TALKING HUMAN RIGHTS WITH THE PUBLIC

IM4HR: Instant Messaging for Human Rights
On May 6, 2005, Citizens for Global Solutions in collaboration with The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law convened a workshop to explore how to most effectively talk to the public about human rights issues. The workshop was an outgrowth of recent discussions in which those concerned with civil rights, human rights, international law, and US global engagement identified the need for a collaborative approach to getting our messages heard.

This full-day interactive session involved advocates from over 15 organizations with interests as diverse as immigration policy, environmental protection, penal reform, religious action, homelessness, issues related to the Holocaust, and human rights in general. The advocates explored ways of framing issues that make their messages more effective and tie them into a larger movement. The messaging research from US in the World – Talking Global Issues with Americans served as a cornerstone in the process.

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Updated January 6, 2006