The Overbrook
Foundation is pleased to share the US
Human Rights Fund’s news of the launch of a new website - www.racialjustice.org. This site
includes resources and stories from human rights advocates present at the US
Human Rights Fund’s We Shall Overcome: Using Human Rights to Achieve Racial
Justice Convening held
in Philadelphia last November. Not only does this site explain the human rights
framework that united the interested funders, activists, artists and
journalists who attended the meeting, but it also includes convening-related
and external resources for those who are interested in learning more about the
Human Rights movement in the United States.
Highlighted stories from
leaders in the field on the importance of human rights and their experiences
with human rights-based campaigns also have a place on the site. For example, leaders at NESRI,
the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the ACLU share their experience with using human
rights frameworks. In addition, it draws attention to the story of the 2011 Human
Rights Hero Award Winner, Jessica Lenahan. Ms. Lenahan is an American human
rights defender who brought her case to the Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights to fight for government accountability for the human rights abuses she
faced here in the United States. (Her
story was actually featured on this blog in November - click here
to view it.)
The organizations and the convening lessons covered on this site address a variety of issues that intersect with
racial justice ranging from education reform to immigrant rights, from criminal justice reform to health care issues.
Despite this wide array of focuses, these individuals and their
organizations see how their work can be connected through human rights. They view the fight for racial justice in our
country as a fight for the human rights of all. We hope you can check out www.racialjustice.org to explore and
learn from the exciting tools and resources found on this new site!
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