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Pauli Murray: Activating History for Social Change
November 19, 2009 7:00 pm
At the first annual Pauli Murray Lecture, Beverly Guy-Sheftall will speak about this Durham native’s enduring legacy to civil and human rights.
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Guantánamo Bay: Beyond the Law’s Reach?
November 14, 2009 5:00 pm
A panel discussion and fundraiser for
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The Pauli Murray Project: Mapping Human and Civil Rights Activism in Durham
November 11, 2009 12:00 pm
Inspired by Pauli Murray’s life-long efforts to promote human rights and reconciliation, we are getting Durham talking about the issues that divide us and celebrating the experiences that stitch us together.
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“What is a Human Right?”
November 10, 2009 5:15 pm
“What is a Human Right?”a lecture by John Tasioulas
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
5:15 p.m. • Room 4042
What is that that we are talking about when we talk about human rights? John Tasioulas, a Reader in Moral and Legal Philosophy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, defends an orthodox interpretation [...]
Rights! Camera! Action! Human Rights Film Series Screening
November 3, 2009 7:00 pm
SPECIAL ELECTION DAY DOUBLE FEATURE: “No Umbrella” & “Please Vote for Me”
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Speaking Without Tongues
October 27, 2009 7:00 pm
As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Carrboro-based nonprofit group Hidden Voices presents “Speaking Without Tongues,” a performance by and about the survivors of violence against women.
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Amb. Heraldo Muñoz and The Dictator’s Shadow
October 15, 2009 5:00 pm
The ambassador will read from his poignant and wide-ranging memoir, recounting how Chileans brought the former dictator to account for some of his crimes right until his death in 2006.
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Jerusalem Women Speak
October 13, 2009 4:00 pm
Tuesday, October 13
4-5:30 pm
Social Sciences 139
Parking available off East Campus
Partners for Peace brings Jerusalem women – Christian, Jewish and Muslim, Palestinian and Israeli — who work for peace across the existing divides. They will talk about how they see the conflict in Israel and the Occupied Territories and what students can do to get involved. [...]
Rights! Camera! Action!
September 29, 2009 7:00 pm
“At the Death House Door ” – A look at the death penalty through the eyes of the death house chaplain to the infamous “Walls” prison unit in Huntsville, Texas.
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Premeditated: Meditations on Capital Punishment
September 16, 2009 5:00 pm
Show features silkscreen images and paintings dealing with the death penalty and penal institutions. With special guests are Darryl Hunt and State Rep. Floyd McKissick
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Food Across Borders Fall Tour
September 10, 2009 12:15 pm
Melody Gonzalez, the National Coordinator for Fair Foods Across Borders (FFAB), will present “Paying the Price: Migrant Workers in the Toxic Fields,” about human rights abuses against Mexican farm workers.
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The Iranian Political Crisis: Duke and UNC perspectives
September 3, 2009 12:00 pm
This is a panel discussion about the June 2009 Iranian presidential elections and the protests that followed.
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