A version of this letter appears in The New York Times here. November 29, 2020 Seventy-five years ago this week, my father, Thomas J. Dodd, stepped to the podium to address for the first time one of the most important trials in history: the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Over the next 11 months, he and his […]
Past Events
Human Rights Film+ Series: Love, Life and the Virus
PBS Frontline Love, Life & the Virus by Oscar Guerra Virtual Screening and Discussion featuring Oscar Guerra Luciana Lira The Neighbor Fund Thursday, December 3, 2020 5:00pm – 7:00pm via Zoom Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlceypqDMvHN3OzRSiMcS0wL61Jwj_3rUV About the Film: A mother’s fight to survive COVID and see her newborn baby. How the coronavirus hit one […]
One State, One Film: Time
One State, One Film: Time FILM WATCH & DISCUSSION Tuesday, November 24, 2020 7:00pm – 8:15pm Director Garrett Bradley’s award-winning documentary Time is an immersive, engrossing film that chronicles one woman’s unyielding quest to free her husband from a nightmarish prison sentence. Constructed in part of home video footage, Time drifts between the past and […]
Puppets’ Rights Workshop for Educators
Puppets’ Rights Workshop for Educators Monday, November 9, 2020 4:00pm – 5:00pm In this workshop, Neda Izadi will explore issues of diversity and inclusion, and offer educators tools for engagement in the classroom using puppetry techniques. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER – learn how to make your own puppets – learn shadow & toy theatre techniques […]
One State, One Film: Let the People Decide
One State, One Film: Let the People Decide FILM WATCH & DISCUSSION Tuesday, October 27, 2020 7:00pm – 8:15pm with Gavin Guerra Writer, Producer & Director of Let the People Decide David Dennis Civil Rights Icon featured in Let the People Decide Maxien Robinson-Lewin NAACP GH Chapter President Zal Shroff Clinical Lecturer in Law Senior Liman […]
Encounters: American Dreams
DODD HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT is proud to co-sponsor AMERICAN DREAMS It’s a Game. It’s a Show. It’s America Imagine a world where the only way to gain U.S. citizenship is by competing in a live online game show. Welcome to American Dreams where each night, you, the audience gets to choose who will become your […]
DAWNLAND: Screening and Discussion
DAWNLAND VIRTUAL FILM WATCH & DISCUSSION Thursday, October 1, 2020 4:00pm – 5:30pm with gkisedtanamoogk (Mashpee Wampanoag) Maine-Wabanaki TRC Co-Chair Gail Werrbach Maine-Wabanaki TRC Member Adam Mazo Co-Director, Dawnland Mishy Lesser Learning Director, Upstander Project For decades, child welfare authorities have been removing Native American children from their homes to save them from being Indian. […]
How to Teach Difficult Subjects to Young People
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT AMERICAN DREAMS CLICK HERE Meet the author of the winning book, Kip Wilson Tuesday, October 13, 2020 7:00pm – 8:30pm and join the discussion on How to Teach Difficult Subjects to Young People To register: CLICK HERE All participating educators will receive a free copy of White Rose […]
One State, One Film: Just Mercy
One State, One Film: Just Mercy FILM WATCH & DISCUSSION Tuesday, September 29, 2020 7:00pm – 8:15pm with Renee Montgomery 2x WNBA Champion and Activist James Jeter TOW Fellow, YPEI at Dwight Hall at Yale Jonathan Kubakundimana Program Manager at the Equal Justice Initiative Join members of the Connecticut Collaborative on Poverty, Criminal Justice & […]
UNSPOKEN TRUTHS: Second Public Forum
Our Second Public Forum on the Murder of George Floyd, Race Relations & the Journey Toward Equity with Neville Brooks, Miriam Gohara, Brian Syms & Jay Williams Moderated by Joelle A. Murchison Thursday, July 23 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. REGISTER HERE Presented in collaboration with the Charter Oak Cultural Center, The Amsitad Center for […]