9:00

Welcome and Introduction

Seminar Designer

10:00  

The Role of NGOs in Human Rights

Liberato Bautista, Assistant General Secretary, UMC General Board of Church & Society

11:00

Break

11:10

The United Nations and Human Rights

Mr. Craig Mokhiber, Deputy Director NY Office, High Commissioner for Human Rights

12:00

Lunch

  1:00   

Working for Indigenous People’s Rights

Kent Lebsock-  Executive Director, American Indian Law Alliance

  2:00

Becoming Dedicated Human Rights Activists for Social and Economic Change

Minar Pimple- Executive Director People’s Movement for Human Rights Learning

Shulamith Koenig- Founder of People’s Movement for Human Rights Learning, and winner of the 2003 UN Prize in the field of Human Rights

3:00  

Break

3:10 

Closing Discussion, Action Plans, & Evaluations

4:00

UN Tour