No.48 September 2006 |
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The Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University
has developed the Athletes for Human Rights program through its offices
in Boston, Massachusetts. The mission of Athletes for Human Rights is
to research, educate and advocate human rights in and through sport,
focusing on the role of athletes and sport to impact social change locally,
nationally and globally.
The vision of Athletes for Human Rights is for the world community to
recognize athletes as leaders for social change and sport as a vehicle
for promoting human rights. The world community will also value the
contributions of athletes and sport in advancing equality and human
rights. "Athletes for Human Rights will be a vehicle for empowering, valuing
and respecting the role of athletes and sport in the promotion of human
rights and social change," said Peter Roby, director of Sport in
Society. Athletes for Human Rights creates a space for the sporting world to
deliberately connect the arena of sport with global affairs. Athletes
interested in promoting human rights are offered support and tools to
enable them to make a difference through the Athletes for Human Rights
program. Athletes and sports leaders will now have a place to learn
and understand the potential positive impact of embracing human rights
in and through sport. The human rights framework allows athletes across
various backgrounds and borders to come together to support and embrace
each other. In February 2006 the School for Human Rights (SHR) and Human Rights
Education Associates (HREA) partnered with Sport in Society to host
the School for Human Rights (SHR) Olympics focusing on sport and human
rights at the school in Brooklyn, New York. The three-day event promoted
Olympism as the human rights and social justice philosophy of the Olympic
Movement. "HREA's work at the School for Human Rights is making the human
rights framework relevant to all students. Sport in Society helped to
develop a new way of presenting Human Rights to students-through sport,"
said Jessamyn Waldman, HREA program associate and representative at
SHR.
Source: http://www.sportinsociety.org
Contact:
Athletes for Human Rights Center for the Study of Sport in Society Northeastern University 716 Columbus Ave., Suite 161 Boston, MA 02120 Phone: 617-373-4025 Fax: 617-373-4566 Email: sportinsociety@neu.edu Website: http://www.sportinsociety.org ![]() http://www.icsspe.org/portal/index.php?w=1&z=5 |