THE NEW TACTICS NEWSLETTER – May 21, 2004
Symposium applicants from 85 countries!
Human rights practitioners from 85 countries have applied to participate in the Symposium They come from a wide range of fields and will bring very diverse experiences to the event. We are very excited about the ways that this group of dynamic people will be able to interact, share tactics and find new ways to collaborate.
We will continue to accept applications until June 15, so apply now and tell your colleagues and friends about this opportunity. To spread the word you can:
* Put a link on your organization’s web site
* Post a link in listservs you read, or
* Include a notice in your organization’s newsletter.
Latin America Workshop: June 13-20, Lima, Peru
The fourth regional training workshop will be held in Lima, Peru, this June. Participants from at least six Latin American countries will come together to share their tactics and to strengthen their training skills.
Making cooperation between indigenous peoples and Multinationals Possible
After days of tense negotiations between indigenous communities in Latin America and inernational mining companies, a company representative asked, "Instead of repeating everything that we are doing wrong, can you tell us how to do things right?" First Peoples Worldwide and Business for Social Responsibility took up the challenge. For three years they have been training companies to build more effective, constructive relationships with Indigenous peoples.
Involving Businesses in Human Rights
The Danish Institute for Human Rights is creating an assessment tool that will help businesses avoid violations of human rights. But why should businesses care? How can we convince them to protect human rights? We know that we can’t build a world that respects the basic dignity of the human being without the involvement of the private sector. Come share your ideas, experiences and questions about how to do it!
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Talk About Your Tactics!
You’re doing valuable human rights work – or maybe you know someone who is. Or you want to know what other people are doing in the world. Come talk about it in the Tactic Forum.
We feature one tactic at a time for discussion, but you can comment on any of the 120+ tactics in our online searchable database just by clicking on Join this Discussion. Maybe you’ve used a similar tactic. Maybe you want to know more about how it works. Maybe you see some possible pitfalls. Human rights practitioners from more than 90 countries visit the New Tactics web site, including the people featured in the database. Come join the discussion!
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Proyecto Nuevas Tácticas para Fomentar los Derechos Humanos
Resumen del Proyecto:
Por todo el mundo hay gente y organizaciones que están usando métodos nuevos para impulsar los derechos humanos. El Proyecto Nuevas Tácticas en Derechos Humanos, dirigido por un grupo diverso de organizaciones y profesionales internacionales, y coordinado por el Centro para Victimas de Tortura (CVT), fomenta innovación táctica y pensamiento estratégico dentro de la comunidad internacional de los derechos humanos. Trabaja para incrementar la eficacia de los profesionales y organizaciones mundiales desarrollando materiales y redes para compartir ideas creativas, y fomentar la innovación táctica.
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