Why do human rights abuses persist even after resistance campaigns? Join us on Tuesday, October 4 for this workshop by Chris Shay, a Postdoc at @uconnhri, to learn more.
For more information and to register for this hybrid event go to s.uconn.edu/swords-into-ploughshares
Ever joined us for an Encounters Dialogue and are interested in learning how to run your own? Join us for one of the facilitator or moderator trainings we have coming up, beginning next week! Lunch will be served. Anyone is welcome, no prior experience necessary.
What is the difference?
Facilitators are the folks who work with the small breakout groups. They keep the conversation moving and productive. Moderators run or direct a Dialogue. They are the 'emcee' who manage the structure & timing from the moment participants walk in until closing.
See our other programming for Fall 2022 and register for any of our events at the link in our bio.
On Wednesday, September 28, we welcome you to join us for a discussion with Dr. Tina Kempin Reuter of the UAB Institute for Human Rights (@uab_ihr) on 'Disability Rights & Urban Development.'
More info and registration available at the link in our bio!
All of us at the Human Rights Institute are so excited to welcome the new and returning Huskies back to campus. We can't wait to see you!
A new paper in the Journal of Policy Practice & Research from HRI Director Kathryn Libal, School of Social Work associate professor Scott Harding and doctoral candidate Madri Hall-Faul examines the transformative capacity of community sponsorship on the #refugeeresettlement process in the U.S.
Also instrumental in this innovative research are School of Social Work associate professor Megan Berthold and doctoral students Grace Felten and Lukas Champagne, who have been conducting interviews with resettlement advocates and volunteers since 2017!
Check out the link in our bio to read on.
In our final Internship Fellow Spotlight of the summer, meet Owen Silverman, spending the summer with @scholarsatrisk. Owen is another among our phenomenal students joining our innovative Master of Arts Program in Human Rights!
We're so proud of all our Summer Internship Fellows, and we'll continue to highlight our incredible students and faculty as we begin the Fall semester soon!
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Continuing from our new undergraduate courses on Tuesday, check out some of our exciting new graduate courses available this Fall!
We encourage you to see what we have on offer online and schedule an appointment with our friendly advising staff via Nexus. 📚📅
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Natasha Silva is in the spotlight this week as our next Summer Internship Fellow!
A major in human rights & political science, Natasha is spending the summer with the @adl_national Center on Extremism!
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The Fall semester is approaching and we are filling up our schedules! Check out these exciting new courses we're offering at HRI at the undergraduate level and stay tuned for new graduate courses this Thursday! 📚📅
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Ayane Reis Da Conceicao is next up in our Summer Internship Fellow spotlight. She is another of our phenomenal students spending her summer with @irisct_. There she is working as an employment services intern, helping refugees to secure jobs across Connecticut!
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Last week we were delighted to announce the creation of two new endowed chairs in human rights, inspired by the legacies of Senator Christopher J. Dodd and Professor Wiktor Osiatyński.
The establishment of the endowed chair positions in their names builds on the University’s dynamic interdisciplinary Human Rights Institute and its commitment to advancing the scholarship, teaching, and practice of human rights.
The Dodd Chair will head Dodd Human Rights Impact programs and be filled after an international search that starts in August. The first Osiatyński Chair will be a current UConn faculty member who will be selected over the coming academic year in time to start in fall 2023.
Read on at the link in our bio.
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This week we're thrilled to introduce you to Grace Pereira Lopes, one of our HRI intern fellows, spending the summer with @irisct_ in Hartford.
Grace is also among our outstanding students who will begin the 4+1 Master of Arts in Human Rights this fall!
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Recent grad Meg Sanders ('22 @uconncahnr) is an American Association for the Advancement of Science (@aaasorg) SciTech & Human Rights FutureGen Scholar helping shed light on the connection between racial injustice, health disparities, and the environment in her podcast “Recalling the Past to Shape the Future."
Check out this UConn Today article on how Meg got involved in this work and came to start the podcast. With a minor in human rights from @uconnhri, we're confident Meg can tackle anything she takes on!
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In this week's HRI Summer Internship Fellow Spotlight, we're proud to showcase Katie McCluney!
A rising junior with a double major through @UConnHRI and
@UConnWGSS, Katie is interning with
@EduProjectHF. She was also recently accepted into our 4+1 Master of Arts in Human Rights. Congratulations, Katie!
Want to learn more about the #humanrights dimensions of @pandemicjournaling ? Read PJP postdoc Heather Wurtz's new piece in The Journal of Human Rights. Find it at https://bit.ly/3aLQAGL, or DM @pandemicjournaling for a PDF.
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In this week's HRI Summer Internship Fellow Spotlight, we're proud to showcase Beck Marcotte!
Beck is a graduating senior with a double major in Human Rights & Sociology and joining @access_caa this summer.
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Dodd Human Rights Impact is thrilled to announce that the winner of the 2022 Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature goes to Defiant by author Wade Hudson.
A powerful memoir on the hardship and resilience of growing up in Louisiana during the Civil Rights movement, HRI Director Kathryn Libal says Defiant “brings to life the American history of racism and segregation for young readers who still live with its impact today.”
The Malka Penn Award is given annually to the author of an outstanding children’s book addressing human rights issues or themes, such as discrimination, equity, poverty, justice, war, peace, slavery or freedom.
In addition to Defiant, the Malka Penn Award Committee has recognized the following selections as its 2022 Honor Books:
📚Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, by Carol Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
📚Art of Protest, by De Nichols and Diana Dagadita, Molly Mendoza, Olivia Twist, Saddo, and Diego Becas
📚Rosie Loves Jack, by Mel Darbon
📚Areli is a Dreamer, by Areli Morales and Luisa Uribe
📚Born Behind Bars, by Padma Venkatraman
Congratulations to all!
(Link in bio for full announcement)
Our 2022 cohort of Summer Internship Fellows are now settled into their new roles and we could not be more excited to showcase them all! We'll be sharing more about them and their internship sites each week this summer.
This week we feature Derby Egyin, interning for @amnesty!
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Today is #WorldRefugeeDay- a day in which we stand with the over 89 million forcibly displaced people worldwide to acknowledge that the right to seek safety is a human right.
According to UNHCR (@refugees) over 27 million people in 2022 fall under the UN's official mandate as refugees, with close to half of them under the age of 18. A further 53 million people are internally displaced, close to 5 million are currently seeking asylum, and further millions are stateless.
At UConn and at the Human Rights Institute, we are deeply concerned about supporting refugees. In addition to our educational offerings in the Human Rights major, minor, and new MA program, our faculty research across disciplines and lead public programming that helps us to understand why and how to assist those forced to flee their homes.
We are proud to partner with agencies like IRIS (@irisct_ ) and CIRI (@ciri.ct) that directly support refugees around Connecticut and advocate for fair and sustainable resettlement policies. We are inspired by our many students and alumni who have interned and continue to work with organizations devoted to refugee protection, resettlement, and advocacy.
At UConn, we have partnered with the Scholars at Risk Network since 2010 to host academics facing persecution. We likewise support the UConn School of Law (@uconnlaw) Asylum & Human Rights Clinic which represents clients that have sought refuge in the United States.
For #WorldRefugeeDay we hope you will join us in reflecting on the valuable contributions of refugees to the UConn community and global community.
Supporting refugees is one key way in which we are fulfilling our deep commitment to human rights at @uconn.
Our 2022 cohort of Summer Internship Fellows are now settled into their new roles and we could not be more excited to showcase them all! We'll be sharing more about them and their internship sites each week over this summer.
First up is Shannon Collins, a rising senior pursuing majors in Human Rights and Environmental Studies. After taking her first human rights class, Assessment for Human Rights and Sustainability, she could picture a future of combining her passions for protecting the environment and people across the globe. On campus, Shannon is involved in EcoHusky, The Swap, and the UConn Marching Band. In her free time she enjoys music, tending to her plants, and being with her friends. She is thrilled at the opportunity to work with an organization like the Business and Human Rights Resource Center that strives to eradicate abuse and make the world a better place.
