The 1990 World Summit for Children: An Interview with Landon Pearson

Abstract

This interview with the Hon. Landon Pearson was held in the Landon Pearson Resource Centre for the study of Childhood and Children’s Rights on the Carleton University campus. Virginia Caputo, the Director of the Centre, was present, alongside two research assistants, Raven Griffin and Sarah Ham, who formulated a series of questions for Landon Pearson regarding the 1990 World Summit and associated children’s rights initiatives. As a dedicated advocate for children’s rights, Landon Pearson provides a unique perspective on the 1990 World Summit, the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child as part of a broader look at the past thirty years of the children’s rights. In looking to the past of children’s rights, Landon Pearson shares insights on the inception and context of the World Summit, as well as an outlook on the present and future of youth activism.