Initiative on Campus Dialogues Fellowship Program – Call for Proposals The Democracy and Dialogues Initiative of the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, in partnership with other University co-sponsors (listed below), will award five (5) new fellowships to participate in UConn’s ongoing Initiative on Campus Dialogues (ICD) Fellowship Program. What? The ICD Fellowship Program, now in its fourth […]
Mar. 7 & 8, 2020 – After Dawn
After Dawn a Puppet Theater Performance Written and Performed by Neda Izadi Saturday, March 7, 2020 – 7:30pm Sunday, March 8, 2020 – 2:00pm (discussion with creator to follow) Nafe Katter Theatre University of Connecticut 802 Bolton Road Storrs, CT 06269 Free and open to the public Join us for two performances […]
The Wannsee Conference – State Bureaucracy and the Holocaust Exhibit Opening and Anti-Semitism Lecture with Dr. Matthias Hass
March 2nd, 2020 Thomas J. Dodd Research Center 4pm Reception, 5pm Lecture “The Wannsee Conference – State Bureaucracy and the Holocaust” The talk will focus on the Wannsee Conference of January 20, 1942, the setting, the participants, and the Conference as an example of the involvement of large parts of the German administration in the […]
For Sama Film Screening – Event Canceled
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS CANCELED We are hoping to reschedule for the fall, please check back for updates. FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five […]
Encounters: A Forum for Public Discussion The Census and Moderator/Facilitator Training
Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM – 3:30PM Hartford History Center @ Hartford Public Library 500 Main Street, Hartford, CT RSVP to jeagosto@hplct.org Encounters is a structured-dialogue model that allows participants to come face-to-face and converse about the issues that matter in their community. Encounters dives deeply into these […]
Film Screening: Cold War (2018)
Thursday, February 20th, 2020 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Storrs Campus The William Benton Museum of Art FREE Set against the backdrop of the 1950s Cold War in Poland, two people of differing backgrounds and temperaments begin an almost impossible romance. This is a historical period drama directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. The film premiered at […]
Connecticut Human Rights Summit
Friday, March 20, 2020 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Sacred Heart University, West Campus GE Building, Fairfield CT Please Save the Date and Join Us! Register here Featured guests include: Esam Boraey, Johana Debari & Other local activists Co-sponsored by the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center & The Connecticut Human Rights Partnership Link […]
Jan. 29, 2020 – Beyond Duty Exhibition Opening and Reception
Beyond Duty: Diplomats Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations Wednesday, January 29, 2010, 3pm-5pm with reception to follow Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, 405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205, Storrs, CT 06269 In connection with the observance of United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan 27, the Consulate General of Israel to New England will […]
Views: A Need for Justice in Sudan
The following is a special contribution from Dodd Center National Advisory Board Member John Heffernan and co-author Jennifer Leaning. A Need for Justice in Sudan A Sudanese court has convicted longtime dictator Al Bashir of money laundering and corruption. A mere two year sentence of detention denigrates the millions of Sudanese who have had to […]
Jan. 25, 2020 – Encounters: Public Punishment, Race, and Remembrance
Encounters: Public Punishment, Race, and Remembrance Saturday, January 25, 2010, 10am-12pm with lunch to follow Old State House, 800 Main Street, Hartford, CT RSVP to rebecca.taber-conover@cga.ct.gov What does the history of punishment in Connecticut mean for us today? For twenty years, a reproduction stock and pillory have stood on the west side of Connecticut’s Old State […]