Author: Leslie Vryenhoek
she/her
is a writer and editor with decades of experience helping organizations and individuals tell their stories and influence local and global conversations. Her career has focused on social and economic justice, humanitarian issues and the arts. In 2023, she joined the communications team at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Leslie divides her time between Manitoba and Newfoundland.
Stories
Freedom from want
By Leslie Vryenhoek
When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was being negotiated, one forward‐thinking Canadian included economic, social and cultural rights in the draft. Decades later, everyone’s right to a standard of living adequate for their health and well‐being still requires attention and action in Canada and around the world.
