NEW TACTICS SURVEY
New Tactics seeks your input!
In an effort to put new tactics in human rights into practice online, we are currently in the process of creating a new website. The site is intended to serve not just as a resource, a place to gather information and generate new ideas for campaigns, but also as a way of creating an interactive online community. Connecting human rights advocates and practitioners from around the world, the new site will allow users to form partnerships and team up with other organizations. It will function as a forum for sharing tactics and learning from others’ experiences.
To help New Tactics make this new site as useful as possible, we have created an online survey. The brief multiple choice questionnaire includes general questions about internet access and use, as well as a few questions regarding what users would like to see on the new website. Before March 31, please take a few minutes to fill out the survey at http://www.surveymk.com/s.asp?u=157983173292, and help us develop a site that can best serve the people who will be using it.
RESOURCES: New Notebook from Southeast Asia
NEW: Research for Action: A region-wide participatory research process to build participation, awareness & advocacy on trade policies
By Chubashini Suntharalingam, Southeast Asian Council for Food Security and Fair Trade (SEACON)
Responding to the rise of free trade in the global economy, in 2003, the Southeast Asian Council for Food Security (SEACON) set out to conduct a unique, participatory research project in order to investigate the impacts of these macroeconomic changes on small scale food producers in Southeast Asia. Research manager Chubashini Suntharalingam’s notebook entitled "Research for Action" outlines the process in a new notebook that serves as a useful guide for organizations in creating participatory research projects that effectively involve and empower the people impacted by the issues they study. In it, the author outlines the research methods that characterize a participatory research process, and confronts the unique challenges involved in working with local communities at the grassroots level.
Looking beyond the process of conducting research, the notebook demonstrates how the information collected can be utilized in human rights advocacy and lobbying efforts. Moreover, the research process itself can directly benefit the people involved. Participatory research "empowers local communities," the author concludes, "connecting victims of human rights violations to the information they need to become active defenders of their right and to develop creative solutions to human rights challenges."
Other Resources:
Monitoring Government Policies: A toolkit for civil society organizations in Africa
Developed by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), Christian Aid, and Trocaire, this resource provides civil society organizations (CSOs) with the tools to monitor policies through data collection and evidence-based advocacy, ensuring that government policies are effective and that civil society has a stake in their implementation. Visit the website of the International Budget Project for more information and resources.
IN THE NEWSROOM: Conferences, Courses and Awards
Full details and other announcements at Newsroom
Call for Participants: 8th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Submission Deadline: 2 April 2007
The 8th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) offers the opportunity to bring together a group of young women (ages 18-24) with diverse backgrounds and a desire to discuss and elevate their voices on the subject of HIV/AIDS. Participants will explore what HIV/AIDS means to this generation; learn how international agencies and agreements have an impact on countries, communities and young people’s lives; and develop plans and learn tactics to successfully negotiate with social and political leaders. For more information, see http://www.iwhc.org/programs/asia/icaap.cfm
Alcan Prize for Sustainability 2007
Application Deadline: 12 April 2007
The US$1 million Alcan Prize for Sustainability 2007 is now open for entries. The Alcan Prize is awarded to any not-for-profit, civil society or non-governmental organization based anywhere in the world that is demonstrating a comprehensive approach to addressing, achieving and further advancing economic, environmental and/or social sustainability. In addition to the annual Prize, the nine shortlisted organizations will be awarded a US$15,000 Alcan Grant to invest in capacity building training for the organization. For more information, see http://www.alcanprizeforsustainability.com
Experts Needed for International Anti-Corruption Report
Application deadline: 15 April 2007
Global Integrity, a U.S.-based governance and anti-corruption watchdog, is looking for journalists, academic researchers and readers from around the world to prepare its 2007 edition of the Global Integrity Report. The report will assess the state of corruption in 50-60 countries based on on-the-ground reporting and data measuring transparency, government accountability and anti-corruption initiatives.
Applications are due by 15 April 2007. All accepted writers will be compensated.
For details, visit: http://www.globalintegrity.org/inviteletter.cfm
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