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Send to friendNew Tactics eNewsletter – December 17, 2008
SAVE THE DATES - Election Monitoring Dialogue January 21 - 27
January’s online dialogue will feature Election Monitoring. Election Monitoring is an essentialtactic in promoting and defending the political rights and other human rights ofcitizens. We will discuss the relationship between international and nationalelection monitors, and share the innovative solutions that have been developedto face the ever-changing challenges of this important work. We invite you toparticipate in this online dialogue from January 21 thru 27 on our website. Join the New Tactics onlinecommunity to participate in this dialogue on January 21!
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Announcing the 2008-2009 New Tactics – NED Grant Partners
New Tactics is very pleased to announce the 2008-2009 New Tactics – NEDGrant Partners. The seven organizations selected to receive this grant comefrom many different regions of the world, and work on a wide range of humanrights issues.
BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights, and the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Nigeria - BAOBABand NAWOJ aims to improve journalists’ reporting on violence against women bydistributing selected New Tactics Notebooks among their network of up to 370journalists.
Fundación de Educación Popular (CIAZO), El Salvador - The CIAZONetwork aims to train their team on the New Tactics tools and methodology, whowill then train the board of directors of the CIAZO Network’s eight memberorganizations.
Fahamu, Kenya - Fahamuintends to use New Tactics materials in six workshops to enhance the skills,tools and knowledge of a specific group of Kenyan human rights practitioners.
Solidaridade Buka Hatene (FORSANE), Timor Leste - FORSANEintends to create a local mediation council to reduce community conflictthrough training on New Tactics methodology and the use of Action Theatre. Theywill translate and distribute four New Tactics Notebooks.
Liberia Association of Psychosocial Services (LAPS), Liberia- LAPS wishes to address early marriage and school drop-out amongst girls inthe communities they serve, by using New Tactics process tools and two NewTactics Notebooks.
Regional Centre for Minorities, Serbia - RCM aims to translate,adapt and use as an advocacy tool the New Tactics Notebook, Testing for Discrimination.
Swat Youth Front, Pakistan - Swat plans to use the NewTactics resources and tools to advance human rights in District Swat andadjoining districts. The project aims to translate and distribute the New Tactics in Human Rights: A Resource forPractitioners book.
Formore information, visit http://www.newtactics.org/en/2008recipients
interTactica – “Human Rights: Anything but Academic”
“White-supremacistgraffiti were found at Colgate University on the same day the United Stateselected its first African American president. It's been less than a week, and Iam standing in front of an overflowing chapel on this all-american "HiddenIvy" campus, with over a thousand people who have congregated here todenounce such symbols of a deep, ongoing strand of racism. The midday sun is asdim as the air is crisp, but the chill comes from elsewhere: the bigotedscribbles were part of hundreds of race threats and crimes committed around thesame time across the US…” Read more at interTactica
interTactica [English] http://www.newtactics.org/en/blog/philippe-duhamel
interTactica[Français] http://www.newtactics.org/fr/blog/interTactica
IN THE NEWSROOM: Prizes and Competitions
NominationsOpen - Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights
The Dodd Prize commemorates the distinguished career in public serviceof Thomas J. Dodd who, as Executive Trial Counsel at the Nuremberg Trials and aConnecticut Senator from 1959 to 1971, fought against infringement andsuppression of human rights in the United States and abroad. The deadline forsubmission is December 31, 2008. For more information, visit http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/doddprize/index.html
TheDemocracy Video Challenge
The Democracy Video Challenge invites citizens from around the world tocreate short videos that complete the phrase: "Democracy is..." in aneffort to enhance the global dialogue on democracy. The deadline for submissionis January 31, 2009. For more information,visit http://www.youtube.com/democracychallenge
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New Tactics wishes you and your loved ones a very happy NewYear!
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The New Tactics in Human RightsProject is an international initiative led by a diverse group oforganizations and practitioners from around the world. The project iscoordinated by the Center for Victims of Tortureand grew out of its experience as a creator of new tactics and a treatmentcenter that also advocates for the protection of human rights from a uniqueposition—one of healing and reclaiming civic leadership.
