Paper/Proposal Title
Workshop: Local Human Rights Advocacy — Utilizing International Human Rights Norms for Local Activism
Location
University of Dayton Human Rights Center
Start Date
12-4-2021 9:00 AM
End Date
12-4-2021 12:30 PM
Abstract
Dayton is the home to many social justice and rights-based coalitions, organizations and activists. The city and region face a range of intersecting inequities and development challenges similar to the rest of Ohio. Highly racially segregated with a history of redlining and other injustices, Dayton struggles with cases of police brutality against Blacks and people of color, high levels of opioid addiction and housing evictions, food deserts, sexual and gun violence, and poor educational and employment outcomes. Reform efforts are on-going but have yet to demonstrate substantial change and new ways forward toward a more equitable and empowered community. Advocates seek increased governmental openness and transparency, and more innovative approaches, creative methods and alternative solutions to structural and systemic challenges.
Together with local activists and organizations, we will explore opportunities to leverage human rights norms, strategies and procedures as powerful and practical tools for addressing structural injustice, including disparities in race, socio-economic status, gender, housing, health and environmental wellbeing. This workshop builds on the growing interest in understanding how human rights frameworks can inform and strengthen local advocacy in the US. We will examine how we as a community can utilize these tools to further human rights-based advocacy efforts in the Miami Valley.
Workshop: Local Human Rights Advocacy — Utilizing International Human Rights Norms for Local Activism
University of Dayton Human Rights Center
Dayton is the home to many social justice and rights-based coalitions, organizations and activists. The city and region face a range of intersecting inequities and development challenges similar to the rest of Ohio. Highly racially segregated with a history of redlining and other injustices, Dayton struggles with cases of police brutality against Blacks and people of color, high levels of opioid addiction and housing evictions, food deserts, sexual and gun violence, and poor educational and employment outcomes. Reform efforts are on-going but have yet to demonstrate substantial change and new ways forward toward a more equitable and empowered community. Advocates seek increased governmental openness and transparency, and more innovative approaches, creative methods and alternative solutions to structural and systemic challenges.
Together with local activists and organizations, we will explore opportunities to leverage human rights norms, strategies and procedures as powerful and practical tools for addressing structural injustice, including disparities in race, socio-economic status, gender, housing, health and environmental wellbeing. This workshop builds on the growing interest in understanding how human rights frameworks can inform and strengthen local advocacy in the US. We will examine how we as a community can utilize these tools to further human rights-based advocacy efforts in the Miami Valley.
