07 October 2008

southern regional conference: our rights, our history, our ision...

40 years ago, dr. king went to memphis to support black sanitation workers organizing for just labor conditions...tragically, he was assassinated there, but his legacy and our human rights movement continues...king knew that for people to have dignity, they needed all their rights-not just civil rights, but also economic rights...

60 years ago, the universal declaration of human rights was proclaimed at the united nations. It's the foundation of the international human rights framework, enshrining the full spectrum of our rights - civil, political, economic, social and cultural...

please join us this year for our annual southern regional conference...we will explore the connections between these indivisible rights, celebrate our history of struggles, study today's global and domestic rights issues, learn skills to make change and build stronger ties with each other to advance our vision of universal human rights for today and tomorrow...

save the date! plan ahead!

conference brochure click here

peace out <3

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