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Organizing demonstrations outside of police stations after arrests of activists

Otpor! (“Resistance!” in Serbo-Croatian) prepared “Plan B” demonstrations outside of police stations to respond immediately to arrests during protest events in Serbia. Whenever the police arrested activists in their demonstrations, Otpor! would instantaneously launch a second operation, mobilizing more people to show up at the police stations and protest the arrest. The events at the police station became media showpieces, calling attention to the injustice of the arrests and the illegitimacy of the regime.

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Organizing demonstrations outside of police stations after arrests of activists

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Dialogue: Power through Organizing: Lessons from the Field (2)

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Posted June 21st, 2009 by Philippe Duhamel
bush beforeAl Giordano says the most threatening thing to the ruling elite is people working together across race, religion, and class. But the Left, he says, is one of the most segregated places in America. While segregation used to be enforced by law, it is now consumer culture, through market segmentation and advertising niches, that...
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Dialogue: Incorporating Shadow Reports in Advocacy

Posted July 2nd, 2009 by philpaiement
Shadow reports, also referred to as alternative or parallel reports, are documents submitted by NGO’s to international treaty body organizations which supplement and challenge the periodic country reports that governments are required to submit as a party to the treaty. The findings of treaty bodies, such as the Committee for the Convention of the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), are significantly influential to the development of human rights in the respective member states. Through shadow reports, NGO’s can incorporate themselves into this evaluation process, strengthening and expanding their cause.
Community Announcements

Call for Applications: 2010 Rotary World Peace Fellowship - Due July 1 2009

The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2010 Rotary World Peace Fellowship. Receive a full scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in international studies, sustainable development, peace, and conflict resolution or professional development certificate in peace and conflict studies at one of the six Rotary Centers at: Duke University; University of North Carolina; University of Bradford; International Christian University; University of Queensland; Universidad Del Salvador; and Chulalongkorn University.

New fund for innovative knowledge sharing launched by AfricaAdapt - Application due 1 August 2009

Africa’s poor and vulnerable communities rarely have the opportunity to share their valuable experience and learn from others in broader or more formal exchanges of knowledge on climate change adaptation. The AfricaAdapt network, which is funded by the joint UK Department for International Development (DFID)/International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Climate Change Adaptation in Africa Programme , is launching its new Knowledge Sharing Innovation Fund promoting new ways of sharing knowledge that can help address this problem.

ICRW Junior Fellowship on Women's Economic Empowerment - Applications accepted as of June 8, reviewd on rolling basis

The International Center for Research on Women is offering a Junior Fellowship focusing on Social and Private-Sector Partnerships on Gender and Development in an effort to bridge the gap between private companies and public policy in order to promote the economic advancement of women. The fellowship is in Washington D.C., and the aim of the experience is to aid in research, help design legislation, team initiatives, and all other activities which match the skill-set of the individual and which can help to empower women in the private sector.

ICTJ Cape Town Transitional Justice Fellowship Program 2009 - App due 10 August 2009

The ICTJ 2009 Cape Town Transitional Justice Program is an intensive 3-week course on transitional justice offered by the International Center for Transitional Justice (November 2- November 20, 2009). The curriculum will be supplemented with weekly sessions led by expert field practitioners, site visits to local NGOs, and case studies of transitional justice initiatives across Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The course is taught by senior staff from the ICTJ as well as a number of renowned visiting lecturers.

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