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The Human Rights Program at the #UniversityofMinnesota | Mobilizing knowledge to advance human rights through research, teaching and outreach #UMNHumanRights
U of M West Bank
Joined September 2009
On 11/7 at 5:30 PM, join Combatants for Peace activists and director/producer Steve Apkon for an eye-opening screening of the new documentary, “There is Another Way.” RSVP here:
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RT @NiAolainF: Great to join @CVTorg this morning at the Celebrating Hope Breakfast. @UofMHRC and @UofMHumanRights well represented. Except…
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Join HRP and author and UMN Associate Professor of English V. V. Ganeshananthan for a conversation about her acclaimed book, Brotherless Night. Learn more and RSVP:
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RT @UMN_LibArtsHub: AmplifyMN is pleased to announce the opening of “The Art of Disability Justice Now,” a disability community-centered ar…
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In the Know, a podcast hosted by the Minnesota Daily, UMN’s student-run newspaper, interviewed HRP Director Carrie Booth Walling about voting and the 2024 election. Listen to the podcast:
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HRP and its NGO partner, Children of Incarcerated Caregivers, have been awarded a residency in the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub! The project explores alternatives to parental incarceration that center the rights of the child. @cicminne @UMN_LibArtsHub
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RT @HHHSchool: Natia Kantaria recently completed her Master of Human Rights, enhancing her focus on the intersection of human rights and en…
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Threats and attacks to their physical and mental security, economic instability, invasion of privacy, and social stigma: “Some funding practices put defenders at bigger risk […] building a human rights defenders centered approach is very important”, explained @UruetaBrenda.
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Just posted a photo @ Humphrey School of Public Affairs
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Our panel responds: What needs to be done to reduce disparities in formal education in the near and far term? What educational approaches best suited to counter-balancing false narratives that contribute to human rights violations? ‘We have a responsibility.’
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What do human rights mean to you? Did you have #HumanRights education in your classroom? Shonni Krengel, Master of Human Rights graduate student, is researching this question with teachers. Students want to be asked about current issues and take action! #MobilizingKnowledge
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We are reflecting: - How do the arts help us understand the causes and consequences of #HumanRightsViolations? - What is the role of #arts in driving activism, in expressing the truths of victims, and in moving communities towards justice and reparations? 🙌 It is possible!
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Community and networks around the Human Rights Program to make an impact. Human rights inspire: 🎭 Performative arts, such as the Combatants for Peace & Holot Legislative Theatre. 📝 Initiatives, such as the "Fiction/Non/Fiction" podcast, by Literary Hub:
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