Fwd: [penn-against-war] Students for Human Rights. . . .

[Farah Marie]

 

"Students for Human Rights and Democratic Education "

a student leaders conference in celebration of International Human Rights Day

 

Sunday, December 2, 2007

9:30 AM to 5 PM

University of Pennsylvania

Terrace Room, Logan Hall

Philadelphia, PA

 

Keynote:

Jerome J. Shestack

Former U.S. Ambassador to the

United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Former President of the American Bar Association

 

Students for Human Rights and Democratic Education is a grassroots conference focused on student input and perspectives on how to affect change in human rights and democratization through higher education. As an active student leader, your experience and insights would be valuable to this conference. Members of your student organization may also be interested in participating in this opportunity to interact with student leaders from the US, Canada, and Europe.  Please forward this invitation on to any listservs and members who you believe may benefit from this opportunity. For your information, we can provide free overnight accommodations for students arriving on the evening before the conference. We look forward to hearing from you!

 

Students for Human Rights and Democratic Education will feature speakers representing academic, grassroots, and institutional approaches to human rights and democracy, as well as discussion panels with active leaders who have led successful human rights or social justice projects. Participants will discuss criteria for examining higher education institutions and their efforts to promote human rights and democracy, as well as develop recommendations for mobilizing students both through their home universities and nationally.

 

Attached please find the conference schedule, registration form, and additional information on the International Consortium.   Please RSVP to Linda Hollenback at lhol...@sas.upenn.edu ASAP, as accommodations are limited.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Student Organizer, Yu-Chi Kuo at yuch...@sas.upenn.edu or International Consortium Coordinator, Linda Hollenback at lhol...@sas.upenn.edu or 215-746-7887.

 

We sincerely hope you will consider joining us for this important conference.

 

 

About Keynote:

Jerome J. Shestack is a world leader in international human rights and law. Mr. Shestack has served as President of the American Bar Association and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. He chaired the International Bar Association Standing Committee on Human Rights and the New York-based Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (now "Human Rights First"). Among his many active roles in international human rights and law, he currently co-chairs the ABA's Human Rights Center, which he founded. Mr. Shestack was a founding member of The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights. He was also a founder of PILCOP, a Philadelphia public interest law program. He was cited by the National Law Journal as one of the "100 Most Influential Lawyers" in the United States. Please see http://www.wolfblock.com/wbroot/popup_att_main.asp?id=132  for a full profile on Mr. Shestack.

 

Helpful links:

http://www.upenn.edu/ccp/international-consortium/home.html

http://iche.sas.upenn.edu/index/index.htm  

 

Sincerely,

Mark Pan
Conference Outreach Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania | Class of 2011

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Farah Marie Mokhtareizadeh
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