SpeakOut! is taking place during the United Nations Year of Youth, Decade of Indigenous Peoples,
held at the International Institute of Social Studies, in the International City of Peace and Justice
- The Hague, from the 15th to the 17th of June 2011.

SpeakOut! has been designed to bring together UNPO Member youth from a wide range of nations and backgrounds alongside young professionals in The Netherlands with a deep interest in Human Rights, in order to learn and develop a mutual understanding and working knowledge of Human Rights advocacy, and provide a forum to network with peers.

The aim of SpeakOut! is to successfully train young trainers to become reliable channels of Human Rights advocacy, supported by interactive workshops, UNPO designed literature and study materials, participants become capable of re-teaching the skills and knowledge gained on effective Human Rights advocacy, United Nations tools and mechanisms, grassroots funding, and effective lobbying practices.

SpeakOut! participants will develop a Personal Action Plan to inspire other youth in their native communities, the youth of disenfranchised groups, encouraging exponential growth of Human Rights knowledge and advocacy skills, and subsequent empowerment of participants, and UNPO Member youth.

THE EVENT OFFERS

- Informative Lectures with Experienced Human Rights Defenders
- Shared Experience Learning and Training Workshops
- International Human Rights Networking

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Wednesday 15th of June
08:30am - 09:30am    Registration.
09:35am - 09:40am    Welcoming Address - Wilson Box and Matilda Flemming of ISS.
09:40am - 09:45am    Welcoming Address - Marino Busdachin, UNPO General Secretary.
09:50am - 10:10am    Ice Breaker and Introductions.
10:15am - 11:45am    Zairah Khan, Equalinrights - Networking.
11:50am - 12:55pm    Lunch.
01:00pm - 02:30pm    Steven Stegers, Euroclio - Budgeting and Fundraising.
02:35pm - 04:45pm    Guided Tour of the Peace Palace. PASSPORTS REQUIRED.
04:50pm              End of Day One.

Thursday 16th of June
08:30am - 09:30am    Registration.
09:35am - 11:05am    Lillian Solheim, UNOY - Human Rights Active Advocacy Training.
11:10am - 11:20am    Tea & coffee refreshments.
11:25am - 12:55pm    Lisa Thomas, UNPO Secretariat - Advocacy at the UN.
01:00pm - 02:00pm    Lunch.
02:05pm - 03:35pm    Andrew Swan, UNPO Brussels - Human Rights and Media.
03:40pm - 03:50pm    Tea & coffee refreshments.
03:55pm - 06:00pm    South African Ambassador - Talk on South African Government Youth Policy.
06:05pm              End of Day Two.

Friday 17th of June
08:30am - 09:30am    Registration.
09:35am - 11:05am    Hunde Dhugassa - Challenges and Opportunities of Human Rights Advocacy.
11:10am - 11:20am    Tea & coffee refreshments.
11:25am - 12:55pm    Marenne Mei, UvA - Human Rights, Conflict and Mediation.
01:00pm - 02:00pm    Lunch.
02:05pm - 03:35pm    Anna Innocenti, GHRD - European Funding System.
03:40pm - 05:10pm    Caroline de Bruin, UNPO Secretariat - Evaluation; Welmoed Verhagen - PAP.
05:15pm - 06:00pm    Closing Address and Networking, with drinks.
06:05pm              End of Day Three.

Kindly note that UNPO is unable to arrange or fund travel and accommodation. We can recommend accommodation upon request. A participation fee of €40 is requested to cover facilitation, lunches and publishing of training manuals. All aspects of the event will be conducted in English (EN).

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE 15th of MAY
CLICK HERE NOW TO REGISTER

FOR ANY QUERIES PLEASE CONTACT THE EVENT ORGANISER

Peter Seary, UNPO Secretariat

Tel.: 0031 (0) 703 646 504

Email: [email protected]

Laan van Meerdervoort 70
2517 AN The Hague - The Netherlands