FREEDOM Freedom CHALLENGE Challenge 2012 2012
Why Take Part ? ď „ Freedom Challenge is an opportunity to raise awareness on and generate support for a burning human rights issue. ď „ Through participating you develop leadership skills, gain more members , fundraise and have lots of fun!
Welcome to Freedom Challenge 2012 By the end of this workshop you should: Understand and be able to explain:
What Freedom Challenge is 2012 Freedom Challenge campaign
Know the key secrets to having an effective Freedom Challenge
Have several ideas for your 2012 event!
Introductions What’s your name? What youth team are you from?
Why do you want to be involved with Freedom Challenge? What do you most want to get out of today?
What is Freedom Challenge?
A team challenge for school and youth groups in New Zealand Taking action for human rights around the world Campaign based Freedom Week 2012 – Mon 30th July to Fri 3rd August.
St Hildas Kiwi-Panda Petition
How does it work? Each team stages an event or events to highlight a pressing human rights issue Aims:
Aims: Campaigning – make some noise & get media coverage of your event!
Awareness Raising - inspire others to take action. Fundraising. Recruitment - recruit people to Amnesty and your Amnesty group.
Caged Baradene School Student
Goals for FC ‘12 For all AIANZ Youth Network teams to take part Campaign to put a stop to forced evictions Raise $20,000 nationwide to support AI’s campaigning work
FC ‘12 Campaign Slogan
END FORCED EVICTIONS Freedom Challenge 2012 slogan:
Don't bulldoze peoples lives
FC ‘12 Tone and Slogan
Why this campaign: Housing is a human right! Forced evictions are a violation on basic human rights and should be stopped Adequate housing is more than a roof and four walls
FC ‘12
Forced Evictions are a violation on Human Rights.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 17 2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property. “We are poor but we still have human rights.”
FC ‘12 Adequate housing is more than a roof and four walls. Access to health and an healthy environment. Access to an education Access to a work and a sustainable livelihood. “I used to be a good pupil; I was always among the top three of my class . Education is life. Without education you are nobody..... After the destruction we could not afford food and shelter. I tried to look for a job but could not find any” Clever , who lost his access to school after he was evicted from Porta Farm . Zimbabwe
FC ’12 Focus: Don’t Bulldoze peoples lives!
Focusing on: Cambodia Occupied West Bank
Occupied West Bank The Israeli army plans to forcibly evict & transfer 20 Palestinian communities Some 2,300 people two-thirds of these are children and the majority are Jahalin Bedouin
Demolition orders include two schools which serve around 200 Jahalin Children Relocation site about 300m away from municipal garbage dump - al-Jabal Uproots some of the poorest communities in the West Bank
Israeli authorities have not consulted with the communities Violates Israel’s obligations under international law Started in 1975 - Israel took 3,0000 hectares to build the Ma’ale Adumin settlement
Amnesty International calls on Israel to: Cancel transfer. Provide services and infrastructure to communities in their current locations. Immediately stop all demolitions in Jahalin Bedouin communities and elsewhere in the OPT including East Jerusalem.
Transfer planning and building policies responsibility to local Palestinian communities. Immediately stop construction or expansion of Israeli settlements in the OPT.
Occupied West Bank Take Action: Solidarity Action - Take photographs of your actions and events and send them to the Jahalin Bedouin along with your solidarity messages.
Letter writing – send letters to the Israeli Minister of Defence and the Israeli Head of Civil Administration
Film Screenings and discussion events Host a speaker from the region or a local expert on forced evictions Fake forced Evictions people in military dress demolishing tents etc
Issue fake demolition notices to students at your school informing them that their school will be demolished that day.
Cambodia Rapid economic development within a newly privatized land market Poor people in both Urban and Rural areas are forcibly evicted Indigenous people face expulsion from traditional land Cambodia women at the forefront of the fight against forced evictions. They put themselves at risk to defend their communities facing death threats and imprisonment
No protection from the law. “Sometimes the company came at night. They came at night to pull down the houses. I begged them not to destroy my house and to let me move my stuff outside, but they did not agree. All I could salvage was one sewing machine,” Roth Sophal, Cambodia
Amnesty International calls on Cambodia to: Consider the devastating impact on women, their livelihoods and ability to care for their families Immediately stop all forced evictions
Hold those responsible for forced evictions accountable under the law, and Ensure reparations are made to anyone harmed by forced evictions.
Cambodia Take Action: Postcard Action - Sign, circulate and seek signatures on the postcard included in FC Toolkit.
Other Action Ideas: Host a debate – human rights activists up against capitalists and developers
Re-enact a forced Eviction at your school assembly Resettle yourself/others in the least desirable area of your school
Q&A Questions & Answers session Anything you’re still not clear about? Anything you don’t understand?
Action Ideas Past FC
Papanui Cage Protest
Aorere Don’t Play Games with Human Rights protest
Home sweet Home
Wellington Girls Mock Olympics Ball & Spoon Race
Cashmere Silence for Freedom
So let’s hear your ideas….
Don’t bulldoze people’s lives Let’s get brainstorming… but just before we do
Brainstorming Rules A few things to remember:
Make it fun No idea is too crazy No interruptions Document it
Remember your events should: Attract attention Engage the whole school
Raise funds Encourage people to join your group Get media attention.
Our Action ď „ Banner with Bulldozer and Track marks – Outline your footprint and sign
Action Ideas Raising Awareness House shaped Pinata Drama presentation skits. We have nowhere to go displaced people. Talk at assembly. Forced evictions from classrooms/bathrooms. Cardboard box homes – fact sheets attached. Stop Signs - stop forced evictions. Video and photograph events and have multi media exhibitions and spread this media via emails, mobiles, websites etc.
Action Ideas With a fundraising ask Chalk a slogan & bulldozer tracks on the ground and have them outlined or filled with coin donations . Have a concert using the campaign theme.
Hold debates and Quizzes on the theme. Sell ice-cream with the slogan “Ice-cream for human rights”
Register
ONLINE! www.amnesty.org.nz
Useful Contacts Contact your Freedom Challenge coordinating team: Margaret Taylor - Activism Support Manager Eleanor Parkes– Youth Intern Lisa Marshall – FCW Coordinator on: freedomchallenge@amnesty.org.nz 0800 AMNESTY or 09 303 4520