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WELCOME!
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How to use this Guide:
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This google sheet includes four tabs, this "How to" tab, which provides a brief overview of how to use this resource, and the three content tabs outlined below. Each tab contains materials to support the implementation of Human Rights initiatives locally. Whether you are a city, town, or community organizer, this guide is a great place to start your journey towards bringing rights home.
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- How to Search: Using your "Control" (or "Command") + "F" keys; a small search box will pop up in the top right corner. Type one or two search terms for best results.
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- How to Sort: Using your cursor, hover over the column you want to sort the sheet by; a small down arrow will appear to the right of the column letter; click the down arrow and select "Sort A - Z" or "Z - A"; Pro Tip: For numbers like engagement score "Z - A" will sort largest number first.
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- Notes: Descriptions and Sources for each column can be found at the top of the column in a "Note." To view the Note hover your cursor over the small black triangle in the top right corner of the first cell in the column.
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Tab 1: Cities
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This tab includes a comprehensive list of cities, towns, and county bodies implementing Human Rights initiatives.
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Type: link to resolutions in Tab 3 if available
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Tab 2: Resources
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This tab includes a robust list of resources including websites, Youtube videos, and law review articles. Resources are organized by . . .
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Some rows are highlighted yellow; these resources indicate accessible and comprehensive material that a Human Rights organizer could prioritize if they are strapped for time.
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Some rows are struck out and the text is red/orange; these are broken links or damaged URLs that need to be fixed or removed.
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Tab 3: Resolutions
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This tab includes a preliminary list of resolutions, declarations, charters, and ordinances which cities and towns have used to implement Human Rights work.
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Tab 5: OXY Active Cities
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This tab includes a list of active cities compiled by Occidental College Human Rights Cities Alliance Task Force in the Spring of 2024. This list includes cities that the task force found to be most active in their human rights cities approach. This list can be built upon giving each city scores 1-5 based on government/international and community/civil society engagement.
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Click here for a MAP of HRCs in the United States
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Occidental College Student Task Force and the Human Rights Cities Alliance have used this existing project from Suffolk University Law School to build onto the comprehensive list and identify a U.S.-based list of active cities for reference.
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This guide was the outcome of a student Human Rights Project through Suffolk University Law School. The project was supervised by Professor Lorie Graham and Professor Joshua Cooper. The preliminary research paper can be found here:
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Prezi About this Project: https://prezi.com/view/OLFLPtNm74prgeEStnco/
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