Event Description: The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, UNESCO, and the U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice at the Department of State, Desirée Cormier Smith, present a major event on global efforts to prevent modern slavery and combat anti-Black racism. This event will focus on the Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on March 22, 2024, which coincides with the tenth and final year of the UN’s International Decade...
This lecture is a part of the Carr Center's symposium on Global Anti-Blackness and the Legacy of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
Event Description: Come join us for a lecture with NY Times Bestselling author Siddharth Kara, as he discusses the topics covered in his book, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives.
Book Summary: Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt...
Event Description: This event is part of the Carr Center’s Human Rights Film Series and is co-sponsored by the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics. This series aims to explore the human rights challenges faced by individuals around the world. The screening will feature both the film and a panel discussion. Light refreshments and pizza will be served during the event.
Event Description: This webinar is part of the Carr Center's Towards Life 3.0 series. Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century is a talk series organized and facilitated by Dr. Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Drawing inspiration from the title of Max Tegmark’s book, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the series draws upon a range of scholars, technology leaders, and public interest technologists to address the...
Event Description:With multiple violent conflicts occurring around the world, it is easy to feel pessimistic about the current state of foreign affairs and the international legal systems we have in place. Many feel that these systems are no longer serving their intended purpose and protecting those who need to be protected. During this lecture, Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji seeks to restore faith in international law by analyzing the current global moment through a...
Event Description: Join us for a screening of two films that focus on instances of activism through art – Angola, Do You Hear Us? and the Draw for Change! episode, A Stroke of Freedom. This event is part of the Carr Center’s Human Rights Film Series. This series aims to explore the human rights challenges faced by individuals around the world. The screening will feature both the film and a panel discussion. Light refreshments and pizza will be served during the event....
Event Description:Join Carr Center Fellow, Marth Davis, for two independent sessions on Reproductive Rights and Human Rights – come to one or come to both!
Registration is capped at 20 participants. Registration will be first come, first served.
Event Description: In partnership with the HKS Casteless Caucus, the Carr Center invites you to join us for a book talk with author Yashica Dutt, as she discusses her new memoir, Coming Out as Dalit with Harvard Lecturer on Social Studies, Vatsal Naresh.
Book Summary: In Coming Out as Dalit, Dutt recounts the exhausting burden of living with the secret and how she was terrified of being found out. She talks about the tremendous feeling of empowerment she experienced when she finally stood up for herself and her...