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Human Rights Event - Where Are We Now? Booking Form - PDF Version |
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Human Rights - Where Are We Now?
Diverse, Human, Equal
The Role of the VCS in Equality and Human Rights
Thursday 4th December 2008
Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, RG1 1QH
Aims of Event
• To enable delegates to hear from three leading organisations on the current equalities and
human rights agendas.
• To explore the role of the Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) in delivering equality and
human rights.
• To network with colleagues across the region working in the VCS and provide an
opportunity for the equality champions, who have recently undertaken equalities training by
RAISE, to meet and network further.
• An opportunity to take part in an interactive workshop run by the British Institute of Human
Rights (BIHR) to begin to put principles of human rights work into practice.
• To learn more about the significance of the year 2008 in regards to Human Rights: The 60th
anniversary of the enactment of the UN declaration of Human Rights and the 10th
anniversary of the enactment in the UK. This event will explore more about the history of
Human rights, and what is happening today.
• It will also provide a significant opportunity for delegates to take part in discussions around
the consultation of the current Business Case for an elected and representative South East
Equalities Network (SEEN) in the region. |
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