Dear all, A forwarded forwarded e-mail that might be of interest. Katim > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >------ Forwarded Message > >From: "Serguei Alex. Oushakine" > >Reply-To: "Serguei Alex. Oushakine" > >Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 12:55:31 +0200 > >To: > >Subject: Columbia U, NY Human Rights Training Program > > > >July 2002 > > > >Dear friends and colleagues: > > > >I am delighted to announce that the application for the 2003 session of > >the annual Human Rights Advocates Training Program at Columbia > University > >is now available. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the > >Program and to encourage you to disseminate this information to human > >rights activists based in developing countries. Please feel free to make > >multiple copies for further distribution. > > > >Each year, the Center for the Study of Human Rights hosts a four-month > >intensive training program for human rights activists. The Human Rights > >Advocates Training Program seeks to equip emerging human rights leaders > >with the tools and information necessary to resolve human rights issues > in > >their own communities, and with the resources needed to link their > issues > >to a broader struggle. To accomplish this, the Advocates Program > utilizes > >a combination of theory and practice, complementing academic training > in > >the principles and theories of human rights with practical workshops on > >issues such as human rights advocacy, reporting, and fundraising. > >Advocates also participate in visits to international human rights > >institutions and local community based organizations in New York City > and > >Washington, DC. > > > >Based on the premise that human rights are inter-related and universal, > >the Advocates Program brings together activists from around the world > >working on a wide range of human rights issues. In addition to > supporting > >emerging leaders from countries with significant abuses of civil and > >political rights, the Program supports areas of struggles such as > >indigenous rights, Roma rights, and gay and lesbian rights, exposing > >Program participants to a broad vision of human rights. The Program > >reinforces the indivisible and inter-connected nature of all human > rights > >by bringing together activists working on civil and political rights as > >well as economic, social and cultural rights. > > > >The Program is designed for lawyers, journalists, teachers, community > >organizers, and other human rights activists working for > non-governmental > >human rights organizations. Participants are selected on the basis of > >their previous work experience and commitment to the human rights field, > >as well as the appropriateness of a rigorous semester-long training at > >Columbia. Preference is given to candidates from areas where human > rights > >work is most difficult, and where the existing human rights networks are > >least developed. In addition, priority is given to applicants who have > had > >limited opportunities to study or travel abroad. > > > >Advocates must currently be working for a human rights organization, and > >must commit to returning to that organization upon completion of the > >Program. Fluency in English is required. Up to fourteen applicants are > >accepted to the program, which takes place from January to May each > year. > > > >The completed application is due by 5:00 PM on August 1, 2002. Please > >note that late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. > > > >For further information or to download additional copies of the > >application, please refer to our website at > >http://www.columbia.edu/cu/humanrights/training.htm > > > > > >Warm Regards, > > > >Holly Bartling > >Director of Training > >------ End of Forwarded Message > >