Tuesday, September 2, 2008

GUSTAV: US Human Rights Network: MONITORS Needed in many Cities

(Other contacts for helping folk in New Orleans & returning to be put at END of this post & updated)

USHRN HURRICANE GUSTAV VOLUNTEER HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORS

"US Human Rights Network"

NEEDED IN:

TENNESSEE: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville

LOUISIANA: Alexandria, Shreveport

ALABAMA : Orange Beach

TEXAS: San Antonio, Dallas, Austin

GEORGIA: Atlanta

ARKANSAS: Fort Chaffee

MISSISSIPPI: Jackson

We need volunteers to identify human rights violations via information gathering, interviewing, and monitoring basic human rights and freedoms in the context of Internal Displacement as it relates to the evacuation of the Gulf Coast in regards to Hurricane Gustav.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR PLEASE CALL
404 588 9761 OR EMAIL jwilliams@ushrnetwork.org

You will be required to participate in one of our
Human Rights Monitors Training Calls

Tuesday September 2nd at 4:00pm EST
Tuesday September 2nd at 8:00pm EST
Wednesday September 3rd at 10:00am EST
Thursday September 4th at 1:00pm EST

Access Number 1.800.704.9804

While initial trainings will be held in English, we are in need of volunteers that speak the languages of the gulf coast- particularly Spanish, French and Vietnamese. For training in these languages, please contact 404 588 9761.

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Groups ON THE GROUND to look up and help:

COMMON GROUND RELIEF

JUSTICE FOR NEW ORLEANS (Bill Quigley's group--see his articles below)

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