Displaying items by tag: institute for human rights
UAB will host independent living specialist Darrel Christenson to discuss the intersection of accessible housing with inclusion, health and the role of visitability in real estate.
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Human rights and international politics experts say efforts to shine a light on human rights abuses in North Korea and calls for improvement must be stated in future discussions.
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Author John Thabiti Willis will discuss masquerading traditions in the West African town of Otta.
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Social justice issues take spotlight in film series discussion for UAB and Birmingham community.
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Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy Award-winning singer and activist for Africa's women and girls.
The film, focused on the American women's suffrage movement, will be screened at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 6.
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Lectures include cultivating compassion, the history of race and society in Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow South, and helping children in war-affected communities.
Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, the conversation with Kaplan and Matz will be rescheduled.
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The UAB Institute for Human Rights will hold three events focused on current political climates in various nations in November, all free and open to the public.
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The 2017 Peace and Justice Studies Association conference will bring activists, scholars and educators from around the world to UAB.
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UAB Institute for Human Rights Director Tina Kempin Reuter provides practical tips for confronting hate and violence.
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The students were chosen from a pool of 13,000 applicants.
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“Stand as One: Empowering Marginalized Voices in Birmingham” will bring individuals and groups throughout Birmingham together to address common challenges to make Birmingham a strong and inclusive community.
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UAB and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute will host “A Dialogue on Civility and Decoding Activism in the 21st Century” from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at UAB’s Heritage Hall.
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UAB and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute hosted a panel discussion Tuesday night in a lecture hall full of students, faculty and Birmingham residents to talk about civil discourse after a heated election season.
The panel will include two Syrian refugees and professors from UAB and Samford University.
For the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Human Rights Award celebration, Henry Panion III designed a showcase of Alabama artists and the legacy of the civil rights movement. Central to the production are selections and performing artists from guitarist Eric Essix’s new recording “This Train: The Gospel Sessions.”
The documentary “Pray the Devil Back to Hell,” featuring Leymah Gbowee, will be screened Thursday, Sept. 22, in the Hill Student Center Alumni Theatre at 3:30 p.m.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee gave an inspiring lecture on Sept. 29 to mark the opening of the UAB Institute for Human Rights.
Newkirk will discuss “The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga,” the story of a young Congolese man who was captured and put on display at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.