And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 08:44:10 -0800 >From: Cialin Mills-Ostwald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Human Rights Conference at UO (fwd) >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: (Recipient list suppressed) >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.3 (32) > > >>A Generation of Justice: International Human Rights in the 21st Century >> >>***Purpose and Conference Description >>The Generation of Justice Conference will be held FEBRUARY 26 & 27, 1999, >>at the University of Oregon School of Law located in Eugene, Oregon. >> >>The Conference will be free and open to the public, with CLE Credit >>available for practicing attorneys. >> >>The Conference will bring together a variety of practitioners in the field >>of human rights for the intended benefit of students, practicing attorneys, >>community members and the world at large. The purpose of the conference is >>to >> >> 1) educate students and the public about international human rights >>issues, and >> 2) provide practical ways that students and professionals can >> contribute to global human rights, regardless of area of study or >>profession. >> >>***Educational Panels >> >> Hate Crimes: Bringing International Human Rights Home to the US >> Asylum in the 21st Century: The New Immigration Laws in the US. >> Workers' Rights as Human Rights: >> The Impact of Multi-National Corporations (MNC1s). >> The International Criminal Court (ICC) and Individual >> Accountability for International Crimes. >> Cultural Relativism in the Struggle for Human Rights: >> Issues Women Face in the Context of Human Rights Protection. >> Amnesty International on International Human Rights Violations in >>the U.S.A. >> >>***Workshops: >> >> How to Battle Hate Crimes. >> Protecting the Rights of Migrant Farm Workers in the United States. >> Amnesty International's Legal Support Network. >> Taking Pro Bono Asylum Cases: The Tools You Need. >> Using the Alien Tort Claims Act in U.S. Courts. >> Doing Human Rights Work Online. >> >>For More Information Contact: Cristina Gabrielidis, >>[EMAIL PROTECTED], TEL. 541.345.4342 >> >>A schedule is noted below for your convenience. >> >> >>**Friday, February 26th >> >>11:00 - 5:45 Registration in the Lobby of Greyson Hall, University of Oregon. >> >>1:00 - 2:30 Panels >> o Hate Crimes: Bringing International Human Rights Home to the >>United States. >> o Asylum in the 21st Century: The New Immigration Laws in the >>United States. >> >>2:45 - 4:15 Workshops >> o How to Battle Hate Crimes. >> o Taking Pro Bono Asylum Cases: The Tools You Need. >> >>4:30 - 5:30 Workshop >> o Protecting the Rights of Migrant Farm Workers in the United States. >> >>6:00 Keynote Address: Michael Posner, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights >> >>**Saturday, February 27th >> >>8:00 - 11:00 Registration in the Lobby of Greyson Hall, University of Oregon. >> >>9:00 - 10:30 Panel >> o Workers' Rights as Human Rights: The Impact of Multi-National >>Corporations. >> >>10:45 - 12:00 Panel >> o Cultural Relativism in the Struggle for Human Rights: Issues Women >> Face in the Context of Human Rights Protection. >> >>12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Break >> >>1:00 - 2:30 Panel >> o The International Criminal Court & Individual Accountability for >>International Crimes. >> >>2:45 - 4:15 Panel & Workshop >> o Amnesty International on International Human Rights Violations in >>the U.S.A. >> o Using the Alien Tort Claims Act in U.S. Courts. >> >>4:30 - 5:30 Workshops >> o Amnesty International1s Legal Support Network: What it is and How >> You Can Get Involved. >> o Doing Human Rights Work Online. >> >>6:00 Keynote Address: Paul Hoffman, Amnesty International U.S.A. >> >>END >> >> >> >> >(Ms.) Cialin Mills-Ostwald >Office Coordinator >International Studies Program >Asian Studies Program >Office phone: 541 346-5051, 346-5082 >Office fax: 541 346-5041 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&