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2020 Oct 08
Resisting Police Violence in the Americas: Mothers on the Front Lines
4:00pm to 5:00pm
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Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Join us for a conversation with mothers from across the Americas who, after losing children to police and state violence, have become powerful activists fighting for justice and institutional changes to end state violence affecting Black, indigenous, and low-income youth. 
Speakers:
• Dorothy Holmes, Ronnieman Foundation and Justice for Families, Chicago, US 
• Débora Maria da Silva, Mothers of May, Brazil
• Rute Fiuza, Mothers of May of the Northeast,...
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2017 Apr 06
RPP Colloquium Event: Beyond Militarization: The Role of Religious Communities in the Struggle for Justice and Peace
6:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: 
Sperry Room, Andover Hall, 45 Francis Ave.
 
Religions and the Practice of Peace Colloquium Dinner Series Held by: Religions and the Practice of Peace Initiative; Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government   Space is limited. ...
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2018 Feb 08
RPP Colloquium Series: Why Nonviolent Civil Resistance Works: Highlighting the Power of Spiritually-Engaged Communities in Movements for Sustainable Peace
6:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: 
Havard Divinity School, Sperry Room, Andover Hall, 45 Francis Ave.
Sponsor	Religions and the Practice of Peace, the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and the Women’s Studies in Religion Program at HDS
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2019 Oct 21
Shared Space Under Pressure: Business Support for Civic Freedoms and Human Rights Defenders-Guidance for Companies
12:00pm to 1:15pm
Location: 
B-L-4 Hauser Conference Room
 
Join the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for a talk on business, civic freedom, and human rights guidelines for corporations. Bennett Freeman, Principal of Bennett Freeman Associates LLC will present. Irit Tamir, Director of the Private Sector Department at Oxfam America, will serve as a discussant.
 
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Multinational corporations face growing expectations to take stands on social and political issues at a time when civil society space is closing...
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2020 Sep 18
Social Justice Leaders Series led by Dr. Keisha N. Blain
Registration Closed 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: 
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
This webinar series, curated by Carr Center Fellow Keisha N. Blain, will feature social justice leaders working at the local, national, and international level. The series will highlight the work of leaders of color who are actively challenging racism and advancing human rights.
Panelists:
• Laura Mae Lindo | Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre
• Dr. Keisha N. Blain (Moderator) | Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh; Fellow, Carr...
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2020 Oct 02
Social Justice Leaders Series led by Dr. Keisha N. Blain
Registration Closed 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: 
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
This webinar series, curated by Carr Center Fellow Keisha N. Blain, will feature social justice leaders working at the local, national, and international level. The series will highlight the work of leaders of color who are actively challenging racism and advancing human rights.
Panelists:
• Jurema Werneck | Director, Amnesty International Brazil
• Dr. Keisha N. Blain (Moderator) | Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh; Fellow, Carr Center
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2020 Nov 13
Social Justice Leaders Series led by Dr. Keisha N. Blain
Registration Closed 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: 
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
This webinar series, curated by Carr Center Fellow Keisha N. Blain, will feature social justice leaders working at the local, national, and international level. The series will highlight the work of leaders of color who are actively challenging racism and advancing human rights.
Panelists:
• Barbara Smith | Co-founder of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press
• Dr. Keisha N. Blain (Moderator) | Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh; Fellow, Carr Center
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2021 Mar 05
Social Justice Leaders Series led by Dr. Keisha N. Blain
Registration is required
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: 
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
This webinar series, curated by Carr Center Fellow Keisha N. Blain, will feature social justice leaders working at the local, national, and international level. The series will highlight the work of leaders of color who are actively challenging racism and advancing human rights.
Panelists:
• Deborah D. Douglas | Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism, DePauw University; senior leader, The OpEd Project
• Dr. Keisha N. Blain (Moderator) | Associate Professor of...
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2021 Apr 16
Social Justice Leaders Series led by Dr. Keisha N. Blain
Registration is required
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: 
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
This webinar series, curated by Carr Center Fellow Keisha N. Blain, will feature social justice leaders working at the local, national, and international level. The series will highlight the work of leaders of color who are actively challenging racism and advancing human rights.
Panelists:
• Dr. Uché Blackstock | Founder and CEO, Advancing Health Equity
• Dr. Keisha N. Blain (Moderator) | Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh; Fellow, Carr Center
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2020 Dec 03
Social Movements and the Mattering of Black Lives
Registration Closed 1:30pm to 2:30pm
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Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Please join the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for its signature weekly series this fall, The Fierce Urgency of Now, featuring Black, Indigenous, People of Color scholars, activists, and community leaders, and experts from the Global South. Hosted and facilitated by Sushma Raman and Mathias Risse, the series also aligns with a course they will co-teach this fall at the Harvard Kennedy School on Economic Justice: Theory and Practice. 
Panelists:
• Megan Ming Francis | Associate Professor,...
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