FW: 2004 Columbia Human Rights Advocates Program / The Center for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University

[Katalin Fabian]

> 2004 Columbia Human Rights Advocates Program / The Center for
> the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University / September-
> December 2004 /
> Deadline for
> applications: April 15, 2004 / For more information, please
> visit
> www.columbia.edu/cu/humanrights or
> email hradvocates at columbia.edu
>
>
> The Human Rights Advocates Program was established in 1989 to
> build the
> capacity of grassroots activists worldwide so that they can more
> effectively address pressing human rights concerns and build
> linkages
> with the global human rights community.  To date, nearly 200
> leading
> human rights activists from more than 60 countries have
> participated in
> the program and are now affecting change in their communities,
> both
> locally and globally.
>
> Beginning this year, the Center is launching a new phase of the
> program
> by focusing specifically on advancing human rights thinking and
> activism with
> respect to the global economy.  The Initiative on Human Rights
> Advocacy
> and
> the Global Economy: Human Rights Advocates Program builds on the
> success of
> the now 15 year-old Advocates Program, featuring a program of
> advocacy,
> skill-
> building, and scholarship through a four-month intensive
> training
> program in
> New York.
>
> The initiative seeks to integrate grassroots human rights
> leaders and
> activists into national and international policy-making
> discussions and
> processes related to globalization, in order to influence global
> economic decision-making in favor of more effective and
> rights-responsive
> policies. In addition to completing a tailored academic and
> skill-building
> program at Columbia, participants engage in dialogue with key
> figures
> leading
> debates on globalization in government, business and the NGO
> sector.
> They
> also share insights and strategies with one another, creating
> lasting
> partnerships with counterparts from other regions.  At the
> conclusion
> of the
> US-based program, the Center continues to partner with these
> grassroots
> leaders and their organizations to further the development of
> research
> and
> advocacy strategies as well as new intellectual paradigms in
> human
> rights.
>
> The Program is designed for lawyers, journalists, teachers,
> community
> organizers, and other human rights activists working with
> non-governmental organizations in labor rights, migration,
> health,
> environmental justice and corporate social responsibility.
> Participants
> are selected on the basis of their previous work experience on
> one of
> the above topics, commitment to the human rights field, and
> demonstrated
> ability to complete graduate level studies.  Full-time students
> or
> government
> officials will not be considered. Advocates must secure
> institutional
> endorsement from their organizations for their participation in
> the
> program
> and must commit to returning to that organization upon
> completion of
> the
> Program.  Activists must also be originating from and residing
> in
> either a
> developing country or the United States.  Fluency in English is
> required.
>
> Cross-posted from:
> www.columbia.edu/cu/humanrights
>
>
>
> Location: NYC
> Deadline: April 15, 2004
> Website: www.columbia.edu/cu/humanrights
>