22
December
2004
Dear
friends
and
colleagues:
I
am
delighted
to
announce
that
the
application
for
the
2005
session
of
the
annual
Human
Rights
Advocates
Program
at
Columbia
University
is
now
available.
I
would
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
ask
you
to
disseminate
this
information
and
application
to
human
rights
advocates
based
in
developing
countries
as
well
as
grassroots
activists
in
the
United
States
working
on
human
rights
problems
that
result
from
or
are
part
of
the
global
economic
system.
In 2004, the Center for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University launched a new initiative to advance human rights thinking and activism with respect to the global economy. The program's current focus on Human Rights Advocacy and the Global Economy builds on the Center's highly successful Human Rights Advocates Program, featuring a program of advocacy, skill-building, and scholarship through a four-month intensive training program in New York City.
Columbia
University's
Human
Rights
Advocates
Program
is
designed
to
prepare
proven
human
rights
leaders
from
poor
countries
and
communities
in
the
US
to
participate
in
national
and
international
policy
debates
on
economic
globalization
by
building
their
skills,
knowledge,
and
contacts.
An
equally
important
part
of
the
program
is
to
promote
debate
and
dialogue
on
the
global
economy
between
the
grassroots
leaders
and
the
faculty
and
students
at
Columbia
University,
and
in
the
NGO,
policy-making
and
corporate
communities.
The
current
focus
of
the
Human
Rights
Advocates
Program
seeks
to
cover
key
impacts
of
the
global
economy,
particularly
impacts
on
the
following
issue
areas:
*Labor
rights
*Migration
*Health
*Environmental
justice
*Corporate
social
responsibility,
including
sectoral
issues
such
as
human
rights
in
the
extractive
industries
or
agriculture.
Activists
working
on
the
above
areas
from
a
gender
perspective
are
encouraged
to
apply.
The
Program
is
designed
for
lawyers,
journalists,
teachers,
community
organizers,
and
other
human
rights
activists
working
with
non-governmental
organizations
who
work
on
human
rights
problems
that
result
from
or
are
part
of
the
global
economic
system.
Participants are selected on the basis of their previous work experience on human rights and the global economy, 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.
This
extremely
competitive
program
will
admit
up
to
ten
applicants.
The
program
will
take
place
from
late
August
to
the
middle
of
December
2005.
Enclosed
please
find
an
overview
of
the
program
and
the
2005
application
form.
The
completed
application
is
due
by
March
21,
2005.
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/adv/hradv_pgm.htm>.
Yours
sincerely,
Margaret
Ladner
Program
Director
Human
Rights
Advocates
Program
Center
for
the
Study
of
Human
Rights
1108
IAB,
MC:
3365
Columbia
University
New
York,
NY
10027
Tel:
212-854-3014
|
Fax:
212-854-6785
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Email:
MCL49@columbia.edu
URL:
www.columbia.edu/cu/humanrights