Past Actions & Events

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Timeline of Notable Past Work

2024

  • (December 30 2024) Remembering Former President Jimmy Carter, Champion for Human Rights. Read the Human Rights City Alliance's statement commemorating Jimmy Carter and his contributions to uplifting human rights as a pathway to peace, stability, and social justice around the globe - and, in his later years, at home.
  • (December 10 2024) Rally & Press Conference: International Human Rights Day. We brought together City leaders, residents, and community groups to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which reflects the commitment of governments everywhere to protect and preserve the political and economic rights of all people. Together we renewed our commitment to the values and principles expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and committed to working together to promote the protection of human rights for everyone – especially those who are most threatened. Co-sponsored by: Human Rights City Alliance & Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations
  • Proclamation issued by the Mayor's Office recognizing December 10 as International Human Rights Day.
  • Joint press release with the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations
  • (December 9 2024) Human Rights Craft Night for International Human Rights Day. Community members and volunteers came together at the library to create buttons and signs commemorating the 76th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  • (December 9 2024) Leveraging Global Rights to Protect Rights in Our Cities. The National Human Rights Cities Alliance and UAB Birmingham partnered to provide an overview of the Universal Periodic Review and how advocates in cities can strategically engage with the review to further human rights at the local level. The Pittsburgh Human Rights City Alliance provided communications and outreach support. Flyer, Recorded webinar
  • (November 14 2024) Student Housing & Tenant Rights Workshop at Carnegie Mellon University. Students are facing a housing crisis that is affecting them financially, physically, emotionally, and academically. Carnegie Mellon Health Promotion and the Pittsburgh Human Rights City Alliance met with students from CMU and Pitt to discuss student housing justice, tenant rights, organizing efforts in the broader community, and more.
  • (November 9 2024) Housing Rights Forum: Advancing a Human Rights-Based Housing Strategy for our Region. The human right to housing is well established in international law, yet many residents in our region suffer from housing insecurity, poor quality housing, and homelessness. How can we work together to promote and protect housing as a human right? How can international human rights law be a resource to advance work for housing rights in our city? Panel participants: Muhammad Ali Nasir (MAN-E), Community Care and Resistance in Pittsburgh (CCRIP) & Allegheny County’s Just Home project; Bob Damewood, Regional Housing Legal Services; Rachel Shepherd, Commission on Human Relations; Leeretta Payne, Human Rights City Alliance.
  • (October 2024) Immigrant Human Rights Community Forum: Countering Racist Campaigning & Building Inclusive Communities for All. Around 40 human rights supporters and advocates came together to hear from members of our local immigrant communities and experts in the field of human rights to explore how we can use human rights law to build a city for everyone and meaningfully address the racist politics of scapegoating. Panelists explored how can we work together to resist today’s “divide and conquer” campaigning and stand in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors. This community forum was held as part of our preparation to a submit a report on local human rights conditions to the UN as part of the 2025 Universal Periodic Review. Panelists: Carlos Blanco, Casa San Jose; Hetal Dhagat, Attorney, Education Law Center, Karim Alshurafa, Palestinian Community in Pittsburgh; Zainab Adisa, Racial Equity Fellow, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
  • (October 13 2024) Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024 - Human Rights City Alliance reiterated calls from Indigenous peoples and human rights advocates to the Christopher Columbus statue in Schenley Park. In an open letter addressed to Mayor Gainey and City Council, HRCA highlighted Columbus' crimes against humanity, which would now be punishable under international human rights law and should not be celebrated.
  • (August 25 2024) 10th Annual Human Rights Cookout and Potluck Around 60 human rights supporters and advocates came together to enjoy food, music and updates about human rights work happening in Pittsburgh.
  • (April 13 2024) 2024 People's Assembly for Fair & Equitable Housing Around 150 people gathered at the Frick Fine Arts Building to engage in learning and dialogue focused on the affordable housing crisis in Pittsburgh and potential solutions. Participants heard from local housing and human rights advocates about current community-led efforts to address our region's affordable housing needs, as well as from international advocates about innovative potential solutions being explored in other cities and countries. Topic areas included funding a Right to Counsel+ initiative for tenants facing eviction, establishing a Tenant Bill of Rights and related protections, and exploring creative solutions for creating permanently affordable, community-controlled affordable housing, such as through housing cooperatives (co-ops) and community land trusts. Co-sponsors: Pittsburgh Housing Justice Table, Human Rights City Alliance, City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations, Pittsburgh United, Casa San Jose, University of Pittsburgh Department of Sociology, Pitt Graduate Workers’ Organizing Committee, The Global Switchboard. View the full program here, English Flier , Spanish Flier

Prior to 2024

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