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'''Using global human rights to strengthen anti-racism organizing and resist ongoing retrenchment of democracy and human rights'''
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'''Using global human rights to strengthen anti-racism organizing and resist ongoing retrenchment of democracy and human rights''' </br>
 
National Human Rights Cities/ Human Rights on the Hill  
 
National Human Rights Cities/ Human Rights on the Hill  
 
July 19-21, 2022
 
July 19-21, 2022
 
Co-Sponsor & Host: Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center,
 
Co-Sponsor & Host: Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center,
 
Howard University School of Law, Washington DC
 
Howard University School of Law, Washington DC
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*[http://wiki.humanrightscities.mayfirst.org/index.php?title=File:Poster_Thurgood_Marshall_Civil_Rights_Center_2022.png#/media/File:Poster_Thurgood_Marshall_Civil_Rights_Center_2022.png Event Poster]
  
*[https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrcOGsqT4oGN0cAV9W1KZIYfWQws3IpCWG For remote/online participation, register here].
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'''Program'''<br/>
*[https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffb.me%2Fe%2FeSujGw1ae&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cjgsmith%40pitt.edu%7Cdfdb5ff7a3f045f6599708da6803ddf0%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637936663072141292%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zP%2FaxvmeYKmYF2Jhl2PBGqGseH2ZL7GYpArdQ2x1zA4%3D&amp;reserved=0 Facebook event page]
 
  
SCHEDULE (Preliminary)
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'''Wednesday July 20'''  <br/>
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Location: Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard University School of Law, 2900 Van Ness Street, N.W. Room 107, Notre Dame Hall, Washington, D.C. 20009
  
'''Tuesday, July 19, 2022''' Opening reception 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT<br/>
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9:00 AM Welcome Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center
''Enjoy Article 24 Event'': Join the US Human Rights Cities Movement at The Mission Dupont Circle: 1606 20th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20009
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Workshop overview: Human Rights Cities & the UN: Opportunities for Changemakers
Location: Brick Room/ light snacks will be provided
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::Billi Wilkerson, Managing Director, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard University School of Law
  
'''Wednesday July 20'''  ''All times are Eastern time zone/U.S.'' <br/>
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9:15 AM: Human Rights Cities: Research, Resources & Resources
Location: Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard University School of Law, 2900 Van Ness Street, N.W. Room 107, Notre Dame Hall, Washington, D.C. 20009
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::Maggie Austen, Suffolk Law School  
  
9:30 AM Welcome Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center
 
Workshop overview: Human Rights Cities & the UN: Opportunities for Changemakers
 
  
 
10:00 AM ''Cities as Human Rights Catalysts for Local & Global Change''   
 
10:00 AM ''Cities as Human Rights Catalysts for Local & Global Change''   
 
::*Kamelia Kemileva, Co-Director, Programmes & Administration -Geneva Cities Hub  
 
::*Kamelia Kemileva, Co-Director, Programmes & Administration -Geneva Cities Hub  
  
11:00 AM    '''UN Special Rapporteur on Racism,''' E. Tendayi Achiume --Consultation on Climate injustice and environmental racism
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11:00 AM    PANEL: '''Human Rights Cities: Connecting racial, reproductive, and environmental justice advocacy with global human rights opportunities''' (SDGs, UPR, CERD, CEDAW, etc.)
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:Human rights advocates from different communities will share lessons and models for using global institutions and processes to advance human rights in communities around the U.S. How can international institutions provide leverage that can help us overcome the vast challenges in the U.S. legal system—particularly following recent decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court?
  
1:00 PM     ''How can the CERD Process be a tool to fight Environmental Racism?''
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:*Daniel E. Gogal, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, Tribal and Indigenous Peoples Program Manager
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1:30 PM     ''How can the CERD Process be a tool to fight Environmental Racism?''
:*International Human Rights Agreements - EPA Staff Lead
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:*Daniel E. Gogal, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, Tribal and Indigenous Peoples Program Manager; International Human Rights Agreements - EPA Staff Lead; Interagency Interfaith Collaboration for Vulnerable Communities; & Coordinator, Office of Environmental Justice, USEPA Community Support and Engagement Staff
:*Interagency Interfaith Collaboration for Vulnerable Communities Coordinator,  
 
:*Office of Environmental Justice, USEPA Community Support and Engagement Staff
 
  
 
2:30 p.m. ''Mobilizing International Human Rights Instruments: The UN CERD Review of the United States: Making Global Human Rights Local''
 
2:30 p.m. ''Mobilizing International Human Rights Instruments: The UN CERD Review of the United States: Making Global Human Rights Local''
 
:*Leon W. Russell, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors
 
:*Leon W. Russell, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors
  
3:30 PM Break followed by wrap-up/discussion
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3:30 PM PANEL & Discussion: '''Bringing the CERD Review Home: Strategies for local follow-up and movement-building —part 1'''
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:Participants will learn more about the politics of CERD and related treaty reviews and how we can best use these to advance human rights in local communities. Activists who were involved in preparing reviews as part of the 2022 CERD review of the U.S. will share lessons from their work, including models for other communities and ideas for engaging local communities in follow-up work to strengthen the compliance with CERD across all levels of government.
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'''Thursday July 21'''<br/>
 
'''Thursday July 21'''<br/>
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8:30 Arrive at venue (in person folks)
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9:00 AM Lessons from European Human Rights Cities
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::Hans Sakkers (from Utrecht), [https://fra.europa.eu/en European Fundamental Rights Agency]
  
9:00 AM Welcome/ Opening recap and overview of what’s next
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10:00 AM ''Reparations & Human Rights''
10:00 AM ''Reparation & Human Rights''
 
 
:*Dreisen Heath, Racial Justice Researcher & Advocate – US Program | Human Rights Watch
 
:*Dreisen Heath, Racial Justice Researcher & Advocate – US Program | Human Rights Watch
  
 
11:00 AM        ''How can the review of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) be Mobilized by Civil Society to Shape Public Policy?''  
 
11:00 AM        ''How can the review of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) be Mobilized by Civil Society to Shape Public Policy?''  
 
:*Marie Joseph, Human Rights Officer and Secretary of the Human Rights Committee Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section Human Rights Treaties Branch, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights  
 
:*Marie Joseph, Human Rights Officer and Secretary of the Human Rights Committee Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section Human Rights Treaties Branch, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights  
:*Cities for CERD team
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12:30 PM Lunch break  
 
12:30 PM Lunch break  
  
AFTERNOON SCHEDULE TBD
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1:30 p.m. U.S. CERD preparations to date
 
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::Desirée M. Cormier Smith, Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice (SRREJ), U.S. Department of State
  
Human Rights City Strategy Sessions (times TBD)
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2:30 pm. '''Introducing the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent'''
:*''Bringing the CERD Review Home: Strategies for local follow-up and movement-building'' --Participants will learn more about the politics of CERD and related treaty reviews and how we can best use these to advance human rights in local communities. Activists who were involved in preparing reviews as part of the 2022 CERD review of the U.S. will share lessons from their work, including models for other communities and ideas for engaging local communities in follow-up work to strengthen the compliance with CERD across all levels of government.
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::Billi Wilkerson, Managing Director, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard University School of Law
::'''Breakout/Strategy Session on the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent:''' How can this new UN body help support and advance the work of CERD? How can our movements help strengthen this Forum and vice-versa?
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::Justin Hansford, Executive Director, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard University School of Law & Representative to the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
  
:*''Human Rights Cities: Connecting racial, reproductive, and environmental justice advocacy with global human rights opportunities (SDGs, UPR, CERD, CEDAW, etc.)'' --Human rights advocates from different communities will share lessons and models for using global institutions and processes to advance human rights in communities around the U.S. How can international institutions provide leverage that can help us overcome the vast challenges in the U.S. legal system—particularly following recent decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court?
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3:15 p.m. '''Bringing the CERD Review Home: Strategies for local follow-up and movement-building-part 2''' ''We’ll hear from the District of Columbia’s Human Rights Office & Human Rights Commission on how local governments can improve work to fight and prevent discrimination and implement CERD. A discussion of how to expand the use of global tools like CERD and the Permanent Forum in local human rights work will follow.''
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::Hnin Khaing, Interim Director, District of Columbia Office of Human Rights
'''Additional speakers/ Times TBD'''
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::Motoko Aizawa, District of Columbia Human Rights Commission Chair
*District of Columbia Office of Human Rights
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::Dr. Mia Carey, Education and Training Specialist, District of Columbia Office of Human Rights
*UN CERD Secretariat
 

Latest revision as of 11:51, 26 July 2022

Using global human rights to strengthen anti-racism organizing and resist ongoing retrenchment of democracy and human rights
National Human Rights Cities/ Human Rights on the Hill July 19-21, 2022 Co-Sponsor & Host: Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard University School of Law, Washington DC

Program

Wednesday July 20
Location: Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard University School of Law, 2900 Van Ness Street, N.W. Room 107, Notre Dame Hall, Washington, D.C. 20009

9:00 AM Welcome Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center Workshop overview: Human Rights Cities & the UN: Opportunities for Changemakers

Billi Wilkerson, Managing Director, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard University School of Law

9:15 AM: Human Rights Cities: Research, Resources & Resources

Maggie Austen, Suffolk Law School


10:00 AM Cities as Human Rights Catalysts for Local & Global Change

  • Kamelia Kemileva, Co-Director, Programmes & Administration -Geneva Cities Hub

11:00 AM PANEL: Human Rights Cities: Connecting racial, reproductive, and environmental justice advocacy with global human rights opportunities (SDGs, UPR, CERD, CEDAW, etc.)

Human rights advocates from different communities will share lessons and models for using global institutions and processes to advance human rights in communities around the U.S. How can international institutions provide leverage that can help us overcome the vast challenges in the U.S. legal system—particularly following recent decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court?


1:30 PM How can the CERD Process be a tool to fight Environmental Racism?

  • Daniel E. Gogal, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, Tribal and Indigenous Peoples Program Manager; International Human Rights Agreements - EPA Staff Lead; Interagency Interfaith Collaboration for Vulnerable Communities; & Coordinator, Office of Environmental Justice, USEPA Community Support and Engagement Staff

2:30 p.m. Mobilizing International Human Rights Instruments: The UN CERD Review of the United States: Making Global Human Rights Local

  • Leon W. Russell, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors

3:30 PM PANEL & Discussion: Bringing the CERD Review Home: Strategies for local follow-up and movement-building —part 1

Participants will learn more about the politics of CERD and related treaty reviews and how we can best use these to advance human rights in local communities. Activists who were involved in preparing reviews as part of the 2022 CERD review of the U.S. will share lessons from their work, including models for other communities and ideas for engaging local communities in follow-up work to strengthen the compliance with CERD across all levels of government.


Thursday July 21
8:30 Arrive at venue (in person folks)

9:00 AM Lessons from European Human Rights Cities

Hans Sakkers (from Utrecht), European Fundamental Rights Agency

10:00 AM Reparations & Human Rights

  • Dreisen Heath, Racial Justice Researcher & Advocate – US Program | Human Rights Watch

11:00 AM How can the review of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) be Mobilized by Civil Society to Shape Public Policy?

  • Marie Joseph, Human Rights Officer and Secretary of the Human Rights Committee Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section Human Rights Treaties Branch, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights


12:30 PM Lunch break

1:30 p.m. U.S. CERD preparations to date

Desirée M. Cormier Smith, Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice (SRREJ), U.S. Department of State

2:30 pm. Introducing the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Billi Wilkerson, Managing Director, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard University School of Law
Justin Hansford, Executive Director, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard University School of Law & Representative to the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

3:15 p.m. Bringing the CERD Review Home: Strategies for local follow-up and movement-building-part 2 We’ll hear from the District of Columbia’s Human Rights Office & Human Rights Commission on how local governments can improve work to fight and prevent discrimination and implement CERD. A discussion of how to expand the use of global tools like CERD and the Permanent Forum in local human rights work will follow.

Hnin Khaing, Interim Director, District of Columbia Office of Human Rights
Motoko Aizawa, District of Columbia Human Rights Commission Chair
Dr. Mia Carey, Education and Training Specialist, District of Columbia Office of Human Rights