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Monday, March 25, 7pm ET

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Summary
The right to vote as established in Article 21 of the UDHR is the bedrock of democracy and essential to the fulfillment of other rights. Yet this fundamental right is under attack. This module is designed to address the problem of voter suppression and voter apathy by engaging participants in ways they can promote voting and voting rights in their own communities and classrooms

Objectives

• Establish the importance of voting and civic engagement to human rights and democracy
• Discuss modern day voter suppression and voter apathy
• Develop ways to promote the vote and combat voter suppression in one’s own community

March 28, 6-8pm

How does viewing abortion through a human rights lens shift our analysis, understanding, and approach to this highly contested issue? What is the relationship between human rights and reproductive justice, and how can these approaches help bridge the diversity of viewpoints about abortion? How might embedding abortion in the human rights framework contribute to the global fight against authoritarianism and in defense of democracy more broadly?

These and other questions will be considered by a panel of national leaders in the reproductive justice, racial justice, and human rights movements at “Abortion as a Human Right: A Dialogue.” This event will take place on Thursday, March 28, 2024, 6-8 p.m. in the Carroll Room, Julia McWilliams Child ’34 Campus Center, Smith College, and will feature:

• Byllye Y. Avery, Founder, Black Women’s Health Imperative
• Amy Hagstrom Miller, Founder, Whole Woman’s Health abortion clinics 
• Regina Davis Moss, Executive Director, In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda
• Rosalind Petchesky ’64, Distinguished Professor Emerita, Hunter College, and Founder, International Reproductive Rights Research Action Group 
• Loretta Ross, Associate Professor of the Study of Women & Gender, Smith College and Co-creator of Reproductive Justice Theory

Marlene Gerber Fried, Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Hampshire College and the Founder of Collective Power for Reproductive Justice, will moderate the panel.

This event is organized by fellows in the 2023-24 Kahn Institute long-term project, (Re)visioning Human Rights, Democracy and the Liberal Arts, which serves as an unbounded space for developing new research, teaching, and practice models at the intersection of liberal arts education, human rights, and the future of democracies.

Sponsored by the Smith College Kahn Institute for Liberal Arts, Smith College Special Collections, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Free and open to the public. All viewpoints are welcome. Light refreshments will be available following the panel.

For disability access information or accommodation requests, please call 413-585-2407. To request a sign language interpreter, email ods@smith.edu at least ten days before the event.

We are excited to invite you to an inspiring and empowering Human Rights Education USA Training As Action Series (TAAS) event focused on promoting gender equality through youth-led initiatives. 

HRE USA TAAS Special Global Screening & Conversation

Saturday, March 16th from 8:00  – 9:30 am PT / 11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET

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This HRE USA TAAS Special Global Screening, co-sponsored by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Amnesty International (AI), and Soka Gakkai International (SGI), is centered around the multimedia resource “Changemakers: Stories of Young Human Rights Educators.” Launched in December 2023 by AI, SGI, and the OHCHR, this resource aims to inspire and empower young people to advocate for human rights causes.

Summary and what to expect:

• Screening: Be captivated by the stories of three remarkable young human rights educators whose lives have been transformed by their commitment to human rights education.
• Interactive Discussion: Engage in a thought-provoking dialogue on the role of youth in promoting gender equality through human rights education.
• Q&A Session: Hear directly from three inspiring individuals featured in the multimedia resource
  • Ms. Dejana Stosic from Serbia (gender equality and gender-based violence)
  • Mr. Soufiane Hennani from Morocco (gender diversity and equality)
  • Ms. Aizat Ruslanova from Kyrgyzstan (women’s human rights)

Objectives:

• Present stories of youth empowerment through human rights education, as documented in the multimedia resource.
• Provide a space for dialogue on human rights education for, with and by youth as a tool to promote human rights, including gender equality.
• Discuss ideas on how to utilize the multimedia resource as well as other innovative formats to strengthen human rights education for youth in formal and non-formal contexts.

The event is designed for young individuals and anyone in the general public passionate about advancing human rights and gender equality. Let’s unite to empower youth as effective advocates for gender equality and human rights.

We look forward to your participation!

The HRE USA TAAS Team

Kara Anderson, HRE USA Edmonds Fellow (‘23), Albion College Student

Justine Ho, HRE USA Intern, Rutgers University Student

Meredith Hood, HRE USA Edmonds Fellow (‘23)

Annika Malholtra, HRE USA Intern, Rutgers University Student

Hallie McRae, HRE USA Steering Committee, University of California, Berkeley Student

Kristi Rudelius-Palmer, HRE USA Steering Committee

Elizabeth Schwab, HRE USA Steering Committee & Boston College Student

Jess Terbrueggen, HREUSA Steering Committee

Maddy Wegner, HRE USA Steering Committee

Adrianna Zhang, HRE USA Steering Committee, Stanford University Student