Rights & Democracy Network Retreat : Inside Rights & Democracy
September 25-28. 2008
Montreal, Quebec
CONTEXT
The Rights & Democracy Network is organizing a retreat in Montreal from September 25 to 28, 2008. The objective of this retreat is to enable our active members and new members from across Canada to meet each other, share information and ideas, and participate in training workshops. Please note that students from all disciplines are invited to apply, and places will be reserved for members who are new to the Network.
FORMAT
The various sessions will take the form of presentations, interactive workshops, simulations or discussions and will help students build their capacity for promoting human rights and democracy through concrete, practical examples that can be applied within their respective Delegations.
NETWORK HANDBOOK
The new edition of the Delegation Handbook will be launched during the Retreat. Each delegate will receive enough copies of the Handbook for each member of their Delegation’s executive. The handbook contains tools designed to facilitate Delegation set-up, recruitment, operation, and planning projects and activities.
PARTICIPATION FEES
Rights & Democracy will cover the travel, accommodation and meal costs of the selected students for the retreat period.
SELECTION CRITERIA
To meet the selection criteria, candidates must be:
- (1) A student enrolled in a Canadian university during the fall 2008 and winter 2009 sessions;
- (2) A member of the Rights & Democracy Network as of September 12, 2008; (http://www.rightsdemocracy.net/en/membres/devenez_membre.htm)
- (3) An active member of his/her Delegation (executive committee member and/or project team member).
For universities at which the Delegation is in the process of forming: prepared to dedicate the necessary efforts to building and coordinating the Delegation and its projects for the 2008-2009 academic year; - (4) Willing to convey to the members of his/her Delegation the knowledge acquired at this retreat by organizing an information and recruiting session in the three weeks following the event, and to follow-up with the Network staff;
- (5) Committed to helping members of his/her Delegation and of the project teams to integrate the Network’s approaches, with the assistance of Network staff.
Please note that members who have been recommended by their Delegation will be given priority.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To submit your application, send your completed registration form, by e-mail only to the attention of Elana Wright, Network Liaison Officer, at network@dd-rd.ca. Please be sure to identify your e-mail with the following title: RETREAT. Should you require any additional information, do not hesitate to contact Elana Wright, the Rights & Democracy Network’s Liaison Officer, at ewright@dd-rd.ca or by phone at 514-283-6073 ext.259 or toll-free at 1-888-736-3833. ext. 259.
Applications must be sent by Friday, September 12, 2008. The selected participants will be contacted September 16, 2007.
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About Rights & Democracy
Rights & Democracy is a non-partisan, independent Canadian institution created by an Act of Parliament in 1988 to promote, advocate and defend the democratic and human rights set out in the International Bill of Human Rights. In cooperation with civil society and governments in Canada and abroad, Rights & Democracy initiates and supports programmes to strengthen laws and democratic institutions, principally in developing countries.
For more information: www.dd-rd.ca
About the Rights & Democracy Network
The Rights & Democracy Network (the “Network”) is an initiative through which Rights & Democracy creates spaces in Canadian and foreign universities and encourages students to come together, propose and initiate activities that promote human rights and democracy. Since the launch of the Network in September 2003, our efforts have led to the creation of student associations known as Rights & Democracy Delegations in nearly 40 Canadian universities.
For more information: www.rightsdemocracy.net
