TOOLKIT

Project: Human Rights Tribunal
Walk:
Educate the group on The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
through a poster presentation or a teach-in:
www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml
Run:
December 10 th is International Human Rights Day, host an event
on this day to highlight the way climate change is impacting human
rights – be creative!
Sprint:
Host an environmental and climate justice Human Rights Tribunal:
Tribunals are responsible for investigating and resolving cases that
involve human rights violations, in this case, related to the climate.
The goal of the tribunal is to:
To collate testimonies of the impact of climate change on
the community
To provide the platform for interaction among various
stakeholder
To influence negotiations and plans of action on climate
change at the national as well as the international level
To echo the voices of those most affected by climate at the
local level –especially traditionally excluded groups such as
youth and people of color
Tribunals should include a community town hall portion and a
written component including the following elements:
Introduction
Objectives
Opening Statement: prominent figure head
Community Analysis: member of Youth Council/College
Chapter puts together
Community Testimonies: Focus on one intersection of ECJ
and Human Rights
Comments from Students (jury)
Statements by Respondents
Key Demands for Government
Key Demands for COP 18
Media
Way-forward
Conclusion
MILE MARKER 7:
HUMAN RIGHTS
Resources
Amnesty International:
http://www.amnestyusa.org/
Human Rights at Home Campaign:
http://www.ushrnetwork.org/
International Human Rights Network
http://www.ihrnetwork.org/
US Human Rights Network:
www.ushrnetwork.org
United Nations:
http://www.un.org/en/rights/
World Health Organization:
www.who.int/hhr/news/en/index.html
Example of Tribunal:
http://whiteband.org/en/women-climatehearings-ghana
Reporting
Remember that different forms of
movement are worth specific steps.
Walk = 50 steps
Run = 100 steps
Sprint = 150 steps
Hydration Stations = 25 steps
In order to receive credit for the 10,000
steps all activities must be documented.
To report projects, click on this
link
Fill out the form titled
REPORTING.
Please make sure all the text
boxes are filled out completely.
It is also recommended that activities are
uploaded to the official NAACP pages
listed below with a brief commentary
which includes:
Name of Youth Council/College
Chapter
Location
2-4 sentences describing the
activity.
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hashtags: #10KSteps, #NAACPECJP or
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