The outreach and engagement programs of the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center are now known as Dodd Human Rights Impact.
Upcoming Events
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4/20
One State, One Film: Prison Reform
One State, One Film: Prison Reform
Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Other Virtual
Join members of the Connecticut Collaborative on Poverty, Criminal Justice & Race, along with leading advocates in the fight for criminal justice reform in our State, to explore ways each one of us can support and promote a more equitable future for all. We will examine our respective roles in maintaining the status quo, examine ways to ensure accountability, and hear from individuals who continue to advance the agenda forward.
Panelists:
Tomas Lindh and John Stark (Director and Producer: Breaking the Cycle),
Elin M. Schie (Chief Prison Officer, Indre Østfold Prison, Norway) and
Daryl McGraw (Senior Reentry Policy Specialist, IMRP)
Andrew Clark, Moderator
Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcud-ugrD0iHdM7gVUd3Q3G56PG9GITQl1I -
4/20
One State, One Film - Theme: International Perspectives
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4/20
Human Rights Film+Series: Intentions
Human Rights Film+Series: Intentions
Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Other Virtual
UConn Human Rights Film+Series in partnership with PBS Frontline presents Intentions by Tanju Ozdemir, UConn Digital Media and Design Faculty.
Please join us for a virtual film screening followed by an engaged dialogue with the filmmaker and community partners.
Please register here:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b25-qqqLS4uAaUZlMcmpHA
About the Film: Intentions is a narrative short film about a gathering of three Turkish couples (one settled in the U.S.) at a dinner table discussing the notion of hospitality and racism within the framework of the current Syrian refugee crisis and Afro-Turks in Turkey.
About the Filmmaker: Tanju Ozdemir is a Turkish filmmaker who writes and directs films that study the complexities of human relationships, dreams, memories, and the contemporary experiences of life. Tanju received his M.F.A. in Film and Media Art from Emerson College (USA) in 2017. He teaches film and video production courses as an assistant professor at the University of Connecticut. He actively continues writing, directing, and producing his films.
For more information visit the Human Rights Film+ Series website. If you are an individual who requires accommodation to participate, please e-mail: dodd@uconn.edu. -
4/21
Encounters: The Great Derangement
Encounters: The Great Derangement
Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Storrs Campus Virtual
Join UConn Reads, the Democracy and Dialogues Initiative, and Amitav Ghosh for
Encounters: The Great Derangement
Wednesday, April 21, 2020
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Register via Zoom here
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrd-6urjkpG9xxTL_Fujp1ui6RKS8E5gWd
In his new nonfiction book, The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable, celebrated novelist Amitav Ghosh confronts the failures imagination and courage that have rendered climate change unthinkable in contemporary culture and politics. This year’s UConn Reads selection, The Great Derangement is at once a meditation on the possibilities and limitations of literature to help us make sense of planetary-scale catastrophe, and an urgent call to action for authors, artists, and activists to join in a humanity-wide social movement to reimagine and rebuild our common future.
Toward that end, UConn Reads and the Democracy and Dialogues Initiative invite you to join the dialogue as we consider our collective capacity—or incapacity—to recognize and address the climate crisis as the central planetary challenge of our time. Join faculty, students, and staff as they engage in facilitated conversations about the themes raised in The Great Derangement, share their perspectives and experiences of the stories, histories, and politics of this moment, and listen to the experiences and perspectives of their fellow Huskies. During the final segment of our dialogue, we will be joined by Amitav Ghosh and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.
For more information visit:
https://democracyanddialogues.dodd.uconn.edu/2021/03/26/4-21-12pm-encounters-the-great-derangement/ -
4/21
Encounters: The Great Derangement
Encounters: The Great Derangement
Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Other Virtual
Join UConn Reads, the Democracy and Dialogues Initiative, and Amitav Ghosh for
Encounters: The Great Derangement
Wednesday, April 21, 2020
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free and open to the public
Register via Zoom here
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctc-GppzgiHdwgsAdO0FUppSFbI8hr52Hc
In his new nonfiction book, The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable, celebrated novelist Amitav Ghosh confronts the failures imagination and courage that have rendered climate change unthinkable in contemporary culture and politics. This year’s UConn Reads selection, The Great Derangement is at once a meditation on the possibilities and limitations of literature to help us make sense of planetary-scale catastrophe, and an urgent call to action for authors, artists, and activists to join in a humanity-wide social movement to reimagine and rebuild our common future.
Toward that end, UConn Reads and the Democracy and Dialogues Initiative invite you to join the dialogue as we consider our collective capacity—or incapacity—to recognize and address the climate crisis as the central planetary challenge of our time. Join community members from around Connecticut as they engage in facilitated conversations about the themes raised in The Great Derangement, share their perspectives and experiences of the stories, histories, and politics of this moment, and listen to the experiences and perspectives of their fellow participants. During the final segment of our dialogue, we will be joined by Amitav Ghosh and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.
For more information, visit: https://democracyanddialogues.dodd.uconn.edu/2021/03/26/4-21-6pm-encounters-the-great-derangement/
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