DHRC@FHI Updates

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  Social Activism in North Carolina: An Oral History Project

  Students at Duke University are learning what it takes to create Videos for Social Change. Under the guidance of Bruce Orenstein, Artist-in-Residence at the Center for Documentary Studies, students in […]

   
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  Michael Geyer, “Human Rights Education After Human Rights Idolatry”

  From DukeTODAY  – What is the impact of human rights studies on university faculty and students? Michael Geyer of the University Chicago is the latest in a series of speakers […]

   
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  Rachel Morello-Frosch: “Citizens, Science and Health Social Movements: Moving Upstream to Advance Environmental Justice in and out of the classroom”

  Published in DukeTODAY and February 18th – Poverty can make you sick. Rachel Morello-Frosch’s research traces the close connections in the United States between race and class and environmental factors […]

   
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  Kathleen Laverty on The Continuing Trauma of ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland

  Published in DukeTODAY on February 8 – A native of Northern Ireland, Kathleen Laverty is close to the continuing trauma of “The Troubles,” the 30-year conflict that left more than […]

   
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  The “Right” Side of History: A Matter of Perspective

  By Wenjia Xu, ‘14 Winston Churchill once said, “History is written by victors.” While this philosophy describes battles and wars fairly well, it is not as straightforward when it comes […]

   
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  Greensboro and the Civil Rights Movement

  By Grace Lim, ’17 Just an hour away by Amtrak train, Greensboro is a city that holds huge historical significance to many. Our History 109 class on Introduction to Human […]

   
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  Protecting Durham’s History: Future Home of the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice

  Update from PMP Director, Barbara Lau We are excited to report that water damage to the foundation and chimneys of the Pauli Murray-Robert Fitzgerald House is being addressed by the City of […]

   
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  Kaleidoscope Activism Day: Gender Still Matters

  Kaleidoscope Activism Day: Gender Still Matters Thursday, December 5, 2013 Duke University Campus and Durham Community LOOK FOR THE TURQUOISE T-SHIRTS Join Duke University students for a day of reflection […]

   
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• Meet Jessica Montell, Executive Director of B’Tselem

  Jessica Montell, Executive Director of the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem, came to Duke on September 8, 2013 to speak about her work and B’Tselem’s advocacy in the West Bank […]

   
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• Holly Burkhalter describes her work with the International Justice Mission

  Holly Burkhalter, Vice President of Government Relations and Advocacy at International Justice Mission (IJM), spoke on October 24th, 2013 as part of a co-sponsored event with the Center for Christianity […]

   
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