[hr-education] Human Rights Advocates Programme 2007 at Columbia University (USA)

NOTE: The application procedure for the 2007 Human Rights Advocates
Program has changed.

The first round of applications will be due on October 3, 2006.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Short-listed candidates will be notified in November and must submit a
second application by January 5, 2007. The HRAP 2007 application form is
available in MS Word, RTF, and PDF format at the HRAP website:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/humanrights/training/adv/hradv_pgm.htm

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES PROGRAM 
Human Rights Advocacy and the Global Economy 

The Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) at Columbia University is
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.

Since 2004, HRAP has concentrated its support on individuals and
organizations that address issues broadly related to the global economy.
The Program is now expanding its thematic focus to incorporate activists
working on issues of exclusion and the marginalization of communities from
political and economic processes. Activists working on issues related to
intolerance, marginalization, and xenophobia as relates to globalization
are invited to apply to the 2007 HRAP. The Program remains open to
activists working exclusively on human rights issues related to the global
economy.

The four-month Program focuses on the following key issue areas: 

-Environmental injustice 
-Labor rights violations 
-Abuses by multinational corporations 
-Ramifications of resource extraction 
-Public health crises 
-Unsustainable development 

Special attention is given to the above issues and their intersection with
gender, race, ethnicity, and/or other sources of marginalization.

HRAP’s current focus has emerged in recent years as a response to
the negative effects of globalization on those with the least access to
decision-making processes. Given their physical and symbolic distance from
centers of power, grassroots leaders are typically unable to lobby for
equitable outcomes from global policymakers.

The design of HRAP is intended to help level the playing field for those
lacking the access and relevant skills or knowledge to lobby effectively
for their causes. The Program provides advanced training, support, and
networking opportunities to respected human rights leaders. The focus is
both on strengthening the skills of the individual Advocates and providing
tools to build sustainable organizations that advocate for disadvantaged
peoples.





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