| Media and Updates 2006 archive 2 july - december 2006 December 30, 2006, The Center for Justice & Democracy, "Workers' Compensation: A Cautionary Tale" >>> December 29, 2006, The Opportunity Agenda recently released a report, "Dangerous and Unlawful: Why Our Health Care System is Failing New York Communities and How to Fix It" >>> December 26, 2006, "Why is HUD using tens of millions in Katrina money to bulldoze 4,543 public housing apartments in New Orleans when it costs less to repair and open them up?" A Tale of Two Sisters by Bill Quigley >>> December 21, 2006, NESRI Board Member, Martha Davis, Co-Directed the Northeastern School of Law Program on Human Rights and Global Economy report "In the Interests of Justice: Human Rights and the Right to Counsel in Civil Cases" >>> December 11 , 2006, Mid-America Institute on Poverty of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights released a Primer on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights >>> December 6 , 2006, Read Dr. Paul Farmer's (Founding NESRI Board Member) Union Medal Acceptance Speech >>> December 5 , 2006, Urban Youth Collaborative holds Student Rights Convention in New York City – See article in The Villager >>> December 1 , 2006, Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Meets Tsunami Community Advocates Involved in International Exchange with Katrina Survivors >>>
November 30, 2006,The New York State Social Work Education Association has named Mimi Abramovitz (NESRI Board Member) the 2006 "Educator of the Year in Recognition of Outstanding Leadership and Exemplary Contributions to Social Work Education"! November 28, 2006, Dr. Paul Farmer (Founding NESRI Board Member) and Ophelia Dahl will be winning the Union Medal at Union Theological Seminary in New York City on Wednesday, December 6th. This event is free and open to the public. >>> November 15, 2006, Read Dr. Paul Farmer's keynote address at the opening session of the American Public Health Association's annual conference >>> November 13, 2006, City Business article about hurricane survivors in the Gulf learning from the tsunami rebuilders >>>
October 25, 2006, Louise Arbour gave the Second Annual Transitional Justice lecture and her piece is entitled, "Economic and Social Justice for Societies in Transition" >>> October 24, 2006, Hurricane Katrina Survivor Activists Visit Tsunami-affected Villages in Asia to Learn Community Rebuilding Methods >>> October 4, 2006, Urgent call to support the right of return for displaced people >>> October 3, 2006, Op-Ed piece about Workers' Compensation in New York, published in the New York Times >>>
September 29, 2006, Visit NPACH's website to read a press release, see photos and other updates on the Tsunami/Hurricane Katrina exchange >>> September 28, 2006, Read Dr. Paul Farmer's piece, "Never Again? Reflections on Human Values and Human Rights," from the 2006 Tanner Lectures on Human Values >>> September 27, 2006, Read the Independent Expert on Extreme Poverty report on the United States. The report begins on page 8 >>>
August 29, 2006, Gulf Watch release a report about the New Orleans and the Gulf Coast a year after Hurricane Katrina >>> Also, read an article from City Buisness about the Transnational Exchange >>> August 22, 2006, Bill Quigley writes "Trying to Make it Home: New Orleans One Year After Katrina" >>> August 18, 2006, Center for Social Inclusion releases report, "The Race to Rebuild: The Color of Opportunity and the Future of New Orleans" >>> August 14, 2006, New Law Sets up Workers’ Compensation Registry for 9/11 Responders and Cleanup Workers, Eliminating Normal 2-year Filing Deadline >>> August 9, 2006, NESRI Testimony to the Department of Education on NYC School Discipline Code >>>
July 26, 2006, UN High Commissioner of Human Rights issues report calling for strengthening of economic and social rights protections globally >>> July 21, 2006, News article on US NGO efforts before the UN Human Rights Committee >>> July 20, 2006, Truthout produced a video about the July 4 action in New Orleans to reclaim public housing. To watch the video click >>> July 18, 2006, the Katrina Working Group Response to the U.S. Report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee >>> July 15, 2006, The Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign held the first National Truth Commission on Poverty, 'Shining a light on poverty in the USA'. >>> July 12, 2006, NESRI releases fact sheet: Workers' Compensation in New York State: An Issue of Human Rights >>> July 10, 2006, The National Immigration Law Center, the New Orleans Worker Justice Coalition, and the Advancement Project released a report on workers' conditions >>> July 10, 2006, Researchers, policymakers and advocates rely on funding from the Survey of Income and Program Participation to provide accurate assessments of the effectiveness of public programs. >>> July 5, 2006, U.N. to Probe U.S. Human Rights Abuses - Treatment of Immigrants, Katrina Survivors Among Issues to be Reviewed, the most comprehensive review of human rights violations in the U.S. ever compiled. >>>
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