Activism
- World Summit on Child Labour
- World Day Against Child Labour
- The Top 3 Guides for Activists
- Let Live Animal Rights Conference
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Jodie Martin
Jodie Martin
An international conference on child labour and child exploitation will be held in Cairns, Australia from 3 to 5 August 2008.
The International Conference on Child Labour and Child Exploitation will be held from 3 to 5 August 2008 in Cairns, Australia.
The Conference will "evaluate the progress and achievements made in relation to the eradication of the worst forms of child labour and will explore the challenges ahead in securing rights for children in the 21st century and meeting the Millennium Development Goals by 2015."
The program will include plenaries, panel discussions and workshops for attendees.
Some of the speakers will be:
The Conference will "evaluate the progress and achievements made in relation to the eradication of the worst forms of child labour and will explore the challenges ahead in securing rights for children in the 21st century and meeting the Millennium Development Goals by 2015."
The program will include plenaries, panel discussions and workshops for attendees.
Some of the speakers will be:
- Madame Justice Rosalie Abella (Supreme Court of Canada)
- Bill Bell (Head of Protection, Save the Children, United Kingdom)
- Sharan Burrow (President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and International Trade Union Confederation)
- Radhika Coomaraswamy (Sri Lanka, United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict)
- Professor Mick Dodson AM (Director of the National Centre for Indigenous Studies at the Australian National University and Professor of Law at the ANU College of Law)
- Michele Jankanish (Director, International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) ILO)
- Dr Eddie Mhlanga (Nelson Mandela School of Medicine at the University of Kwa-Zulu-Natal in Durban)
- John Trew (Senior Technical Advisor, Child Labor & Education, CARE USA)
- Henri Tiphagne (Executive Director, Peoples Watch India)
- Noel Pearson (Director, Cape York Institute)
World Day Against Child Labour
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The 2008 World Day Against Child Labour will raise awareness about child labour and the importance of education for children.
On 12 June 2008, World Day Against Child Labour will be marked around the world.
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), child labour is "work that harms children's well-being and hinders their education, development and future livelihoods." The theme for the 2008 World Day Against Child Labour is "education is the right response to child labour." The ILO has highlighted three key aims:
According to the ILO website:
"Child labour is closely associated with poverty. Many poor families are unable to afford school fees or other school costs. The family may depend on the contribution that a working child makes to the household’s income, and place more importance on that than on education. And when a family has to make a choice between sending either a boy or girl to school, it is often the girl who loses out."
The right to education is a fundamental human right, and humanitarian organizations such as the ILO and the United Nations say that that education is essential for exercising other human rights and development.
You can find out more about World Day Against Child Labour by visiting the official website.
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), child labour is "work that harms children's well-being and hinders their education, development and future livelihoods." The theme for the 2008 World Day Against Child Labour is "education is the right response to child labour." The ILO has highlighted three key aims:
- Education for all children at least to the minimum age of employment.
- Education policies that address child labour by provision of properly resourced quality education and skills training.
- Education to promote awareness on the need to tackle child labour.
According to the ILO website:
"Child labour is closely associated with poverty. Many poor families are unable to afford school fees or other school costs. The family may depend on the contribution that a working child makes to the household’s income, and place more importance on that than on education. And when a family has to make a choice between sending either a boy or girl to school, it is often the girl who loses out."
The right to education is a fundamental human right, and humanitarian organizations such as the ILO and the United Nations say that that education is essential for exercising other human rights and development.
You can find out more about World Day Against Child Labour by visiting the official website.
The Top 3 Guides for Activists
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The best guides for youth, social and student activism available freely on the Internet for new and experienced activists.
Are you an activist looking for better ways to manage your campaign? Or a beginning activist wanting to find out how to get more involved? These top three free activism guides should help you to achieve your goals! The guides below focus on youth, social and student environmental activism but they are useful for activists in all areas.
1. Youth Activism: The Freechild Project "Guide to Social Change Led By and For Young People" by Adam Fletcher and Joseph Vavrus looks at the cycle of youth engagement, youth issues and actions, and tools for youth activism. - Guide to Social Change [PDF]
2. Social Activism: Oxfam America has produced an excellent "Just Add Consciousness: A Guide to Social Activism" is an excellent resource for beginning activists. The guide covers mobilizing people to take action, educating your community, influencing key decision-makers, and how to organize campaigns and get media coverage. - Just Add Consciousness [PDF]
3. Student Activism: Student Environmental Action Coalition offers a free online version of its 104-page "SEAC Organizing Guide". This guide is great for both beginners and experienced activists. It covers all angles of student organizing and action, including information on starting or reviving a group, launching a campaign, building your organization and mobilizing students. - Organizing Guide [PDF]
1. Youth Activism: The Freechild Project "Guide to Social Change Led By and For Young People" by Adam Fletcher and Joseph Vavrus looks at the cycle of youth engagement, youth issues and actions, and tools for youth activism. - Guide to Social Change [PDF]
2. Social Activism: Oxfam America has produced an excellent "Just Add Consciousness: A Guide to Social Activism" is an excellent resource for beginning activists. The guide covers mobilizing people to take action, educating your community, influencing key decision-makers, and how to organize campaigns and get media coverage. - Just Add Consciousness [PDF]
3. Student Activism: Student Environmental Action Coalition offers a free online version of its 104-page "SEAC Organizing Guide". This guide is great for both beginners and experienced activists. It covers all angles of student organizing and action, including information on starting or reviving a group, launching a campaign, building your organization and mobilizing students. - Organizing Guide [PDF]
Let Live Animal Rights Conference
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Jodie Martin
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An animal rights conference will be held in Northwest US in June for both new and experienced activists to come together on fresh ideas for animal advocacy.
For readers in NW US interested in animal rights, a great conference is being held at the end of June and all are welcome.
The Let Live North West Animal Rights Conference will be held from June 27 to June 29, 2008 in Portland, Oregon at Portland State University. The conference aims to provide a grassroots forum for new and experienced animal rights activists to learn skills and strategies for better advocacy for animals.
The Let Live crew states on their website that "animals belong to themselves, not to us. They should not suffer in our systems of food, science, entertainment and fashion. Instead, they should live free of the tyranny we put upon them. But they cannot claim this freedom alone." The conference organizers hope to bring together people who want to help, and to work to build a stronger animal liberation movement.
Let Live NW Animal Rights Conference is being organized by Vegans for Animal Advocacy and is supported by No Compromise, Herbivore Magazine and Food Fight Grocery. Some of the confirmed speakers for the conference include Lauren Ornelas (Food Empowerment Project), Peter Young (a former animal liberation prisoner), Isa Chandra Moskowitz (The Post Punk Kitchen), Pulin Modi (PETA2), and more great speakers from fantastic animal advocacy groups.
Topics at the conference workshops and seminars will include media training, organizing a grassroots group, dealing with law enforcement, student activism and campaign development, strategy and tactics.
Let Live are suggesting a registration donation of $10 (to help with the costs of the event). Due to space restrictions, they're limiting the number of attendees to 250 people, so get in quick and register on their website!
The Let Live North West Animal Rights Conference will be held from June 27 to June 29, 2008 in Portland, Oregon at Portland State University. The conference aims to provide a grassroots forum for new and experienced animal rights activists to learn skills and strategies for better advocacy for animals.
The Let Live crew states on their website that "animals belong to themselves, not to us. They should not suffer in our systems of food, science, entertainment and fashion. Instead, they should live free of the tyranny we put upon them. But they cannot claim this freedom alone." The conference organizers hope to bring together people who want to help, and to work to build a stronger animal liberation movement.
Let Live NW Animal Rights Conference is being organized by Vegans for Animal Advocacy and is supported by No Compromise, Herbivore Magazine and Food Fight Grocery. Some of the confirmed speakers for the conference include Lauren Ornelas (Food Empowerment Project), Peter Young (a former animal liberation prisoner), Isa Chandra Moskowitz (The Post Punk Kitchen), Pulin Modi (PETA2), and more great speakers from fantastic animal advocacy groups.
Topics at the conference workshops and seminars will include media training, organizing a grassroots group, dealing with law enforcement, student activism and campaign development, strategy and tactics.
Let Live are suggesting a registration donation of $10 (to help with the costs of the event). Due to space restrictions, they're limiting the number of attendees to 250 people, so get in quick and register on their website!