Youth For Human Rights Summit

Youth for Human Rights, a world wide rights group promoting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, was on the streets of New York, and other cities around the world, August 12, UN International Youth Day.  

They were gathering signatures on a petition urging the Declaration ?be broadly displayed and promoted, with human rights education made available to children and adults throughout the world.?

The thousands of signatures the petitions internationally will be presented at a series of events Youth for Human Rights is hosting September 5th through 7th at the United Nations ? with a meeting including youth delegates from 30 countries,  and on the streets of New York, with a huge interfaith parade.  The UN Summit is co-sponsored by the Church of Scientology International, and the UN Missions of Liberia and Indonesia, among other groups.

The Universal Declaration, if known and implemented, would permit people to protect their rights and the rights of others.   Every government on earth should ensure their citizens know the Declaration, and every citizen should insist its government implement human rights reforms,? said Rev. John Carmichael, a coordinator for the effort.

The petition can be signed online at www.youthforhumanrights.org, where people can also get full information on the September events.

 

WHEN I GROW UP…

As part of its 80th anniversary celebration, the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the Organization of American States (OAS), in coordination with the Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) of the OAS, invite all 11 to 14 year old girls from OAS Member States to participate in the Photography Contest “When I grow up…”

This contest aims to capture the vision young girls have about their future: their dreams, their personal and professional ambitions, and what they imagine that their world will be like when they reach adulthood. Through their photographs, the girls will reflect the evolving changes in gender stereotypes due to women’s empowerment. Moreover, they will illustrate how the new generations assess the progress achieved by women regarding their role in society and what is still to be achieved by young women such as themselves when they grow up…

TERMS OF THE CONTEST

1. The theme of the contest is “When I grow up…” The photographs must be about the vision the girls have of what their lives will be when they grow up, and reflect ideas, principles and values related to that future world and the kind of participation that they imagine they will have in public as well as in private life.
2. The contest is for girls 11 to 14 years old
3. Participation will be through printed photographs or digital photographs in JPG format, horizontal or vertical.

4. Each participant can send a maximum of two photographs.

5. The following information must be included for each photograph:
a) The title of the photograph
b) A paragraph explaining its theme and what it represents, not to exceed one hundred words.
c) The author’s information: Name, last name/s, date of birth, postal address, phone number and e-mail.
This information will only be used for contact and/or informational purposes regarding the contest.

6. The works must be original, exclusive property of the author and not the property of a third party. The participants will be responsible for ensuring that the photos are theirs alone.

7. Digital photographs must be sent via e-mail to Gabriel Gross () and to Martha Beltrán-Martínez (), with “When I grow up…” in the subject line. Prints must be sent to: Art Museum of the Americas, 201 18th St. N.W., Washington D.C. 2006. In either case, the information mentioned in paragraph 5 above must be included.

8. The deadline for participation in the contest will be September 15, 2008. No submissions will be accepted after that date. The results will be made public in November, 2008, through the CIM website, press releases, etc. and the winners will be contacted directly. There will be no right of appeal against the decision.

9. The judges for this competition will consist of officials from the AMA and the CIM and guest judges.

10. The following prizes will be awarded:

• A grand prize of US$ 500 to the best
photograph
• Two prizes of US$ 250 for the runners-up

11. The participants will transfer all rights of usage, reproduction and dissemination of the photographs and their accompanying text to the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM). Usage, reproduction and dissemination by CIM will be non-profit and will cite authorship. The photographs may be used to illustrate various CIM activities. CIM will showcase a selection of photographs at the CIM Assembly of Delegates, in November 2008, where the winners will be announced, and the winning photographs will be published in Americas magazine.

12. Participation in this contest implies the acceptance of all terms and conditions mentioned above.

 

Young Professionals Ready to transform Jamaica

(Kingston, Jamaica) Scores of young Jamaican professionals are on a mission to strengthen Jamaica’s human and social capital and provide a platform for the nurturing and shaping of Jamaica’s future leaders. These young professionals have come together to form the country’s first Young Professionals Network.
 
The Young Professionals Network of Jamaica (YPNJ) is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-government organisation that was incorporated in March 2008. The rapidly expanding network already has over 600 members between the ages of 18 and 45, living in Jamaica, the UK, the USA, Canada, Germany, Japan and elsewhere around the world who are experts in the fields of law, medicine, information technology, the visual and performing arts, business, finance, engineering, and education to name a few. Their long term goal, among others, is to reduce the levels of migration of educated Jamaicans, increase the numbers of Jamaicans who return after completing their studies abroad, and create an avenue for young professionals in Jamaica and the Diaspora band together to make tangible contributions to national development and the betterment of the country.
 
The YPNJ is the brainchild of Yaneek Page, a young professional with a deep interest in national development, who is also the Managing Director of a legal funding company. Armed with a vision of establishing a network of young Jamaican professionals in which patriots can work together for the advancement of the country she sought advice from some of Jamaica’s brightest minds. She received counsel from Mr. Douglas Orane, Chairman & CEO, GraceKennedy Limited, Dr. Anne Crick, Associate Dean, The Department Management Studies, UWI, Professor Neville Duncan, Director, SALISES, UWI,  Mrs. Betty-Ann Blaine, Convenor, Hear the Children’s Cry and Founder of Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Mrs. Sandra Glasgow, CEO of the PSOJ, Dr. Carolyn Gomes, Founder of Jamaicans for Justice, and Mrs. Marcia Erskine, Communications Specialist.

 For further information contact Ms. Renee Russell at 926-4414 extension 225.