Thanks to Woody Faulkner from the British Institute of Human Rights for this information. Ed
Leading local organisation, Southern Advocacy Services is proud to have won the bid to bring the Human Rights Tour to the Isle of Wight on 15 October.
Presented by the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) each year these pop-up events take place in communities across the UK, reaching thousands of people.
At a time when there is much noise about human rights, the Human Rights Tour is a much-needed chance for people to discuss and debate human rights and shine a spotlight on what human rights mean for us all in our everyday lives.
The event takes place at the Riverside Centre between 1am-4p on Wednesday 15th October. Book here
Ensuring human rights are protected and respected
Working together Southern Advocacy Services and BIHR will ensure the Isle of Wight pop-up has a real local flavour, and will be exploring the importance of advocacy and ensuring people’s rights are being protected and respected, especially when we are at our most vulnerable moments. These everyday issues are at the heart of the Human Rights Tour.
Stephen Bowen, Director of the British Institute of Human Rights, said:
“BIHR is delighted to be working with Southern Advocacy Services to bring the Human Rights Tour to Isle of Wight. It’s all too easy to get distracted by the noise surrounding human rights, with little opportunity to reflect on why we have them, and what human rights mean for us today. BIHR’s Human Rights Tour takes this conversation out of the Westminster bubble and into the heart of our communities, talking to people at pop-up events across the UK.”
“We take the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights out of the court room, into communities, and share the everyday stories of what human rights mean for people in their lives. Our Human Rights Tour conversation spans schools and hospitals, teachers and police officers, governments to courts, and much more besides.”
“Working with communities to provide the space for learning, debate and discussion on human rights we find a very different story to one usually reported. There is in fact a huge appetite to talk about what human rights mean here at home, how human rights can empower us all, providing a vital safety-net against indifference and abuse and making sure that each of us can live with dignity and respect in our everyday lives.”
“We are looking forward to having the human rights conversation with the people of Isle of Wight!”
Jan Gavin, CEO of Southern Advocacy Service, said:
“Southern Advocacy Services challenges discrimination and disadvantage and takes positive action to ensure full participation by all groups and sections of the community. We believe that everyone should be treated with fairness, dignity and respect, and that everyone is an equal member of society.”
