5The following resources and documents on the Human Rights framework are meant to be used to encourage discussion and action in the Guild to utilize human rights law in order to protect, ensure and expand economic and social rights. Resources

• • Guild Visioning Committee Concept Paper on Human Rights – Using Human Rights to Build the Guild and Social Movements

• • National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) Manual on Economic and Social Rights Framework
  • NESRI Creative Lawyering Manual

Background Documents

• • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

• • Optional Protocol to the ICESCR

• • Recommendations, Understandings and Declarations for the ICESCR

• • Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Toolkit Urging ICESCR Ratification

• • International Committee Toolkit for Local Resolutions on ICESCR

• • Marjorie Cohn November 2008 article urging ICESCR ratification

• • How To Pass a Local Resolution to Ratify the ICESCR

H.R. 216 House Resolution 216 was introduced by Rep. John Lewis in May 2009, calling for ratification of major international treaties, including ICESCR. A factsheet and the text of the resolution are below:

• • H Res 416 Factsheet

• • H Res 416 Bill Text