Toolkit for Serving on a Human Rights Committee

Steven Powe is a self-advocate from Washington D.C. and is a 2017-2018 SARTAC Fellow. Steven’s project was creating a Toolkit for Serving on a Human Rights Committee. Steven worked in partnership with Project ACTION! in Washington, DC..

Steven created a Series of six (6) PowerPoints to train self-advocates and others to effectively serve on Human Rights Committees and for their voices to be heard:

Learning about Rights

• Fundamental Rights and Responsibilities
• Your Right to Vote
• The Right to Choose Your Relationships
• The Right To Say ‘NO’

Making it Happen

• How to Serve on Boards, Committees, and Human Rights Committees
• My Vision for Myself as a Member of a Human Rights Committee

Steven also created a brochure called “Steven’s Advocacy Guide.”

Download the Powerpoints and Brochure below.

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• Your Right to Vote updated May 2018
• The Right to Say NO updated May 2018
• The Right to Choose Your Relationships updated May 2018
• My Vision of Myself on a Human Rights Committee updated May 2018
• How to Serve on Boards, Committees, and Human Rights Committees updated May 2018
• Fundamental Rights and Responsibilities updated May 2018
• Steven's HRC Trifold updated May 2018