Train the Trainer Registration Now Open!

jhr believes that establishing a collaborative dialogue is one of the best ways to facilitate social change. jhr conferences bring together chapter members each year to facilitate stronger learning within the chapters and the people they affect.  Our primary way of facilitating dialogue is through the Train the Trainer program with the generous support of Heritage Canada.

jhr is hosting three Train the Trainer conferences:

September 17^th – 19^th: University of Regina
(Registration forms due Sept 6th^th)

September 24^th – 26^th: York University
(Registration forms due September 10th)

October 1^st – 3^rd: McGill University
(Registration forms due September 10^th)

You can register today by downloading and filling out this TTT Application Form.

For more information on the Train the Trainer program, click here.

Field Notes from our 2010 Ghana Media Interns

Last Friday (June 11), our 2010 Ghana Media Interns left Canada to start an unforgettable adventure in Kumasi, Ghana. In partnership with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), jhr’s interns will be spending three months working at Kapital Radio to produce news stories and assist with programming, editing, and advertising in cooperation with African students.

Ashley, Kallee, and Laura will produce a vast array of media related to the Millenium Development Goals, CIDA’s work in Ghana, and Canadian development efforts. From blog posts to documentaries, from articles to photographs, our interns will use the broad spectrum of media available to us today to report on their experiences in Ghana.

Follow their discoveries, musings, and overall experience on our Field Notes blog today!

Writes in Review 2010 Edition

jhr is pleased to announce that it has officially published the Writes in Review 2010 edition! With articles ranging from the strategic use of blogs to advance human rights awareness to Ghana’s counterfeit drug problem, the articles featured in this year’s academic journal harnesses the power of our Communication Age and Rights Media.

You can read Writes in Review here.

2010 Human Rights DocFest

The jhr U of T Chapter is heading up HR DocFest 2010 in Toronto – the DocFest team is now calling for submissions of projects, which are socially engaging, use the documentary medium to open a dialogue on a given human rights concern and which also showcase the creative talents of new and alternative voices in our community as well as the talents of experienced filmmakers and storytellers.

Please look at our submissions package and find out everything you need to know here, and visit the HR DocFest website!

Deadline for all Submissions: June 1st, 2010
HR Docfest 3 day Screening: July 23, 24, 25, 2010 at the NFB Toronto Mediateque

Send All Submissions to:
Journalists for Human Rights UofT
C/O the University of Toronto Students Union’
12 Hart House Circle, Mailbox #20
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 3J9

Speak Magazine is looking for article pitches!

jhr’s annual Speak magazine is looking for article pitches! The theme of Speak this year is “Human Rights in New Media”. All story pitches related to rights in new media will be considered.

As a pitch, we would like a brief (half page) outline of the article you would like to write and the story you want to tell. Please include the people you plan to interview and their contact information if possible. If you’ve already written something that would be suitable for Speak, please don’t hesitate to send it our way. This is a great opportunity for chapter members to have their work published in a widely read and well established magazine. Don’t miss out! All pitches, stories or questions about Speak can be sent to davidkumagai@gmail.com.

Check out last year’s edition of SPEAK magazine here.