JCoR Workshop for Religious in Madhya Pradesh, India (September 2023)

An in-person workshop on Rights-based Advocacy in Relation to the Sustainable Development Goals for Catholic Religious and their ministry partners in Madhya Pradesh, India

The Justice Coalition of Religious (JCoR) and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) invite all Catholic Sisters, Brothers, Priests, and their Associates and Ministry Partners in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India to join this free, three-day, in-person workshop titled “Human Rights Advocacy in Relation to the Sustainable Development Goals.”

Dates: 16-17 September 2023

Information: View the workshop flyer

Register (deadline September 5): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMPpwSXMvgvOTqaTd_8oLA_4wN_LqqBrHlGzO7lh9I8Vx0AA/viewform

Programme: This workshop will be participatory and action-oriented, with an aim of building practical skills for advocacy at the state and national levels as well as within the United Nations system.

Topics:
– SDGs as a global framework for uniting ministries and advocating for justice and peace
– India’s development trajectory
– Understanding social marginalisation and exclusion
– The rights-based framework
– Advocacy and documenting for advocacy
– Ecological justice
– Majoritarian nationalism and minority rights
– Monitoring and evaluation using the SDG framework
– Call for mission – opportunities, threats, and challenges
– Documentation