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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/>
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SCHEDULE
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'''Wednesday July 20'''   <br/>
 
 
'''Tuesday, July 19, 2022''' Opening reception 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT<br/>
 
''Enjoy Article 24 Event'': Join the US Human Rights Cities Movement at The Mission Dupont Circle: 1606 20th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20009
 
Location: Brick Room/ light snacks will be provided
 
 
 
'''Wednesday July 20''' ''All times are Eastern time zone/U.S.'' <br/>
 
 
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  
 
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
 
9:00 AM Welcome Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center
 
Workshop overview: Human Rights Cities & the UN: Opportunities for Changemakers
 
Workshop overview: Human Rights Cities & the UN: Opportunities for Changemakers
::Billi Wilkerson, Howard University School of Law
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::Billi Wilkerson, Managing Director, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard University School of Law
  
 
9:15 AM: Human Rights Cities: Research, Resources & Resources
 
9:15 AM: Human Rights Cities: Research, Resources & Resources
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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.)
 
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?
 
: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?
::?'''UN Special Rapporteur on Racism,''' E. Tendayi Achiume --Consultation on Climate injustice and environmental racism
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1:30 PM     ''How can the CERD Process be a tool to fight Environmental Racism?''
 
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
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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
:*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''
 
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 PANEL & Discussion: '''Bringing the CERD Review Home: Strategies for local follow-up and movement-building'''
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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.
 
: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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8:30 Arrive at venue (in person folks)
 
8:30 Arrive at venue (in person folks)
  
9:00 AM European Human Rights Cities: Fundamental Rights Framework
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9:00 AM Lessons from European Human Rights Cities
::Hans Sakkers (zoom) Utrecht
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::Hans Sakkers (from Utrecht), [https://fra.europa.eu/en European Fundamental Rights Agency]
  
 
10:00 AM ''Reparations & Human Rights''
 
10:00 AM ''Reparations & Human Rights''
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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  
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2:30 pm. '''Introducing the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent'''
 
2:30 pm. '''Introducing the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent'''
::Billi Wilkerson, Howard University School of Law
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::Billi Wilkerson, Managing Director, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard University School of Law
::Justin Hansford, Howard University School of Law & Representative to the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
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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
  
3:15 p.m. '''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. ''How can the new Permanent Forum of People of African Descent help support and advance the work of CERD? How can our movements help strengthen this Forum and vice-versa?''
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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.''
 
::Hnin Khaing, Interim Director, District of Columbia Office of Human Rights
 
::Hnin Khaing, Interim Director, District of Columbia Office of Human Rights
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::Motoko Aizawa, District of Columbia Human Rights Commission Chair
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::Dr. Mia Carey, Education and Training Specialist, District of Columbia Office of Human Rights

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