Date:
16 November, 2012
November 19 - December 16
About the Course:
The purpose of the course, is to build a growing ‘Community of Practice’ who can articulate and use human rights language in anti-poverty work. The success of the last course confirmed the need for human rights education and the strength of the content presented. The course was described as “amazing”, “productive” and “relevant” with a few individuals noting they felt “enlightened” and “empowered” by the experience. Participants felt more capable of articulating details of economic and social rights and felt they not only met the goals of the course, but also their personal goals as well.
Leading human rights experts will be joining the course including:
- Leilani Farha (CWP)
- Bruce Porter (Social Rights Advocacy Centre)
- Shelagh Day (Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action)
More information:
- The course is four weeks in length and will run from Monday, November 19 until Sunday, December 16
- Modules will be launched weekly. Themes include: Introduction to Economic and Social (ES) Rights, Poverty and ES Rights, Housing and ES Rights, the Right to Health, and Women and ES Rights
- ES Rights experts will join discussions each week and help facilitate conversations
- An online platform is used that allows for various discussions and that will hold the online resource library
- Cost of the course is $75.00 (due by November 9th)
The course will require a commitment of 5 hours per week for reading required materials participation in discussion rooms, as well as attendance on two conference calls and participation in the pre and post evaluation process. The weekly five-hour online commitment can be fulfilled at any time as the online classroom is open 24/7 including weekends.
We have room for 30 participants and will take names on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Registration:
Please email Kizzy Paris at Canada Without Poverty by Wednesday November 7th to ensure your place in the course: kizzy(at)cwp-csp.ca, or call 613.789.0096
*Please note that the course will not run without full registration. Confirmation will be given no later than Friday November 9th.
If you have any questions please email or call me at 604 558 0252.
Website:
Host:
Canada Without Poverty
Online --
Canada