DCI Resources
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See below for a list of our resources. This list is an ongoing work in progress. Please email info@dorothycottoninstitute.org to learn more.
BUILDING BRIDGES HANDOUTS & RESOURCES
4 BUILDING BRIDGES PRINCIPLES HANDOUT (docx)
Handout from the Building Bridges network.
Walking Our Talk- Putting the Building Bridges Principles into Action (pdf)
Handout from the Building Bridges Planning group.
Energy & Equity (.doc)
by Anne Rhodes and Elan Shapiro, for Building Bridges
Peoples’ Sustainability Treaty – Rights of Mother Earth (pdf)
Connecting the Rights of Indigenous People with the Rights of Mother Earth
The United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP Your Partner for People and Planet
Youth Leaders Speak Out for the Sustainable Development Goals
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION, CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND DEMOCRACY
Intro to Dorothy Cotton Institute Citizenship Education Program (pdf)
Citizenship Education Program (docx)
HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION & TRAINING
Sisters of Change
“Unsung Sheroes for Racial Justice Whose Names Everyone Should Know”- DCI booklet at Tompkins Center for History and Culture.
Human Rights definition and principles (pdf)
Right to Education Fact Sheet (pdf)
United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training (pdf)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights book
An illustrated book of the Articles of the UDHR
Becoming A Human Rights Friendly School-Manual (pdf)
A Guide for K-12 schools by Amnesty International
Training As Action Tier 1 Mod 2 Human Rights TRAINING SLIDESHOW (pdf)
A module of Training As Action Series for HRE-USA by DCI
Int. Humanitarian Law and_Int. Human Rights Law (pdf)
IHL is a set of international rules, intended to solve humanitarian problems arising from international or non-international armed conflicts. IHRL deals with aspects of life in peacetime that are not regulated by IHL, such as freedom of the press, the right to assembly, to vote and to strike.
CEDAW: Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Recommendation 35 – Tackling violence against women
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
This international treaty has not been ratified by the United States.
ELIMINATING ALL FORMS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION: Treaties, Training & Reports
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (pdf)
An international treaty ratified by the United States
Training As Action HRE and Race TRAINING SLIDESHOW (pdf)
A module of TAAS for HRE-USA by DCI
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ACLU Report on Racial Discrimination in USReport of the International Committee on CERD
Committee of Special Rapporteurs’ review of US Compliance with CERD
THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
Convention on the Rights of the Child (pdf)
The most widely ratified treaty of the United Nations, not yet ratified by the USA.
UNI221783 CRC
Booklet with the articles of the CRC
STUDENTS’ RIGHTS IN AMERICA
LGBTQ+ RIGHTS, Resolutions and Principles
Resolution re LGBT Rights 2016 Resolution Against Violence and Discrimination based on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation (pdf)
Resolution adopted by UN Human Rights Council is not yet a binding treaty.
Yogyakarta Principles_en
These are the original principles of LGBTQ+ Rights, 2007
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These are the additions to the original principles, 2017
yogyakartaprinciples.org (pdf)
Here you will find both 2007 and 2017 additions.
RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
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The UN Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples (pdf)
The American Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Declaration_community_guide DRIP in Australia
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People of Australia
HRBAP UN_Rights Indigenous Peoples (pdf)
Know Your Rights booklet with colorful photos and clear explanations
RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (pdf)
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – booklet (pdf)
Conference notes on Issues of Implementation of CRPD
IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS IN AMERICA