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Mission We are a growing group of low-income activists and our allies, lawyers, and academics outraged at living in the richest country of the world while millions of Americans suffer and die due to economic human rights violations such as inadequate shelter, food, health care and social services. The Economic Human Rights Project was founded 10 years ago to bring together grassroots U.S. activists to extend understanding of the overarching nature and grave violations of economic human rights rooted in systemic inequalities - not the individual fault or the personal limitations of low-income people. We are challenging our government on its economic human rights violations by using the UN Declaration of Human Rights <http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/eng.htm> . Articles 22, 23, 24 and 25 of United Nations Human Rights Charter guarantee right to: decent work conditions and wages, food, clothing, housing, medical care, necessary social services and extends special protections to mothers and children, whether born in or out of wedlock. We believe organizing around these rights and garnering national and international attention will shift power relationships in the United States. For more information, see the Economic Human Rights Violations Project. <http://www.econhumanrights.org/violations.htm> ________________________________ * Home <http://www.econhumanrights.org/index.htm> * Mission <http://www.econhumanrights.org/Mission.htm> * History <http://www.econhumanrights.org/history.htm> * Urgent Issues <http://www.econhumanrights.org/issues.htm> * In the News <http://www.econhumanrights.org/news.htm> * Past & Present Leaders <http://www.econhumanrights.org/leaders.htm> * Organizational Connections <http://www.econhumanrights.org/links.htm> * Current Projects <http://www.econhumanrights.org/projects.htm> * Volunteer/Job Openings <http://www.econhumanrights.org/jobs.htm> Click here <http://world.std.com/%7Egubin/Election/draft1.htm> to visit the Truth in Elections project at its temporary home. And click here <http://www.econhumanrights.org/Strategies2.htm> to see the Strategies for impact on the election certification process and forcing publicity on voting rights violations (at its temporary home). ________________________________ Projects Campaign for UN Observers for 2004 US Presidential Elections <http://www.econhumanrights.org/UNObservers.htm> Summer4Justice <http://www.summer4justice.org/> sponsored the youth-led "Youth Unite 2 Fight" workshop at the Active Arts Youth Conference, part of the Boston Social Forum, on July 24th. Download the flyer here <http://www.summer4justice.org/flyer.doc> . CuttingEJ <http://www.cuttingej.org/> March to Abolish Poverty <http://www.abolishpoverty.org/> Economic Justice Legal Advocacy Project <http://www.econhumanrights.org/legal.htm> EHRP also sponsored several low-income-led workshops <http://www.econhumanrights.org/workshops.htm> at the Boston Social Forum, July 23-25, 2004. You can download the brochure for the Anti-Poverty track here <http://www.econhumanrights.org/Anti_Poverty_Brochure> . 49 Francesca Avenue Somerville, MA 02144 Email Us! <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
