some links and descriptions of THE JOB

So my main purpose in coming to Buenos Aires was to spend a year as an intern with the Movimiento Ecumenico por los Derechos Humanos (MEDH), or Ecumenical Human Rights Movement. Although I've only been here for a couple of weeks, I'll try to give a description of what I've learned so far about the organization, as it is very interesting! Here is a link to their website for further info (in Spanish):
http://www.medh.org.ar/
Before I left the US, a lot of people asked me what kind of human rights problems currently exist in Argentina, as the military dicatatorship has been over for decades. The MEDH was originally formed in 1976 as a response to human rights abuses and disappearances by the government, and has continued to provide support and accompaniment to families of the disappeared. However, much of the work the MEDH does today has to do with a much more comprehensive definition of the term "human rights" - the right to freedom from violence, for example, or the right to a dignified living. To that end, the MEDH conducts workshops and legal assessments with women and children from the poorest barrios, on the themes of domestic violence, police brutality, drug addiction, and nutrition, educating them on their legal rights and helping to create community spaces for dialogue and change.

These are links to a couple of short movies made by Cine en Movimiento, a project associated with the MEDH that works with kids in the poorest barrios, teaching art as a form of expression and an alternative to violence. They are precious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dttJIxf2PY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIai2U7hCbg

You can read more about the project here:
http://www.cineenmovimiento.com.ar/proyecto.html