Cultural Duiversity Resources Human Rights Center Presents:
2004 Training-of-Trainers Workshop:
HUMAN RIGHTS as a tool for ORGANIZING
WHEN: Wednesday July 28th thru Sunday
August 1st
Cultural Diversity Resources
Human Rights Center
Fargo, ND
Who should apply: (DownLoad Application)
*Educators, students, community organizers, social activists, or those engaged in human
rights training in the United States.
*A particular interest exists for the participation of minorities and refugee/Immigrants.
Workshop goals:
*To practice deep listening and understanding of diverse perspectives and experiences with
regard to the role organizing plays in our life and work
*To share effective techniques and processes for building healthy communities and
alliances for organizing
*To enhance understanding about methodologies used in human rights education
*To expose the diverse ways human rights education is occurring in the United States
*To explore the connection between human rights education and community organizing theory
and practices
*To expand knowledge of human rights framework, concepts, theory, and practice
*To share human rights education, and organizing, materials and strategies for training
and advocacy
*To explore effective practices for facilitating conflicts
*To increase the network of qualified human rights trainers in the United States
Most people in the United States don’t understand that human rights apply to them.
Human rights education facilitates social change organizing through action-oriented
sharing that is connected to and built upon people’s everyday lives. Human rights
education encourages people to frame injustices as human rights violations. From many
struggles, human rights education can help us build ONE MOVEMENT.