The Rights & Democracy Student Network is organizing its retreat earlier this year! It will be held in Montreal from August 26-29, 2010, in order to be ready for the school year to come. The objective of this retreat is to enable our active members and new members from across Canada to meet each other, share information and ideas, and participate in training workshops to prepare them for their delegation activities during the year to come. Please note that students from all disciplines are invited to apply, and places will be reserved for members who are new to the Network.
Format
The various sessions will take the form of presentations, interactive workshops, simulations or discussions and will help students build their capacity for promoting human rights and democracy through concrete, practical examples that can be applied within their respective delegations.
Network Handbook & Promotional Tools
The Student Network's new logo, new and exciting promotional tools, and the latest edition of the Delegation Handbook will be launched during the Retreat. Each delegate will receive these materials and enough copies of the Handbook for each member of their delegation's executive. The handbook contains tools designed to facilitate delegation set-up, recruitment, operation, and planning projects and activities.
Participation Fees
Rights & Democracy will cover the travel, accommodation and meal costs of the selected students for the retreat period.
Selection criteria
To meet the selection criteria, candidates must be:
- A student enrolled in a Canadian university during the fall 2010 and winter 2011 sessions;
- An active member of his/her delegation (For universities at which the delegation is in the process of forming: prepared to dedicate the necessary efforts to building and coordinating the Delegation and its projects for the 2010-2011 academic year;
- Willing to convey to the members of his/her delegation the knowledge acquired at this retreat by organizing an information and recruiting session in the three weeks following the event, and to follow-up with the Network staff;
- Committed to helping members of his/her delegation and of the project teams to integrate the Network's approaches, with the assistance of Network staff.
Please note that members who have been recommended by their delegation will be given priority.
Application Process
To submit your application, send your completed registration form, by e-mail only to the attention of Nelly Desrosiers, Network Liaison Officer, at network@dd-rd.ca . Please be sure to identify your e-mail with the following title: RETREAT. Should you require any additional information, do not hesitate to contact Nelly Desrosiers, the Rights & Democracy Student Network's Liaison Officer, at ndesrosiers@dd-rd.ca or by phone at 514-283-6073 ext. 245 or toll-free at 1-888-736-3833. ext. 245.
Applications must be sent by Monday, July 26, 2010.
Download your application form here.
