Congratulations to ABA International Human Rights Committee and its Vice Chairs of Communication Joseph Jacob and Stephanie Williams for winning the ABA Section of International Law's 2014 Outstanding Website Award* and the 2014 Best Use of Social Media Award!
These awards will be presented on behalf of the committees at the 2014 Section Retreat in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the Harvard Club of Boston located at 374 Commonwealth Avenue.
We'd like to thank the Section of International Law for recognizing our committee and its dedicated members.
Additionally, we'd like to extend a special thanks to:
★ ABA IHRC Co-Chairs - Elizabeth "Liz" Turchi and Joseph "Joe" Federici who exemplify leadership and professionalism. They worked countless hours to ensure the committee ran smoothly and exceeded both its objectives and our audience's expectations.
★ ABA IHRC Leadership - Vice Chairs Osas Justy Erhabor (Outreach & Diversity; Special Projects), Cleveland Ferguson III (Publications), Joseph Jacob (Communications & Social Media), Theresa Harris (Programs), Russell Kerr (Int'l Human Rights eBrief Newsletter Editor), Greg MacKenzie (Special Projects), Tammie Smith-Long (Programs), Natalie Williams (Outreach & Diversity), and Stephanie Williams (Communications & Social Media). Each of our Vice Chairs excelled in their respective capacities and often contributed in multiple areas. Their commitment to international human rights is unparalleled and we extremely grateful for their service.
★ ABA IHRC Members, especially Gigi Nikpour, Stephen Zollman, Ryan McClure, Will Pons, Michelle Keith, and Taylor Dalton. These members consistently and eagerly responded to the committee's Calls to Action and provided the support we needed to reach our goals.
★ YOU, our fans and supporters, for promoting our committee and participating in programs, teleconference, special projects and events. We couldn't have done it without you!
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*Congrats to the China Committee who also received the 2014 Outstanding Website Award!
Today ABA Members and supporters are meeting with U.S. Members of Congress on Capitol Hill and at local district offices to speak with them about international human rights issues. Specifically, we are asking congressional leaders to (a) ratify the UN Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discriminations Against Women (CEDAW), (b) ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities (CRPD), and (c) increase support of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Read on to see how you can participate, increase awareness of global human rights issues, and make #ABA_IHRLD2014 a huge success.
★ LOBBY IN PERSON - It's too late to sign up to lobby in person, but we want to thank all of our in-person lobbyists. Whether you are on Capitol Hill or at your local district office, we appreciate your hard work and passion about global human rights. Lobby on and let us know how it's going!
★ LOBBY BY PHONE - Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to the speak to your representatives and senators. Ask them to support #ABA_IHRLD2014 and our three lobby day issues. To locate your congressional members, visit www.house.gov and www.senate.gov.
★ LOBBY BY EMAIL - Visit the ABA Grassroots Action Center and send your congressional leaders a pre-scripted email on one or all of our lobby day issues.
★ LOBBY BY TWITTER - Lookup your congressional leaders' verified Twitter handle and send a short Tweet, asking for support (e.g., “@GabbyGiffords support #ABA_IHRLD2014, please ask #USSenate to increase support for #ICC, ratify #CEDAW and ratify #CRPD. Thanks!")
★ SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT - Our #ABA_IHRLD2014 Social Media Toolkit contains an active-link slideshow, 1-pagers on each of the lobby day issues, and graphics. You may download, embed and share some or all the items. Our SMT is also available at slideshare.net/ABA_IHRC.
CONTACT INFO
Contact IHRC Co-Chair Elizabeth "Liz" Turchi at lizturchi@gmail.com for more information on lobbying on Capitol Hill or at the local level.
Contact IHRC Communications Vice Chair Stephanie Williams at inthumrights@gmail.com if you have questions about virtual lobbying or promoting this event via social media.
#ABA_IHRLD2014
@ABAIHRC
*Note: This post was originally published as a reminder on 06/18 and updated as announcement on 06/19.
