Rights CoLab
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Co-creating new strategies to advance human rights.
New York, NY
Joined May 2018
Twitter has been indispensable for #humanrights organizers, activists, and researchers. However, the fascist sympathies of its current owner are impossible to ignore. We are no longer using this account but you can find us under the same name on other major channels!
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Don’t be fooled by jeremiads against “woke investing." The evidence shows that taking environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into account isn’t just the right thing to do. It’s also a wise investment decision. https://t.co/Iyr0GO2tYE
clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu
It is a common refrain, mostly on the political right, that considering environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) factors when investing is probably illegal.[1] The basis for this argument deri…
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#MondayInnovation: @UmunthuP fights gender-based violence and supports women and children in Malawi. It earns more than half of its income from sponsored programs and ads that run on its radio station, Umunthu Community Radio Station.
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#MondayInnovation: @LGBTRightsGhana fights for LGBTQIA+ rights in Ghana by hosting events, collecting data, and organizing advocacy campaigns. It is mainly crowdfunded and accepts support from volunteers.
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By late spring, we will open a competitive selection process to select the first cohort of Freshwater Fellows. We are also developing summer internships for bilingual (English and Chinese) students interested in civil society and human rights.
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Freshwater is co-led by @profshawn, a Rights CoLab contributor and founder of Social Innovations Advisory, and @EdRekosh, co-founder of Rights CoLab.
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📢🧵We are excited to announce the launch of the Freshwater Institute, a new initiative to promote organizing, learning, and strategic exchange among human rights innovators in East Asia! ⬇️ https://t.co/vLDWbytEiY
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Meet our data science project coordinator, Yuwen Zhang. “I saw the project as an excellent opportunity for me to learn more about the issues surrounding working conditions and labor protections,” she says. Read more ➡ https://t.co/CWid2whkY9
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#MondayInnovation: Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center (AJWRC) promotes gender equality and raises awareness about gender-based violence. Half of its operations are funded by membership fees, with the rest from sales, donations, and crowdfunding. https://t.co/lGQ2Tnqm1i
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#MondayInnovation: @liqd_de is a German tech platform that makes participatory democracy accessible for municipalities, universities, political parties, and civil society. It is free, open-source, and financed by donations and fees from add-on services.
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#MondayInnovation: @Kidogo_ECD fights intergenerational poverty in Kenya by providing affordable childcare centers for low-income communities. It charges a low franchising fee and relies on donations to sustain its operations.
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📊Meet @Columbia University Data for Good Scholar Jay Trevino. For the past year, Jay has been working on Rights CoLab's data science project. "The project taught me more about the field of data science than I could have imagined," he says. Read more: ➡ https://t.co/T30qTe4Evf
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💹 🌍 Can democratic reforms lead to healthier financial markets and stronger societies? Rights CoLab Advisor @LeitnerJim delivers a fascinating take in a Breaking the Fever podcast. 🎧 Listen: ➡️ https://t.co/itDJeO4eoC.
#DemocracyAndFinance #Investing #EmergingMarkets #ESG
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📢 Join @shaunamc of @just_ground and Naing Htoo of @EarthRightsIntl on April 3rd at @TMCAsser for a discussion on stakeholder engagement in HRDD. ✅ Register now and secure your ticket: ➡️ https://t.co/1haWM37BEu. Read the paper: ➡️ https://t.co/oIVWj1LmxG.
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#MondayInnovation: Mapuj Pomoc is a portal that helps Russia-Ukraine war refugees find assistance using a database of organizations across Poland and Ukraine, shared through a map. It has crowdfunded and partnered with tech organizations and NGOs.
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Less than #3days to the #BIG day! We're set for the @TheRingoProject 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 scheduled for 27 March at 13:00 UTC. We’re going to tell you our story and what we’ve in store for phase 2. We’ve a seat for you. Register: https://t.co/YzXUIPEZ2k
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Don't miss the official launch of @TheRingoProject Phase 2, with @wacsi leading the process from #innovation to transformation! Sign up for the Open House: What’s next for RINGO? on 27th March: https://t.co/yJDHbUUqFm
#shiftthepower #decolonising #INGOs #civilsociety
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Our co-founder @PaulRissman on harnessing fiduciary duty to stop climate destruction: “I am a fiduciary, and I was a fiduciary for 20 years at AllianceBernstein before I retired, so I take that very seriously…”
esginvestor.net
The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and Vanguard are under fire for not adequately addressing climate risk, with pension scheme savers and retail clients looking to courts to drive action.
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Thank you to our investor and business group peers on the Coalition on Inclusive Economic Growth for their support of the rule - @theASBN, @bcorpuscan, @PubPrivStrat and @rightscolab
impinvalliance.org
The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance is encouraged by the Biden-Harris Administration's continued support for the financial security of American workers. Today, President Biden vetoed a politically...
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