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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Doctors without Borders 36th Annual League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions (LMHRC) Conference Grand Casino- Mille Lacs Convention Center Registration Fee: $75 ($100 after September 1, 2007) “The Devil Came on Horseback” film U Film Society SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Doctors without Borders Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent, international medical, humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries. Each year, MSF doctors, nurses, logisticians, water-and-sanitation experts, administrators, and other medical and non-medical professionals depart on more than 4,700 aid assignments. They work alongside more than 25,800 locally hired staff to provide medical care. MSF was founded in 1971 as the first nongovernmental organization to both provide emergency medical assistance and publicly bear witness to the plight of the people it assists. A private, non-profit association, MSF is an international network with sections in 19 countries. Private Cocktail Reception Honoring Ethel Kennedy MONDAY, OCTOBER 1 Human Rights Day Poster Contest CLE Conference Seminar Location: Children's Theatre 1.5 Hours MCLE Credit
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 American’s Civil Liberties: The First Casualty of a Nation at War (CLE) Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. The events of 9/11 fueled changes in attitudes and policies concerning counterterrorism, national security, civil liberties, and immigration – including here in Minnesota. The speaker will provide an historical overview regarding the negative impact of responses, such as the internment of Japanese during WWII, in times of national crisis’ and what we can learn from these events as we combat terrorism today. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 Lawyers Changing Lives: Volunteering for Human Rights A volunteer-based organization with more than 600 active volunteers, Minnesota Advocates’ Program Directors Michele Garnett McKenzie and Colleen Beebe will discuss the exciting ways in which lawyers may volunteer in the human rights field to help others and change lives. "Through Our Eyes: Protecting the Health and Human Rights of Refugee Women around the World" The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Having just returned from providing assistance and training to displaced people in Darfur-Sudan , Connie Kamara, Senior Technical Advisor for Global Health at the American Refugee Committee (ARC), will share the stories of women and their communities who have partnered with ARC to restore hope in places such as Darfur, Pakistan, Liberia, and Rwanda. Join ARC for a brownbag lunch to learn about the health and human rights issues affecting more than 2 million conflict-affected women and children worldwide who are assisted by ARC. This session will focus on the different approaches taken to advance women’s health through a human rights approach. A case study on community-based video to address and prevent Gender-based Violence will be highlighted. Footage from “Through Our Eyes”, ARC’s internationally-recognized participatory video project through which refugee women use video cameras tell their own stories, will be screened. After the brownbag lunch, join us for a tour of ARC’s World Headquarters Offices, which are located next door to the Woman’s Club. St. Olaf College Political Activities Committee St. Olaf College The last two years have been turbulent times for refugees and immigrants. The panel will discuss immigration laws and their impact. The Secret Life of Words: Healing after Unspeakable Trauma Location: 3M Auditorium, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota Directions at: www.csom.umn.edu/Assets/3812.pdf The Center for Victims of Torture and the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center will show a film inspired by the work of torture rehabilitation centers around the world and will facilitate a post-film discussion. “The Secret Life of Words” has received wide acclaim and awards for its director, Spanish filmmaker Isabel Coixet, for it sensitive portrayal of a young torture survivor making her way after unspeakable trauma. Douglas A. Johnson, Executive Director of the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT), and a psychologist from CVT will discuss the film and answer questions from the audience after the film. The main character in the film is a young woman, Hanna, a refugee from the former Yugoslavia, played by the dedicated and brilliant Canadian actress Sarah Polley. Other cast include Tim Robbins, and British actress Julie Christie portraying the founder of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, Dr. Inge Genefke. A solitary, mysterious woman (Polley), who is trying to forget her past, is brought to an oil rig to look after a man (Robbins) who has been temporarily blinded in an accident. A strange intimacy develops between them, a link full of secrets, truths, lies, humor and pain, from which neither of them will emerge unscathed and which will change their lives forever. Stephen Holden of the New York Times wrote, “…the exquisitely coordinated performances elicit an empathy as powerful as anything I can remember feeling in a recent film.” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 Symposium on Human Rights Education: Common Issues Facing Minnesota & Mexico For more information, please email humanrts@umn.edu or call 612-626-0041. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 James Dawes discusses his book That the World May Know (Harvard University Press) Magers and Quinn Booksellers ADDITIONAL RELATED EVENTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 “Post-Holocaust France: Competition for Victimhood” THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Death Penalty Project Speaker Series Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle Room Cliff Anderson will discuss the Dorsey & Whitney death penalty team’s current death penalty case State of Texas v. Andre Thomas. The triple homicide that Mr. Thomas committed in March 2004 made national headlines when shortly after Mr. Thomas turned himself in and confessed his crime, he pulled out his own right eye with his fingers after reading in his Bible, “If the right eye offends thee, pluck it out.” After treatment for his psychosis and allegedly being restored to competency for trial, the State of Texas tried Thomas for murder. Thomas pled not guilty by reason of insanity. Yet, the jury found Thomas guilty of murder after just 45 minutes of deliberation following 11 days of trial testimony and 46 witnesses during the guilt/innocence phase. The same jury reached a verdict in like time resulting in a sentence of death following the punishment phase. Mr. Anderson will discuss the trial, his team’s initial post-conviction Application for habeas corpus relief now pending in Texas, and the long-term prospects for his client. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Refugee Camp in the City *A Special Tour with the American Refugee Committee (ARC)* “A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City: Minneapolis” is an outdoor educational exhibit consisting of actual structures and materials you would find in a real refugee camp. Join ARC as we tour this exhibit sponsored by Doctors without Borders/MSF in Loring Park in Minneapolis.
Children’s Human Rights Lecture Series Faegre & Benson LLP,
The Century Room The right to education is a fundamental human right of all children. Yet, children around the world, including the U.S., are deprived of this right. The right to education impacts the realization of virtually all other rights, be they civil, political, social, economic, or cultural. This lecture will look at education through a human rights lens and discuss how the U.S. fares regarding its international obligations. “The Devil Came on Horseback” film U Film Society FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Refugee Camp in the City A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City: Minneapolis “A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City: Minneapolis” is an outdoor educational exhibit consisting of actual structures and materials you would find in a real refugee camp. Join ARC as we tour this exhibit sponsored by Doctors without Borders/MSF in Loring Park in Minneapolis.
RSVP required: Space is limited. Call Beth Schmieg at 612-607-6485 or email rsvp@archq.org Civil Society “The Devil Came on Horseback” film U Film Society Human Trafficking in Minnesota Conference Neighborhood House Topics include case management for trafficking victims, legal issues and health problems victims may face, legislative efforts, advocate training and more! Registration is free, please register via Civil Society's website at: www.civilsocietyhelps.org or call 651-291-0713 for more information BACK TO TOP
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 Women’s Human Rights Speaker Series Briggs and Morgan, P.A. (Minnesota Room) Free and open to the public (registration required). Please RSVP to Christine at cjones@briggs.com or 612-977-8126 by Friday, October 5. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP. Efforts to improve women's conditions on the Asian sub-continent started well before the partition of Pakistan and India. Some of the issues women are working to change today have persisted for decades. Violence against women, sexual harrasment, and political participation of women in mainstream politics will be examined and linked to issues like patriarchy, militarization and religious extremism, which are significant factors in the current political context. Key achievements, lessons learned, and remaining challenges that the Pakistani women's movement faces, as well as the complexities and challenges faced by individual activists, will be discussed. Dr. Fouzia Saeed is a social activist who has played a key role in the women's movement in Pakistan for the last 25 years. Much of her work has been around violence against women, sexual harassment at the work place, mobility of women and prostitution. She has founded organizations and networks to respond to these issues both at the local level and through federal policiy in Pakistan. Her work in international development has been as a part of the United Nations Development Program, Action Aid, and the Aga Khan Foundation and as a consultant in over 13 countries. Hermost recent book is on prostitution (Taboo: The Hidden Culture of a Red Light Area), and it has been translated into several languages and used by several universities as a text. She earned her doctorate in education at the University of Minnesota and was the recipient of the University of Minnesota Distinguished International Alumni Award in 1998.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 Westminster Town Hall Forum Forums are held from Noon to 1:00 PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nicollet Mall at 12th Street, in downtown Minneapolis. All forums are free and open to the public. Dr. Sam Totten, “Darfur - Documenting a Genocide” University of Minnesota FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 Dr. Sam Totten “Darfur - Documenting a Genocide” Congregation Shir Tikvah SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 Camp Darfur exhibit Minnesota State Capitol Mall Dr. Sam Totten, Workshop on Genocide University of Minnesota Teacher's Workshop on Darfur, the Holocaust and Teaching and Responding to Genocide Mondale School of Law, West Bank Campus, U of M; parking in Law School lot or Holiday Inn Metrodome public lot. Optional trip to the State Capitol for "Camp Darfur" sponsored by Genocide Intervention Network. Teachers and individuals interested in attending should register as soon as possible at: Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies chgs@umn.edu or contacting Ellen Kennedy ejkennedy@mngin.org. There is a limited number of teachers we can accomodate. Box lunch will be provided and if sufficient numbers wish to go to the State Capitol, a bus will be available. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 Human Rights Lecture Series Fredrikson & Byron This year’s Human Rights Lecture Series, “Respect for Human Rights in the U.S: The Challenge of the 21st Century,” will highlight human rights issues within our own borders. The U.S. has a dual history of both promoting and respecting human rights, as well as violating them. Where do we stand today with respect to our human rights record in the U.S.? This series will apply a human rights perspective to some of the most important concerns we have today in our country, such as, access to adequate food. It will address how poverty and discrimination negatively affect people’s ability to enjoy their human rights and result in the violation of people’s human rights. Education Minnesota Conference MnGEN, a local network, which includes the Human Rights Center and Minnesota Advocates, will demonstrate lessons, professional development opportunities and other resources to enable educators to link responsibility and respect in the classroom to a community and global context. The team will lead participants in a dynamic activity and each organization will share additional classroom resources. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 Craig Taubman in Concert: Interfaith Fundraiser for Darfur Temple Israel WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Workshop: “Tools and Techniques for Integrating Human Rights into Your Classes” Presenters will demonstrate lessons, professional development opportunities, and other resources to enable educators to integrate human rights concepts, issues, and principles into their existing coursework. Participants will review human rights lessons plans recently created by their peers. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Dr. Ellen Kennedy, “’Never again’ must mean ‘never’: Genocide in Darfur” St. Cloud Granite Rotary Club MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Augustino Mayai, “God Grew Tired of Us” film and talk Location to be announced TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 Atina Grossman, “Close Encounters: Jewish Survivors in Occupied Germany” Mt. Zion Temple Last week of march, 2008 Annual Statewide Essay Contest Contact your Human Rights Commission for local deadlines. APRIL, TBA “Collateral Damage” performance event MAY 13, 2008 "Great Conversations" 2008 Offered in conjunction with the Minneapolis presentation of Speak Truth to Power | ||||||
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