The Human Rights Facilitator program equips seasoned and new facilitators with the tools and skills to create spaces of learning and dialogue around human rights issues in their communities. Guided by human rights principles and anti-oppressive practices, JHC supports the development of facilitation skills that help build stronger and more resilient communities.  

Event Details

November 18-22, 2024, 10 AM - 5 PM each day (Doors open at 9 AM)

Cloverdale Community League - 9411 97 Ave NW, Edmonton

Cost: $500

In this program you will: 

• deepen your understanding of the United Nations’ treaties and declarations and understand how they are relevant to the local context;

• explore how facilitation can be a tool for human rights advocacy and accountability; 

• gain skills in facilitating spaces of intersectionality and with a lens to decolonization; and,

• learn skills in documenting and translating dialogue outcomes to stakeholders.

Participants will receive our Human Rights Facilitator Manual, a toolkit of popular education activities and plans to support you in facilitating human rights. 

The hall is wheelchair accessible; there is free street parking on site and within walking distance to bus/LRT stations.

Thanks to the Catherine Donnelly Foundation, we have subsidized spaces available. Please register and you can provide more details on your needs and we will work with you from there.