One State, One Film: Mental Health, Mindfulness, and Healing: Strategies for Surviving Incarceration and Racial Trauma Tuesday, May 18, 2021 7:00pm REGISTER HERE WATCH Path of Freedom JOIN THE VIRTUAL DISCUSSION Join members of the Connecticut Collaborative on Poverty, Criminal Justice & Race, along with leading advocates in the fight for criminal justice reform in our […]
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UConn Wins Global Recognition for Ethical Supply Chain Efforts
By Stephanie Reitz ‘UConn has established itself as one of the premier institutions in the country in the area of human rights and ethical sourcing’ UConn is receiving global attention for its commitment to ethical supply chain management, licensing, and branding as the winner of the 2021 International Collegiate Licensing Association Service Award. In addition […]
Reflections on the Erasure of Violence Against Sex Workers Pre- and Post- Atlanta
By Erica MacDonald In the hours following the horrific murders at three Atlanta-area massage parlors on March 16, 2021, journalists and other commentators attempted to make sense of what motivated the killer. Debates and speculation began immediately regarding who these women were and what they had been doing. Were they sex workers? Victims of trafficking? Undocumented? It was assumed by many that answers […]
Human Rights Film+Series: Hidden
Heejoo Kim Hidden Tuesday, April 27, 2021 7:00pm Join us for a presentation by the artist at 7 pm, followed by an engaged dialogue with the filmmaker and experts in elder care. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER About the Film: Hidden is an experimental animated documentary film intended to reveal the hidden physical and emotional crisis of […]
Human Rights Film+Series: Intentions
Tanju Ozdemir Intentions Tuesday, April 20, 2021 7:00pm Join us for a pre-release screening of “Intentions” at 7 pm, followed by an engaged dialogue with the filmmaker and community partners CLICK HERE TO REGISTER About the Film: Intentions is a narrative short film about a gathering of three Turkish couples (one settled in the U.S.) at a […]
Human Rights Film+Series: Blackhaven
James Coltrain Blackhaven Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Join us for a presentation by the designer of “Blackhaven” at 7 pm, followed by an engaged dialogue with community partners CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Download and explore the game for PC here: Blackhaven. About the Game: Blackhaven is a first-person narrative game where players take the role […]
One State, One Film: School-to-Prison Pipeline
One State, One Film: School-to-Prison Pipeline Tuesday, March 23, 2021 7:00pm REGISTER HERE WATCH Prison Kids: A Crime Against America’s Children JOIN THE VIRTUAL DISCUSSION 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 […]
Human Rights Film+Series: The Limits of My World
Heather Cassano The Limits of My World Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Join us for a screening of “The Limits of My World” at 6pm, followed by an engaged dialogue with the filmmaker and community partners at 7:15pm. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER About the Film: The Limits of My World follows a nonverbal young man’s transition from the […]
Investing for Human Rights and Social Justice
Investing for Human Rights and Social Justice Thursday, March 4, 2021 2:30 – 3:45 pm EST REGISTER NOW A panel discussion on advocacy, activism, and engagement at the intersection of finance and human rights with: Sarah Blackwell Business and human rights consultant Ryan Bowers Activest Jillianne Lyon Investor Advocates for Social Justice […]
Business & Human Rights Workshop Series: A Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for Human Rights
A Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for Human Rights JOIN THE VIRTUAL DISCUSSION Thursday, March 18, 2021 1:00pm – 2:30pm with Rachel Chambers Co-Director, Teaching BHR Forum; Postdoctoral Research Associate Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut Jena Martin Professor, West Virginia University, College of Law REGISTER HERE The global movement towards the adoption of human rights […]