[psych-hr] Call for 2004 Felipa Award nominations

Dear Friends:

Please read and forward widely this announcement calling for nominations 
for the IGLHRC Felipa Award (*deadline October 15*).  This is a one-time 
mailing.  My apologies for any duplicate postings.

English, Spanish, and French versions of this announcement will be 
available on the Felipa Awards page of the IGLHRC website:

http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/section.php?id=40

Sincerely,

Sara Moore
IGLHRC Program Associate

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The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
Seeks Nominations for the 2004 Felipa Award

(Deadline for Nominations: October 15, 2003)


Purpose of the Award and General Guidelines

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) seeks to 
honor an organization or an individual that has made significant 
contributions toward securing the full enjoyment of the human rights of all 
people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of 
sexual orientation or expression, gender identity or expression, and/or HIV 
status, anywhere in the world.

Through this award we hope to bring about public recognition to an 
organization or individual committed to the struggle for human rights.  We 
seek nominations for organizations and individuals from all regions of the 
world and from as wide a range of communities as possible. We welcome 
nominations for younger as well as more established organizations and 
individuals.

The award recipient will receive a cash award. The individual award 
recipient or one designated representative from an  organizational award 
recipient will be flown to the United States to be honored at an annual 
springtime ceremony.

The Felipa Awards is named in honor of Felipa de Souza, a woman convicted 
and tortured in Brazil by the Portuguese Inquisition in 1591 for having 
sexual relationships with other women.


Award Criteria

In reviewing the candidates, the following criteria will be considered and 
evaluated:

a) Demonstrated leadership and a record of outstanding achievements in the 
field

b) Practical work in the field and in difficult circumstances

c) Demonstrated capacity to establish links and build lasting coalitions 
with others struggling for human rights, gender equality, and/or social and 
economic justice

d) Predominant activities in developing countries or with marginalized 
communities

e) Potential impact of the award in supporting and strengthening 
candidates' work in the future


A final decision regarding the award will be made by the Board of Directors 
of IGLHRC in consultation with IGLHRC's International Advisory Board and 
staff.   The Board of Directors will release its decision in February 2004.


Nomination Process

Felipa nominations are accepted year-round.

Felipa nominations should be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the address below 
before October 15, 2003 in order to qualify for the 2004 award.  If you do 
not receive a confirmation by November 1st, this may mean that your 
nomination did not reach us in time; we will file your nomination for 
consideration in the next yearly cycle.

Nominations may be made by anyone, including the candidates themselves.
We no longer accept nominations for posthumous awards.

If possible, nominations should be submitted in English, although we can 
accept nominations in most languages.

All nominations must include:

1/ Full contact information for both the nominator and the candidate.  This 
includes: name and address and where available phone, fax, and email.


2/ A letter of nomination.  This letter should not be more than 3 pages 
long (about 1,500 words) and should answer the following questions:

a) Is the candidate a leader in the field and does the candidate have a 
record of outstanding achievements in the field?

b) What are some examples of the candidate's practical work in the field 
(particularly those carried out under difficult circumstances)?

c) Has the candidate established links and built lasting coalitions with 
others struggling for human rights, gender equality, and/or social and 
economic justice?

d) What proportion of candidate's work takes place among or benefits 
marginalized communities and/or communities in the developing world?

e) What would be the impact of the award in supporting and strengthening 
candidate's work in the future?


3/ Two letters of support


4/ For organizations, nominations must also include the mission statement 
of the organization.


Nominations (either individual or organization) can also include additional 
and optional supporting materials such as brochures, newsletters, newspaper 
clippings, photographs, videos, or other descriptions of the candidate's work.


Deadline for nominations: October 15, 2003

Please send your nominations to:

By Mail:
Felipa Awards
IGLHRC
1375 Sutter Street, Suite 222
San Francisco, CA 94109
USA

By Fax:
Felipa Awards
IGLHRC
Fax: +1-415-561-0619

By Email:   iglhrc@iglhrc.org

For more information please go to the Felipa Awards page of the IGLHRC website:

http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/section.php?id=40



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