Events

Past Events

Threatened Heritage: Bears Ears, Chaco and Beyond
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Trump’s assault on Native American sacred sites demands a concerted response. This symposium explores the implications – social, archaeological, environmental, spiritual, historical, artistic and legal – of the current threats to Bears Ears National Monument and Chaco Canyon.

Reflections on Prairie Rising: Indigenous Youth, Decolonization, and the Politics of Intervention
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Jaskiran Dhillon of the New School on Reflections on Prairie Rising: Indigenous Youth, Decolonization, and the Politics of Intervention.

Respondent: Manu Vimalassery of Barnard, Columba University

Turkey: Dismantling Democracy
Monday, March 19, 2018 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Democracy and human rights in Turkey are deteriorating at an astonishing speed. Wholesale abuses of the rule of law and human rights – ongoing since the imposition of the state of emergency following the July 2016 attempted coup – have become even more grave in 2018.

Organizational Leadership for Human Rights and Social Justice
Saturday, March 17, 2018 9:30 AM - Sun , March 18, 2018 1:00 PM

This two-day interactive workshop is designed to strengthen participants’ professional leadership skills for work in the fields of human rights and social justice. Designed for staff and organizational leaders in NGOs, grassroots organizations, networks, social movements, and donor agencies, including staff working in program management, development, communications, strategic planning, impact analysis, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and other areas of relevant work.

Ending Syria's Civil War
Thursday, March 15, 2018 4:00PM-6:00PM

David L. Phillips, Director of the Peace-building and Rights Program of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University, will discuss ending Syria's civil war as part of the Mercy College's Center for Global Engagement's Visiting Scholar Lecture Series.

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