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May 31st | Direct Action for Project 2012

May 31 Invite | 17.05.2008 18:21 | Social Struggles | London | World

First Project 2012 Workshop & Direct Action Video Session
Saturday 31st May 2-5pm
Conservatory Café, Methodist Central Hall, Near Parliament Square, Westminster

Please do personally forward to others who you think might be interested in rights, resistance and self-determination discourse and strategy..

May 31st Invite
What is Project 2012..?

10 December 2008 (10.12) will mark 60 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the basis for modern international and national human rights law, including within the UK. From 2008, once the Beijing Olympics are over, international focus will shift to the UK (2012). 'Project 10.12 - 2012' aims to reclaim Human Rights for all, from the grassroots, and to actively secure them within every community. Basically, we want everyone to be more involved in decision-making, and we aim to develop a programme to ensure the implementation of all key rights in the UK by 2012.

Our plan is to facilitate a series of rights (or, if you prefer, rights and resistance) workshops, each on a different theme, from May to November leading to a larger event on 10 December 2008 ('Humanity in the UK'). Each themed workshop will begin the important process of teasing out areas of concern to grassroots people working in the field in question. This process will help us to develop a cogent programme, while also educating others about the concrete work needed to make 'inalienable Human Rights' a reality for all.

First Project 2012 Workshop & Video Session
Saturday 31st May 2-5pm

Conservatory Café, Methodist Central Hall, Near Parliament Square, Westminster
To develop the Project 2012 campaign, get closer to a workable model and share facilitation skills for the coming months our first workshop on May 31st will be on the topic of 'how to hold workshops'. Individuals or group reps may wish to attend to learn facilitation skills from our expert trainers aswell as find out more about the overall project. After the workshop session there will be an opportunity to go on camera in Westminster with Rikki Blue (film maker behind Socpa The Movie ( http://www.socpa-movie.blogspot.com). This will allow participants to raise the profile of their issue on-line and engage with members of the public about Human Rights in the UK at the same time.

Wider Aims

The overall aims of the 10.12 -2012 Human Rights in the UK project and the workshops associated with it are to develop a programme or living manifesto for change:

* Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the UDHR, reflecting on the history of human rights  http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
* Connecting individuals and groups involved in rights-based work
* Encouraging the development of a workable model of civil society and new forms of constructive resistance
* Considering the practical application of Article 1 of the UNCCPR, the right to self determination  http://www.hrweb.org/legal/cpr.html
* Considering the EU project's overall emphasis in the context of rights and democracy
* Encouraging mobilisation for 2012 in the UK and further afield

Volunteers - how to Get Involved..

We're looking to involve any groups and individuals who wish to promote key human rights for workshop facilitation. This is a wide project, so a long list is inevitable, but those interested in rights relating to constitution, planning, land, housing, healthcare, education, public services, right to protest, freedom of association, women's rights, workers' rights, migrants' rights, disability rights, prisoners rights, children's right, homeless rights, mental health, animals, nature and/or others are all very welcome.

Also, we would like to hear from people skilled at networking, workshop facilitation, conference organisation, leafleting, performance art, funding, venue provision and anyone else with time, skill or resources to offer! Basically any/all of the above - please get in touch.

For more info, or to offer a skill, suggest a workshop or register a place on the 31st please email:  greenpeaproject@gmail.com, text / call 0785 439 0408 or check for updates on www.peopleincommon.org

Best wishes
The Project 2012 Team

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23.05.2008 18:40

May 31st Workshop and Video Session

Workshop on 31st is a skill-share on how to give workshops + an opportunity to get to know the project (to make the UK Human Rights compliant by 2012) in more detail - followed by a Video Activism Session in Westminster.

Workshop will run from 2-4pm, followed by meeting to work out the form, dates&venue for each groups later sessions. This second part will take the form of a short meeting, running from 4-5pm and then, for whoever's up for it the fun really starts

Because from 5pm-ish Indymedia Rikki Blue and others will go out and do some filming in and around Westminster. So, we begin the 2012 initiative with a workshop followed by action. In this way everyone can promote their cause to the web and interact with the public about what the cause is, what they think of it, what the 2012 project might mean etc, at the same time.

Project 2012
- Homepage: http://www.peopleincommon.org


which day?

06.04.2009 11:11

May 31st is a Sunday, not a Saturday. Did you mean the 30th?

Luke


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