Sunday, September 03, 2006

Human Rights Advocates Program

Annual Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) at Columbia University
designed to prepare proven human rights leaders from the Global South and marginalized communities in the U.S. to participate in national and international policy debates on globalization by building their skills, knowledge, and contacts. The Program features a four-month residency at Columbia University in New York City with a structured curriculum of advocacy, networking, skills-building, and academic coursework.
Deadline: Oct 1
For further information or to download copies of the application, please check out http://www.columbia.edu/cu/humanrights/training/adv/hradv_pgm.htm
Additional information can be requested by email from hradvocates@columbia.edu,

Looking for organizations to host Interns in 2007
Students studying Japanese in the US are looking for opportunities to intern at Tokyo area nonprofits and NGOs.
Time frame: 6 months (Jan to June 2007, April to Sept 2007 or July to Dec 2007) or 3 months (April to July 2007, Jan to April 2007, June to August, Sept to Dec
Visit http://global-internship-japan.blogspot.com/ for details.

Resources: video
This short (30 sec.) is both powerful and professionally done
"Remember the Dream that was America"-- was produced by a movie
producer friend of San Miguel Chapter of DA Mexico member Gunnar
Erickson. The producer financed it himself and wants to make it freely available to anyone who wants to use it. Visit http://www.thedreamthatwasamerica.com/