Links:
Dr. William Schulz on “Bringing International Human Rights Home” (video)
Request for Summit Workshop Proposals
Audio of Human Rights City Events
Universal Declaration of Human Rights...
What are Human Rights? (video)
Human Rights Day 2008 photos...
Human Rights Day Video Clips.....
Human Rights Day Video Interviews on UDHR Articles
(lower bandwidth version of above interviews...)
What is the “Human Rights City Project”?
One of the goals of the City of Eugene Human Rights Commission is that of “ensuring that human rights are a central part of every City program.” In 2006, the Commission put the “Human Rights City Project” on its bi-annual work plan, an action approved by City Council. The Project is exploring ways that City government can implement international human rights standards and principles in its overall operations. (See Frequently Asked Questions)
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SAVE THE DATE! EXCITING UPCOMING COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENT!
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010
Eugene, Oregon
“BRINGING HUMAN RIGHTS HOME”:
A HUMAN RIGHTS COMMUNITY SUMMIT
Mark your calendars and save Saturday, April 10, 2010, to participate in a community-wide human rights summit. This path-breaking event is being organized by the Community Coalition for Advancement of Human Rights, an informal network of local social justice organizations and their allies, in which the Eugene Human Rights Commission is a lead participant.
The purpose of the summit is to increase awareness of a human rights framework as expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We will talk about ways that these fundamental rights can be addressed and explore human rights framework implementation at the local level.
This event will be held at Eugene’s Lane Community College’s Center for Meeting and Learning from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The morning program will include speakers and facilitated discussion of local human rights issues of importance to you. The afternoon will be filled with participatory/action-oriented workshops, followed by a closing social celebration. We will have musical entertainment, poster art, tabling, and plenty of opportunities for networking and collaborating with other people. We are especially interested in making this a youth-friendly event and are encouraging youth participation in all aspects of the summit.
We have issued a request for workshop summit proposals. The deadline for submissions is January 14. Please go to the link "Request for Summit Workshop Proposals" on the left side of this web page to download form.
If you belong to a group or organization that is interested in being a co-sponsor of this event, please contact:
Holly LeMasurier (holly.k.lemasurier@ci.eugene.or.us or 682-5619)
If you belong to a group or organization that would like to table at this event, please contact:
Guadalupe Quinn (gqperaza@aol.com or 688-7376)
SEE YOU THERE!!!
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Eleanor Roosevelt: "Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world."
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On Martin Luther King Day, January 19, 2009--the day before the inauguration of the first African American president of the United States--a statue of Rosa Parks was unveiled at the downtown Eugene bus station. The powerful journey that occurred from Rosa Parks' refusal to go to the back of the bus to President Barack Obama's inauguration provides inspiration to keep moving forward with our human rights work and with making Eugene a Human Rights City.
