House Party fundraiser in support of the Sankhu-Palubari Community School in Nepal hosted by David and Mary Parker on Sunday, September 12. 

House Party fundraiser to benefit the Women's Human Rights Program hosted by Marlene and Tom Kayser on Sunday, September 19, 4 - 6 p.m.

Interested in volunteering for The Advocates for Human Rights? The Advocates hosts one-hour orientations at our office so volunteers can learn how they can volunteer their time and talent. Volunteers are needed for a wide variety of projects, including research, legal representation, medical assessments, photography/videography, graphic design, interpretation, and more. Staff will describe upcoming volunteer needs and answer questions. Questions, please contact Rosalyn Park, 612-341-3302 ext. 106 or rpark@advrights.org.

For years the Cooper daughters -- Helene, her sister Marlene, and Eunice -- blissfully enjoyed the trappings of wealth and advantage in the West African nation of Liberia. But on April 12, 1980 a group of soldiers staged a coup d'etat, assassinating Liberian President William Tolbert and executing his cabinet.

Over the past sixteen years, Greg Mortenson, through his nonprofit Central Asia Institute (CAI), has worked to promote peace through education by establishing more than 130 schools, most of them for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.