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Turn South presents at 2019 CHRONIC: The Human Rights Approach to Organizing
Turn South presented at the annual Carolinas Human Rights Network Conference (CHRONIC) held September 13-14, 2019 in Greenville, SC. The interactive human rights defender seminar “The Human Rights Approach to Organizing” introduced workshop attendees to the benefits of and strategies for a human rights approach to organizing. Effective strategies for advancing human rights in social…
Read MoreBuilding and Sustaining Human Rights Cities in the South – Gathering in Atlanta
Turn South and partners co-presented the second Building and Sustaining Human Rights Cities in the South convening in Atlanta, GA April 26-28, 2019. Presenters addressed challenges faced by Atlanta communities including human rights concerns such as access to affordable housing, home owner displacement, economic justice, reproductive justice and immigrant rights. Participants explored how to shift discourse…
Read MoreOglethorpe Students Learn Human Rights Basics
Turn South offered a Human Rights 101 workshop for Oglethorpe University students on February 21, 2019. Attendees learned about the international human rights framework, and the genesis and relevance of human rights in the U.S. Participants explored which human rights are protected in the U.S. constitution, where protections fall short and what human rights concerns…
Read MoreBuilding and Sustaining Human Rights Cities in the Southeast
Community members from South Carolina and North Carolina met November 16 – 18, 2018 in Greenville, SC for Building and Sustaining Human Rights Cities in the Southeast. Turn South co-organized the gathering as part of our Human Rights Cities Initiative. Participants learned about the Human Rights Cities model as a tool for addressing poverty and advancing human…
Read MoreTurn South Presents at October 2018 CHRONIC
Turn South Project Director Rachel Fowler led a Human Rights Cities workshop at the Carolinas Human Rights Organizer Conference (CHRONIC) held October 19-20, 2018 in Columbia SC. The workshop introduced the work of the National Human Rights Cities Alliance to promote Human Rights Cities across the United States, including in the Southern U.S. Participants discussed…
Read MorePeace Development Fund Spotlights Turn South
We are pleased to announce Peace Development Fund selects Turn South: Southern Women for Change to spotlight in its Grassroots Funding Week. Turn South is one of three organizations highlighted today, April 26, for our efforts to tackle poverty. During this innovative funding initiative taking place April 23 – 28, PDF is sharing the work of prospective grantees promoting human…
Read MoreWhy the UN is investigating extreme poverty … in America, the world’s richest nation
Ed Pilkington reports on UN representative Philip Alston’s mission to the U.S. to assess “…can Americans enjoy fundamental human rights if they’re unable to meet basic living standards?”
Read MoreTusculum College “Bonner Leaders” Learn Human Rights Basics
On January 9, Turn South Director Rachel Fowler served as featured speaker for the Tusculum College Bonner Leader Program’s first session of the 2017 spring semester.
Read MoreTurn South Presents at 2016 CHRONIC Gathering
Turn South Project Director Rachel Fowler presented at the third annual Carolina Human Rights Organizing Conference (CHRONIC) held in Asheville, NC on October 21-23, 2016.
Read MoreUN Experts find rights protections woefully lacking for women in U.S.
“[W]omen fall behind international standards as regards their public and political representation, their economic and social rights and their health and safety protections.”
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