Human Rights Program - D.C.

If you will be in or around Washington, D.C. over Memorial Day - here is a program that might be of interest.

Human Rights on the Hill
International Human & Peoples' Rights Law Course
Tues, May 29 - Sat., June 2
UDC Clarke School of Law
Building 39, Room 202
4200 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008

Dear Friends,

Please join us for the Sixth Annual Law International Human & Peoples
Rights Program at the UDC Clarke School Law, coordinated by Joshua
Cooper, PhD, Hawaii Inst. for Human Rights www.humanrightshawaii.org.

"Human Rights on the Hill" will take place from May 29 - June 2, 2007.
The summer seminar will focus on the interconnectedness and
indivisibility of peace, environment, human rights and global justice.
The seminar combines keynote addresses by international law experts,
panels, presentations by NGOs and indigenous peoples, updates on the
latest developments at the United Nations focusing on the UN Permanent
Forum on Indigenous Issues and the newly created Human Rights Council,
documentary film premieres daily during lunch, and "Excursions of
Empowerment" throughout the week around Washington D.C.

The Course will meet in UDC's Building 39 on the second floor in Room
202, 4200 Connecticut Ave., NW (Van Ness/UDC Metro) and will begin each
morning at 9 a.m. from Tuesday May 29 through Friday, June 1. On
Saturday, participants will go on a walking tour of human rights museums
and exhibits.

Each day covers a theme of Peace, Environment, Human Rights & Global
Justice yet also connects the common roots of resistance and realization
of rights. The presentations will take place every 90 minutes throughout
the day. Also, there will be excursions of empowerment throughout the
week with visits to Amnesty International, Friends Committee on National
Legislation, National Museum of Native Americans and CNN.

At noon every day, there will be the third annual Fundamental Freedom
Film Festival with the theme of Indigenous Peoples in 2007 featuring
cutting edge documentary movies premiered in Washington D.C.  The cost
of the program is on a sliding scale between $5 and $50/day.  No one
will be turned away for inability to donate!

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We hope you can participate as much as possible in the five day program.
There might be a change in the program based on recent human rights
developments. For latest schedules please email joshua@hawaii.edu or
jlibertelli@udc.edu

We also want to welcome you to invite your membership in a coalition
supporting ratification of treaties by the U.S. government and better UN
monitoring mechanisms. We very much look forward to your participation
in this empowering endeavor and hopeful further action to create a
culture of peace and human rights.

Maluhia Me Ka Pono (Peace with Justice)
Joshua Cooper

HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE HILL

6th Annual INTERNATIONAL HUMAN & PEOPLES' RIGHTS LAW PROGRAM

MAY 29 - JUNE 2, 2007

University of the District of Columbia
David A. Clarke School of Law
4200 Connecticut Ave., NW
Building 39, 2nd Floor, Room 202

(Donation from $5 to $50 per day is requested, but no one will be turned
away for inability to contribute!)

Program will cover:

-International Human Rights Institutions and Instruments
-Regional Human Rights Treaty Mechanisms
-U.S. Record of Ratification and Implementation of Human Rights
-International Criminal Court
-Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Earth Rights

EXCURSIONS OF EMPOWERMENT To:

-Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
-National Non-Governmental Organizations Headquarters
-U.S. State Department Office of Human Rights and Labor
-Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

REGISTER NOW FOR THE FOUR DAY PROGRAM!

Contact:

joshua cooper joshua@hawaii.edu
www.humanrightshawaii.org 808-542-7204