Human Rights as a Tool for Advocacy: Stride Training

JHC has developed a series of trainings to provide opportunities for community-based advocates or organizations to strengthen their awareness and understanding of human rights and discrimination, network with other advocates and organizations, and build skills to advance the rights of historically marginalized community members using the human rights mechanisms that exist for accountability.

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Human Rights 101: Understanding the Architecture and Role of Human Rights

Participants will gain a broader understanding of the principles, values and role of human rights and how it can be a tool for advocacy and accountability.

The session will provide foundations in the international framework and architecture of human rights and the various levels of jurisdiction and legislation. This session will also provide a brief overview of remediation and the reporting mechanisms available to people in Canada.

Anti-Oppression in Human Rights Advocacy

Taking action and undertaking human rights work requires us to deepen our understanding of anti-oppression and how it manifests daily.

Based on the history and layers of oppression in Canada and how we can incorporate anti-oppressive practices, participants reflect and engage in how social structures inform their work as human rights advocates and how human rights can act as tools to address oppression.

Human Rights 102: Filing Human Rights Complaints - the Ins and Outs

Participants will learn about the mechanisms that exist for human rights complaints to be heard provincially, federally and internationally.

Advocates will learn about the concepts of protected grounds and the protected areas within the provincial human rights legislation and the Canadian Human Rights Act and gain understanding what makes a valid human rights complaint. Participants will develop an understanding of the importance of documentation and what is needed to build a complaint, whether to a human rights commission or other complaint body. They will also apply their learning through the development of relevant case studies and connections to human rights legislation and processes.

Beyond Quick Fixes: Embracing a Human Rights Approach to Poverty

Getting to the roots of poverty and houselessness is a complex interplay of factors and is not easily addressed by quick-fix solutions.

Poverty intersects human rights work, and a rights-based approach can serve as a valuable framework to contribute to meaningful and long-term change. The session aims to unravel the intricate factors contributing to social challenges, advocating for a shift from temporary solutions to sustainable rights-based strategies. Participants will be introduced to the principles of a Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) to tackling poverty, illuminating how this framework not only highlights the issue but also promotes dignity and systemic change. By understanding the difference between charity and HRBA, attendees will discover how to support those struggling with poverty with dignity, ensuring their voices are not only heard but are central to the conversation.

Human Rights 103: Taking Action on Human Rights

Participants will gain skills and tools to strategically map approaches to advocacy and explore how to build a longer term strategy.

We will learn about different methods of action in human rights and how we can apply these actions in our work to address human rights in our communities. Using case studies, participants will apply their skills and develop journey maps of advocacy.