The current financial crisis is presenting
new challenges to advocates of social
justice/human rights. In Hong Kong, social
injustices –unemployment, discrimination,
impoverishment, to name a few – will become
even more evident. While the calls for
social justice and genuine democracy may
increase, for the same reason, there will be
greater resistance from those in power.
The need is there to enhance our existing
advocacy skills to respond to these challenges.
The Asian Center for the Progress of
Peoples (ACPP) and the Human Rights Council
of Australia (HRCA) have carried out numerous
joint trainings for social justice advocates in
Asia on the use of the human rights-based
approach (RBA) as a tool to develop more accurate
analyses, effective strategies and appropriate
tactics to deal with similar challenges.
As part of our staff development this
year, the ACPP will be holding a training
workshop series on “Better Advocacy Using
the Rights-Based Approach”.
The main resource person and facilitator
will be Mr. André
Frankovits who has gained an international
reputation in the field – please see the
attached biographical note.
The training workshop will be open to a
maximum of 10 other social justice/human rights
advocates in Hong Kong.
Registration/Training Fee (non refundable
and non transferable):
HK$500 for the compulsory three full-day
sessions,
HK$600 for four full-day sessions.
The training workshop will be carried out
in English.
The workshop series will consist of four
full-day sessions (9:00am to 5:00pm). A
major emphasis of the workshop will be on
participatory learning – group discussions,
exercises, case-studies. By the end of the
workshop, participants will be equipped to come
up with better tactics and strategies for their
advocacy work.
Due to the nature of the sessions, it
will be compulsory for participants to fully
attend the first 3 days; no part-time
participants will be accepted.
Tentative Agenda:
Day 1 – Our common challenges, human
rights as a tool for clearer analysis
Day 2 – Campaigning using the
rights-based approach, some successful
experiences
Day 3 – Developing strategies using
the RBA, identifying relevant tactics to reach
our objectives
Day 4 – Applying the lessons of the
three days to our own practice
If you are interested to participate,
please fill in the attached Application Form
and return to the ACPP [subject: RBA
Training Workshop 09] on or before Friday, 3
April 2009. Once your application has
been accepted, you will be informed about your
acceptance with other relevant details on the
training workshop.
Application
Form: word; pdf
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