon Farmer’s Market
414 Avenue B South, Saskatoon
Literacy Day cake, entertainment,
and books.
Come join in the celebration and help promote
literacy in our community. Your presence and
interest does make a difference!
Saskatoon Mayor Don Atchison
with the 2012 International Literacy Day Committee
celebrate Literacy Week
with the 2012 International Literacy Day Committee
celebrate Literacy Week
On September 8th Celebrate International Literacy Day!
A Fundamental Right
Education is a fundamental right as enshrined in Article 26 of the United Nations' Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. Every person, regardless of race, gender, ethnic or social origin,
age or ability, has the right to access to education.
On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally. Across Saskatoon and around the world, adult learning and literacy festivals and events share a common purpose – they are advocacy tools for raising the profile of adult learners and lifelong learning; they mobilize individuals to take advantage of the multitude of learning opportunities open to them; and they serve as a reminder that adult learning can be a powerful instrument for change. 
As the movement for lifelong learning continues to expand in Canada, the Canadian Commission of UNESCO continues to work with a growing number of partners across the country. These include federal, provincial and municipal governments, literacy organizations, the education community and a myriad of professional, social, environmental and cultural organizations.
Working together, the Commission and its partners aim to ensure that adult learning will become a reality in the challenging years ahead. They play an active part in an international movement that recognizes that literacy is a human right, a tool of personal empowerment and a means for social and human development. Educational opportunities depend on literacy.
A good quality basic education equips pupils with literacy skills for life and further learning; literate parents are more likely to send their children to school; literate people are better able to access continuing educational opportunities; and literate societies are better geared to meet pressing development.
Internationally, 20% of adults struggle with low literacy and two-thirds of them are women; 75 million children are out-of-school and many more attend irregularly or drop out (www.unesco.org/en/literacy/).
Think Globally, Act Locally
September 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO
on November 17, 1965. It was first celebrated in 1966.
on November 17, 1965. It was first celebrated in 1966.
