5 Rights Inc: Local. Sustainable. Human Rights.

Since:
12.10.06.
Since United Nations International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2006, 5 Rights has worked to build local and sustainable communities with 5 human rights, through education, service and action projects.  Below is a timeline of our development:

 

12.10.06:
58th Annual U.N. Human Rights Day.
5 Rights Inc was incorporated as a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) public charity the week of 12.10.06.

 

12.05.07:
National Economic + Social Rights Initiative: Symposium.
5 Rights has supported NESRI Symposia, featuring Co-Founder Dr. Paul Farmer, since December 2007.

 

12.10.07:
59th Annual U.N. Human Rights Day.
The Dispatch Foundation and 5 Rights celebrated December 10th with the dvd release of Dispatch:Zimbabwe from NYC’s Madison Square Garden.

 

01.20.08.
Local. Homeless. Brunch.
Since MLK Weekend ’08, 5 Rights, partner orgs., and local musicians have supported our neighbors at the Pine Street Inn Shelter for the Homelesss.

 

04.18.08.
Millennium Campus Conference: Eradicate. Extreme. Poverty.
5 Rights worked with The Dispatch Foundation, Grassroot Soccer and The Millennium Campus Network to produce the 2500-person, Millennium Campus Conference, featuring Dr. Paul Farmer and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs.

 

08.01.08.
State Radio Concert: Human. Rights. Outreach.
Prior to the birth of State Radio’s human rights and public service non-profit, Calling All Crows, 5 Rights worked with Amnesty Int’l, Bikes Not Bombs, City Year, Elias Fund, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Oxfam America, Partners in Health, Physicians for Human Rights, and others to produce human rights outreach for the 4000-person State Radio concert at Bank of America Pavillion.

 

08.20.08.
Grassroot Soccer: Dribble to Kick AIDS.
Before 5 Rights advisory board member and Grassroot Soccer co-founder, Ethan Zohn, dribbled a soccer ball from Boston to Washington, D.C. (500 miles), we produced his kickoff concert prior to a New England Revolution (Major League Soccer) match.

 

09.21.08.
Global Mala of Boston: Yoga + U.N. Peace Day.
On U.N. International Peace Day, 5 Rights co-produced a 500-person yoga and music event in Boston.

 

12.10.08.
60th Annual U.N. Human Rights Day.
Calling All Crows and 5 Rights celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with 5 days of education, service and action, including rare solo performances by Chad Stokes (State Radio and Calling All Crows).

 

09.01.09.
The 5 Rights Football Club: College. Soccer. Tour.
5 Rights Executive Director, Jeff Lipman met with college soccer teams during the 2009-2010 academic year.

 

10.16.09.
U.N. Stand Up!: Take Action + End Poverty Now!
5 Rights and the New England Revolution’s Kheli Dube teamed up with our friends at the Millennium Campus Network to produce a 750-person event for U.N. International Eradication of Poverty Day.

 

12.10.09.
61st Annual U.N. Human Rights Day.
Calling All Crows and 5 Rights celebrated with concerts by Chad Stokes, Pete Francis, Stephen Kellogg, White Buffalo and others, as well as fulfilling Calling All Crows $100K commitment to Oxfam America’s Stove Project.

 

03.01.10.
The 5 Rights Football Club: College. Soccer. Tour.
5 Rights Executive Director, Jeff Lipman met with college soccer teams during the 2009-2010 academic year.

 

09.01.10.
The 5 Rights Football Club: College. Soccer. Tour.
5 Rights Executive Director, Jeff Lipman met with college soccer teams during the 2010-2011 academic year.

 

12.10.10.
62nd Annual UN Human Rights Day.
Calling All Crows and 5 Rights celebrated December 10, 2010 with a concert at the House of Blues Boston, featuring Chad Stokes, Brad Corrigan, Lauren Coleman, Erin Coughlin, Matt Embree, Bonnie Paine, and The White Buffalo, to help fulfill Calling All Crows’ $100K commitment to Oxfam America.

 

02.01.11.
The 5 Rights Football Club: College. Soccer. Tour.
5 Rights Executive Director, Jeff Lipman meets with college soccer teams during the 2010-2011 academic year.

 

03.01.11.
5 Rights + Sport In Society, A Northeastern University Center.
5 Rights Executive Director, Jeff Lipman started working with Sport In Society, a Northeastern University Center, as a Visting Fellow, focused on making The 5 Rights Football Club a college-accredited summer program, which will pilot in Boston and expand to 25 major cities across the USA.

 

04.01.11.
The 5 Rights Football Club: College. Soccer. Tour.
5 Rights Executive Director, Jeff Lipman met with college soccer teams during the 2010-2011 academic year.

 

05.01.11.
5 Rights + Sport In Society, A Northeastern University Center.
5 Rights Executive Director, Jeff Lipman returns to Boston until January 2012′s College Soccer Winter Campus Tour. During these 8 months, he will continue to work with 5 Rights as a Visiting Fellow with Sport In Society, a Northeastern University Center.

 

09.01.11.
The 5 Rights Football Club: Fall NCAA College Soccer Match Events.
Starting this fall, men’s and women’s college soccer teams choose to warm-up in 5 Rights FC jerseys, and invite on-campus and off-campus human rights-based organizations* and local sustainable businesses to table around the stadium (*i.e.: issues of water, food, health, housing, education, employment, social security; and economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights).

 

09.30.11.
The 5 Rights Football Club: Fall NCAA College Soccer Match Events.
“Local. Sustainable. Baylor.”
NCAA Women’s Soccer
Baylor University
v.
Texas Tech University
Betty Lou Mays Field
September 30, 2011
Friday, 7pm

 

10.02.11.
The 5 Rights Football Club: Fall NCAA College Soccer Match Events.
“Local. Sustainable. Middlebury.”
NCAA Women’s Soccer
Middlebury College
v.
Connecticut College
Dragone Field
October 2, 2011
Sunday, 1pm
(Postponed. More information soon.)

 

10.21.11.
The 5 Rights Football Club: Fall NCAA College Soccer Match Events.
“Local. Sustainable. Bucknell.”
NCAA Women’s Soccer
Bucknell University
v.
Lehigh University
Emmitt Field at Holmes Stadium
October 22, 2011
Friday, 7pm

 

10.23.11.
The 5 Rights Football Club: Fall NCAA College Soccer Match Events.
“Local. Sustainable. Memphis.”
NCAA Men’s Soccer
University of Memphis
v.
University of Kentucky
Mike Rose Soccer Complex
October 23, 2011
Sunday, 1pm

 

10.29.11.
The 5 Rights Football Club: Fall NCAA College Soccer Match Events.
“Local. Sustainable. Northeastern.”
NCAA Women’s Soccer
Northeastern University
v.
Hofstra University

NCAA Men’s Soccer
Northeastern University
v.
Old Dominion University

Parsons Field
October 29, 2011
Saturday, 12pm-10pm

Proceeds benefit:
Malia. Crushes. Cancer.
www.maliacrushescancer.com

 

10.30.11.
The 5 Rights Football Club: Fall NCAA College Soccer Match Events.
“Local. Sustainable. San Francisco.”
NCAA Women’s Soccer
University of San Francisco
v.
St. Mary’s College

NCAA Men’s Soccer
University of San Francisco
v.
Loyola Marymount University
Negoesco Stadium
October 30, 2011
Sunday, 12pm-5pm
(Postponed. More information soon.)

 

11.05.11.
The 5 Rights Football Club: Fall NCAA College Soccer Match Events.
“Local. Sustainable. Creighton.”
NCAA Men’s Soccer
Creighton University
v.
University of Evansville

Morrison Stadium
November 5, 2011
Saturday, 7pm

 

11.06.11.
The 5 Rights Football Club: Fall NCAA College Soccer Match Events.
“Local. Sustainable. Santa Clara.”
NCAA Men’s Soccer
Santa Clara University
v.
St. Mary’s University
Buck Shaw Stadium
November 06, 2011
Sunday, 2pm
(Postponed. More information soon.)

 

11.12.11.
The 5 Rights Football Club: Fall NCAA College Soccer Match Events.
“Local. Sustainable. Cornell.”
NCAA Men’s Soccer
Cornell University
v.
Columbia University
Charles F. Berman Field
November 12, 2011
Saturday, 7pm

 

12.10.11.
63nd Annual UN Human Rights Day.
5 Rights supports our friends Calling All Crows at the 4th Annual Human Rights Day Acoustic Celebration, with State Radio and Dispatch leader, Chadwick Stokes (and The Pintos) — Boston’s Paradise Rock Club!!!!!

 

01.15.12 The 5 Rights Football Club: Winter NCAA College Soccer Tour.
This winter, The 5 Rights Football Club RV will drive across the USA, visit 100 campuses, and meet with college soccer teams — begins on 01.15.12!

 

04.05.12 The 5 Rights Football Club: Winter NCAA College Soccer Tour.
This winter, The 5 Rights Football Club RV will drive across the USA, visit 100 campuses, and meet with college soccer teams — ends on 04.05.12!