Bringing Human Rights Home book discussion
By: HR2Housing
Posted: May 13 08
Witnessed: 1471 times
Regions: United States
Issues: Housing, Poverty, Racial discrimination
Tags: economic rights, human_rights
This is a book discussion hosted by Northeastern University on Brining Human Rights Home, a 3 volume set dedicated to bringing the human rights frame to domestic U.S. issues, especially of race and poverty. NLCHP Human Rights Staff Attorney Eric Tars , who authored a chapter, begins talking at 48:30 into the video. Other presenters include Maria Green, Assistant Professor at Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management; Martha Davis, Northeastern University Law Professor; Wendy Pollack, Director of the Women's Law & Policy Project for the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law; and Cathy Albisa, Executive Director of the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative.
Related Media
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing Opening Remarks at 2009 National Forum on the Human Right to Housing
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Raquel Rolnik, makes an opening statement to the 2009 National Forum on the Human Right to Housing before hearing testimony from over 20 individ...
Regions: United States
Issues: Housing, Poverty, Racial discrimination
Daughter of Violence
This is part of documentary. we r searching sponshorship for master and distribution.
Regions: Asia, India, United Arab Emirates
Issues: Armed conflict, Bonded labor, Child labor
Daughter of Violence
This is part of the documentary-Daughter of Violence. searching for sponshorship for master delivery of this documentary and distribution.
Regions: Asia, Australia, India
Issues: Armed conflict, Bonded labor, Child labor
Witnesses to Hunger: U.S. Mothers Speaking out on Hunger & Poverty
This is an introductory film to Witnesses to Hunger....
Regions: United States
Issues: Food & health & development, Housing, Poverty
Taming the Perfect Storm - Pete White on Health and Homelessness in Los Angeles (Part 1)
Pete White of the Los Angeles Community Action Network speaks at the report launch of "Taming the Perfect Storm: Addressing the Impact of Public Health, Housing, and Law Enforcement Policies on Homel...
Regions: United States
Issues: Health, Housing, Poverty
Related Groups
Organization for Visual Progression
The Organization for Visual Progression (OVP) is dedicated to providing individuals and organizations with the opportunity to create and utilize visual media in their advocacy efforts and social justi...
Regions: Netherlands, Philippines, United States
Issues: Corporations and human rights, Corruption, Education
OpenMinds XChange
OpenMinds Xchange exposes Mental Health Human Rights Violations in the United States. ...
Regions: United States
Issues: Mental disability rights, Poverty, Torture
Coalition of Institutionalized Aged and Disabled
Adult homes, or adult care facilities, provide room and board to people in New York State who are 18 years-of-age or older and have a physical and/or psychiatric disability....
Regions: United States
Issues: Housing
SKID ROW - Raise Awareness, Inspire Action!
Los Angeles has the largest homeless population in the United States, but it a mirror for the homeless crisis facing most urban centers....
Regions: United States
Issues: Drugs & human rights, Poverty, Shelter
Ms. Foundation for Women
Founded in 1973, the Ms. Foundation for Women is the first and leading women’s fund and the foundation engaged across the United States to build women’s collective power to ignite change. The Ms....
Post new comment