Rights & Democracy Network Project Fund:
Approved Projects 2003-2004

This is the list of students projects that have been approved for funding by the selection committee of the Project Fund for the Promotion of International Human Rights and Democracy

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Ontario
Quebec

Inter-Delegation Projects

Alberta

• Global Citizenship and Human Rights Education: Workshop, University of Alberta

British Columbia

• "The 10 Most Underreported Human Rights Stories" : Online and Print Magazine and Launch Workshop, University of British Columbia
• "Integrating International Health and Human Rights in Medical School Curricula": Student Workshop during the MORE international health conference: University of British Columbia
• "Radioscapes" : 6-part Radio Series on Culture and Human Rights, Malaspina University College

Manitoba

• "Democracy and Human Rights in Francophone Africa : the Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo ": - Conference and Contest Launch, St-Boniface University College

New Brunswick

• "ATLIS (Atlantic Studies Journal)" : On-line Issue on Human Rights for Student in Atlantic Canada, Mount Allison University

Ontario

• "What are Human Rights?" : Interactive Video Interview Database/Installation for the Faces Arts and Human Rights Festival, Ontario College of Art and Design
• "Human Rights Implications of the Information Society: Bridging the Digital Divide": University of Ottawa
• "Corporate Social Responsibility, Mediation and Human Rights": University of Ottawa
• "State Security and Individual Human Rights": University of Western Ontario
• "Seminar in Islamic Political Theory": University of Waterloo
• "Human Rights Forum and Exhibition": Wilfrid Laurier University

Quebec

• "Sensitization Kit on Human Rights, Corporate Social Responsibility and Consumer Awareness": Concordia University
• "Burma, Human Rights and Democracy": Conference co-sponsored by the Rights & Democracy Network/McGill Free Burma Coalition, McGill University
• "The Agora for Abolition": Organization of an Interactive Forum about Victims of the Death Penalty for the 2 nd World Congress Against the Death Penalt, Université de Montréal
• "Say No to the Death Penalty": Organization of Artistic Exhibits for the 2nd World Congress Against the Death Penalty, University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM)
• "The forgotten of the Kumbha Mela": Photo documentary about abandoned widows in India, University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM)
• "Education and Outreach for Human Rights": outreach projects organized within the course "Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: An Individual and Community Responsibility", Université de Sherbrooke
• "Towards the 2nd World Congress Against the Death Penalty": Organization of Contests and an On-line Forum, Université de Sherbrooke
• "Globalizing Human Rights, Development and Democracy" : Development of a Board Game for Students and the Public, Université Laval (French only)
• "The Humanitarian Response to Displaced Persons": Preparation for a Refugee Camp Simulation, Université Laval (French only)
• "From the New Global Order of Information and Communication to Cultural Diversity": Audiovisual report, Université Laval (French only)

Inter-Delegation Projects

• University of British Columbia and University of Victoria: "Cross-Border Peer-to-Peer Human Rights Education" - Dialogue on Alternatives to Capital Punishment
• McGill University, Université de Montréal, UQAM, Université Laval, Concordia: "Training the Trainers" - Training sessions co-sponsored by the Rights & Democracy Network and le Centre Québécois de formation des jeunes en matière de droits humains
• HEC, McGill University, Université de Montréal :"Music and Human Rights" - Special section in La Scéna Musicale (magazine)

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