800 years and still counting..

“York's Freedom Charter, 800 Years and Still Counting”

1st Festival on human rights

Mon 10 to Sat 15 December, 2012.

This first York festival of Human Rights promotes a community where institutions, organizations, businesses and individuals debate, learn, understand, embrace and apply human rights principles to their daily lives.

Members of the Human Rights City project network include representatives of the City of York Council; University of York; York St John University; Amnesty International; International Service; Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust; North Yorkshire Police; Justice and Peace Group; City of Sanctuary movement; York CVS and many others.

As part of this project we are organizing an annual Human Rights festival which aims to promote the exchange of ideas as well as debate on Human Rights issues and governance at
various levels. The event will include the projection of documentaries as well as interventions from a number of researchers, writers and politicians.

There is a provisional website where you can check for updates and see the list of events: www.yhrcproject.webs.com (click on “events”). All the events are free.

There is also a Facebook page with information about different events in York and where you can post comments or reviews on conferences or debates that you have attended: www.facebook.com/yhrcproject

For more information please contact:

Andres Jaroslavsky

Project and outreach coordinator

York Human Rights City Project

Email: andres.jaroslavsky@york.ac.uk

Tel: 07913920118