PHA-Exchange> Human Rights Advocates Program

[Laura Turiano]

The application for the 2008 session of the annual Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) at Columbia University is now available.

The Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) at Columbia University is designed to prepare proven human rights leaders from the Global South and marginalized communities in the U.S. to participate in national and international policy debates on globalization by building their skills, knowledge, and contacts. The Program features a four-month residency at Columbia University in New York City with a structured curriculum of advocacy, networking, skills-building, and academic coursework.

Since 2004, HRAP has concentrated its support on individuals and organizations that address issues broadly related to globalization.

The four-month intensive capacity building program focuses on the following key issue areas: 

  a.. Environmental injustice 
  b.. Labor rights violations 
  c.. Abuses by multinational corporations 
  d.. Ramifications of resource extraction 
  e.. Public health crises 
  f.. Unsustainable development 
  g.. Intolerance, xenophobia, and social exclusion related to globalization 
Special attention is given to the above issues and their intersection with gender, race, ethnicity, sexual identity, and/or other sources of marginalization. 

HRAP's current focus has emerged in recent years as a response to the negative effects of globalization on those with the least access to decision-making processes. Given their physical and symbolic distance from centers of power, grassroots leaders are typically unable to lobby for equitable outcomes from global policymakers. 

The design of HRAP is intended to help level the playing field for those lacking the access and relevant skills or knowledge to lobby effectively for their causes. The Program provides advanced training, support, and networking opportunities to respected human rights leaders. The focus is both on strengthening the skills of the individual Advocates and providing tools to build sustainable organizations that advocate for disadvantaged peoples.

For more information and the application, see: http://humanrights.columbia.edu/hrap/info.htm

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Laura Turiano, MS, PA-C
Right to Health and Health Care Campaign
People's Health Movement - US Circle
Oakland, California
Skype: phm-laura
phm at turiano.org
www.phmovement.org
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