ERRC seeks applicants for the 2011 Roma Rights Summer School
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Maria Lis
Apr 11, 2011, 6:33:54 AM4/11/11
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ERRC SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR THE 2011 ROMA RIGHTS SUMMER SCHOOL
The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) invites applications for its
highly acclaimed annual Roma Rights Summer School. The Summer School
will be held in Budapest, Hungary, from 21 July-1 August 2011.
Deadline for applications: 9 May 2011.
The 10-day Summer School is intended for young Romani, Sinti and
Traveller (Roma) activists and students from all European countries.
The Summer School will offer both an introduction to human rights as
well as an excellent forum for the exchange of ideas, innovation and
expertise for participants who are at an early stage of their careers.
The Summer School provides participants a unique chance to immerse
themselves into the theory and practice of human rights, minority
rights and non-discrimination, and to benefit from the knowledge and
experience of committed human rights experts. This intensive programme
includes a variety of social activities that allow participants to
network with each other and the experts, ensuring the programme is
instructive and enjoyable.
The main goal of the Summer School is to develop the capacity of a new
generation of Romani human rights activists to use international,
regional and domestic human rights instruments and mechanisms to
advance the rights of Roma, both domestically and internationally, and
to combat discrimination from grassroots to governmental levels.
Objectives of the Summer School:
Analyse issues and situations affecting Roma in their respective
countries based on internationally accepted human rights values and
principles;
Develop knowledge to use domestic mechanisms (such as national
legislation) and international human rights instruments (i.e., United
Nations Treaties, European Treaties, and other Council of Europe and
European Union legal and political mechanisms) to protect and promote
the rights of Roma;
Strengthen skills in monitoring and reporting human rights violations
as well as advocacy;
Increase capacity to apply learning within organisations and
communities; and
Explore and facilitate opportunities for networking and developing
partnerships with NGOs and government officials to further advance the
cause of Roma rights throughout Europe.
Participants:
The Roma Rights Summer School is a component of ERRC programming aimed
at capacitating Romani, Sinti and Traveller activists. We welcome
applications from Romani, Sinti and Traveller individuals who are
interested in human rights. Applicants must have a sufficient command
of English to enable them to participate actively in the Summer
School. Applicants are preferably students of law, public
administration and social sciences, or degree-holders in one of these
fields. The ERRC also encourages activists who do not hold a formal
degree but have several years of relevant work experience to apply.
The ERRC places importance on the participation of Romani women, LGBT
individuals, etc.
Application Procedure:
To apply applicants must send both of the following:
A completed application form, available at:
http://www.errc.org/cms/upload/file/application-form.doc?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ERRC+seeks+applicants+for+the+2011+Roma+...&utm_source=YMLP&utm_term=
One letter of recommendation from a teacher, professor or supervisor
(a community leader, religious leader, or their current employer)
familiar with the applicant's work and engagement with Roma rights
issues. The letter should explain the nature of their relationship,
how long they have known the applicant and highlight the main
attributes of the applicant and whether they would be a suitable
candidate for the ERRC Roma Rights Summer School.
All materials must be submitted in one package. Applications missing
one or more of these requirements will not be considered by the
selection committee. ERRC offers full scholarships for the Roma
Rights Summer School.
Completed applications should be submitted to Dora Eke at
dora...@errc.org or
Dora Eke
Roma Rights Summer School
ERRC
Naphegy ter 8,
1016 Budapest, Hungary
Fax: + 36 1 413-2201
The deadline for all applications is 9 May 2011. Applications received
after this date will not be considered.
ERRC 2011. All rights reserved
The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) invites applications for its
highly acclaimed annual Roma Rights Summer School. The Summer School
will be held in Budapest, Hungary, from 21 July-1 August 2011.
Deadline for applications: 9 May 2011.
The 10-day Summer School is intended for young Romani, Sinti and
Traveller (Roma) activists and students from all European countries.
The Summer School will offer both an introduction to human rights as
well as an excellent forum for the exchange of ideas, innovation and
expertise for participants who are at an early stage of their careers.
The Summer School provides participants a unique chance to immerse
themselves into the theory and practice of human rights, minority
rights and non-discrimination, and to benefit from the knowledge and
experience of committed human rights experts. This intensive programme
includes a variety of social activities that allow participants to
network with each other and the experts, ensuring the programme is
instructive and enjoyable.
The main goal of the Summer School is to develop the capacity of a new
generation of Romani human rights activists to use international,
regional and domestic human rights instruments and mechanisms to
advance the rights of Roma, both domestically and internationally, and
to combat discrimination from grassroots to governmental levels.
Objectives of the Summer School:
Analyse issues and situations affecting Roma in their respective
countries based on internationally accepted human rights values and
principles;
Develop knowledge to use domestic mechanisms (such as national
legislation) and international human rights instruments (i.e., United
Nations Treaties, European Treaties, and other Council of Europe and
European Union legal and political mechanisms) to protect and promote
the rights of Roma;
Strengthen skills in monitoring and reporting human rights violations
as well as advocacy;
Increase capacity to apply learning within organisations and
communities; and
Explore and facilitate opportunities for networking and developing
partnerships with NGOs and government officials to further advance the
cause of Roma rights throughout Europe.
Participants:
The Roma Rights Summer School is a component of ERRC programming aimed
at capacitating Romani, Sinti and Traveller activists. We welcome
applications from Romani, Sinti and Traveller individuals who are
interested in human rights. Applicants must have a sufficient command
of English to enable them to participate actively in the Summer
School. Applicants are preferably students of law, public
administration and social sciences, or degree-holders in one of these
fields. The ERRC also encourages activists who do not hold a formal
degree but have several years of relevant work experience to apply.
The ERRC places importance on the participation of Romani women, LGBT
individuals, etc.
Application Procedure:
To apply applicants must send both of the following:
A completed application form, available at:
http://www.errc.org/cms/upload/file/application-form.doc?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ERRC+seeks+applicants+for+the+2011+Roma+...&utm_source=YMLP&utm_term=
One letter of recommendation from a teacher, professor or supervisor
(a community leader, religious leader, or their current employer)
familiar with the applicant's work and engagement with Roma rights
issues. The letter should explain the nature of their relationship,
how long they have known the applicant and highlight the main
attributes of the applicant and whether they would be a suitable
candidate for the ERRC Roma Rights Summer School.
All materials must be submitted in one package. Applications missing
one or more of these requirements will not be considered by the
selection committee. ERRC offers full scholarships for the Roma
Rights Summer School.
Completed applications should be submitted to Dora Eke at
dora...@errc.org or
Dora Eke
Roma Rights Summer School
ERRC
Naphegy ter 8,
1016 Budapest, Hungary
Fax: + 36 1 413-2201
The deadline for all applications is 9 May 2011. Applications received
after this date will not be considered.
ERRC 2011. All rights reserved
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