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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 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 MoreGlobal warming will increase poverty in the southern US, a new study says
New study “estimates that southern areas of the US, many of which are already poor, could face a 20 [%] decline in economic activity if carbon emissions continue unabated…”
Read MoreWhy It’s So Hard to Get Ahead in the South
Alana Semuels reports racial segregation, poverty, income inequality, a high degree of single mothers, and low social capital are key factors affecting economic mobility.
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 MoreCarol Anderson: Donald Trump Is the Result of White Rage, Not Economic Anxiety
Anderson writes “Barack Obama’s election — and its powerful symbolism of black advancement — was the major trigger for the policy backlash that led to Donald Trump…”
Read MoreChanges strengthen education rights for homeless children
NLCHP releases resource that provides answers to questions on the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the education rights of children and youth in homeless situations. https://www.nlchp.org/documents/McKinney-Vento_FAQs
Read MoreUN Expert finds U.S. struggling to achieve racial, social and economic equality
“[U]nderstanding racism means looking…at 400 years of slavery and post-civil war Jim Crow laws, which…’marginalized the African-American community to a life of misery, poverty and persecution.’” http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54582&Kw1=united+states&Kw2=human+rights&Kw3=#.WEcKkVyx9_k
Read MorePoor Louisiana defendants fight alleged debtors’ prison
Amy Julia Harris with Reveal News writes about Louisiana judge who agreed to stop jailing poor people unable to pay court-ordered fines funding his court Poor Louisiana defendants fight alleged debtors’ prison
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