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SUMMARY:Silencing Opposition: Human Rights Violations in Burundi
DESCRIPTION:ORA Pre-Program: Silencing Opposition: Human Rights Violations in Burundi\nConversation with Former Ambassador Robert Krueger and Tony Tate\, The Fund for Global Human Rights \nAbout the presenters:\nRobert Krueger is a former US Representative and US Senator from Texas\, and served as US Ambassador on three occasions: to Mexico\, Burundi\, and Botswana; and additionally as US Special Representative to the Southern African Development Community. During his service in Burundi\, Krueger’s outspokenness on human rights issues provoked an ambush of his convoy in which two persons were killed and eight grievously wounded. Former President Bill Clinton\, addressing seven African presidents in Washington said\, “Our symbols need to be people like Ambassador Krueger\, who risked his life to keep people alive in Burundi.” Nobert Ndihokubwayo\, member of Burundi Parliament said\, “An ambassador out of the ordinary\, he went to the country side to see for himself the atrocities committed against a population afraid to speak out. He viewed massacre sites and visited the wounded at their hospital beds. This man of peace and exceptional courage contributed immensely to the defense of human rights for the population of Burundi; even today\, his name reminds people of the love and hope that he gave to the people of Burundi.” His book on living amid genocide in Burundi\, From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi\, was published in 2007 by the University of Texas Press. Krueger holds a Ph.D. from Oxford University\, and served as a Professor of English and as Vice Provost and Dean of Arts and Sciences at Duke University. He currently lives with his family in New Braunfels\, Texas. \nTony Tate began working with the Fund for Global Human Rights as the program officer for Sub-Saharan Africa in October 2010. He oversees the Fund’s grant making programs in Burundi\, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Before joining the Fund\, Tony was a program officer at Unbound Philanthropy\, responsible for the development of the organization’s international programs. Prior to his work at Unbound Philanthropy\, Tony worked for seven years as a researcher at Human Rights Watch\, first as their in-country researcher in Burundi\, later as the Africa researcher in the Children’s Rights Division. At Human Rights Watch\, he investigated and published reports on human rights violations in numerous countries in central\, eastern and southern Africa. In the 1990s\, Tony worked as a case manager at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Comoros Islands. He has a J.D. from the City University of New York School of Law\, an M.A. in international affairs and African studies from Columbia University\, and a B.A. from the George Washington University. Tony is a member of the advisory committee of the Children’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch and is fluent in French and conversant in Swahili.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/silencing-opposition-human-rights-violations-burundi/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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SUMMARY:Book Salon and Reading by Julie Bindel\, The Pimping of Prostitution: Abolishing the Sex Work Myth
DESCRIPTION:I am hosting a book salon with Julie Bindel:The Pimping of Prostitution: Abolishing the Sex Work Myth\, Friday\, 11/10/17\, 7:30 PM\, who has come highly recommended by Robert Jensen\, UT Professor\, author of 7 books\, guest at my book salon Plain Radical: Living\, Loving and Learning to Leave the Planet Gracefully (and husband of Eliza Gilkyson). Human trafficking and the global sex trade are issues that have been getting a lot of coverage of late and\, frankly\, I know too little about them. I look forward to learning more about the important and difficult issues in Julie’s book.\n\n\nFrom Amazon.com: This book examines one of the most contested issues facing feminists\, human rights activists and governments around the globe – the international sex trade. For decades\, the liberal left has been conflicted as to whether pro-prostitution activists or abolitionists hold the correct view\, and debates are ongoing as to who holds the key to the solutions facing the people involved.\n\n\n“To find out the truth behind all those “Pretty Woman” myths about the global sex trade read this well documented book.” – Gloria Steinem\n\nJulie will do a reading and then will take questions from the guests. I am sure it will be an informative and eye-opening discussion. Julie will have books for sale and will be happy to sign them.  Please bring what you’d like to eat and drink and take home whatever we don’t use\,\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/book-salon-reading-julie-bindel-pimping-prostitution-abolishing-sex-work-myth-2/
LOCATION:Jeff Abrams’ House\, 2017 W. Main St.\, Houston\, 77098\, United States
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SUMMARY:2017 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:2017 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award Ceremony\nKeynote address by Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis \nRothko Chapel’s bi-annual Óscar Romero Award–named after Archbishop Óscar Romero of San Salvador who was assassinated on March 24\, 1980\, because of his vocal opposition to the violent oppression of his fellow citizens–has been given every two years since 1987 in recognition of courageous\, grassroots human rights advocacy. Building upon the topic of ending mass incarceration addressed at our 2017 Spring Symposium\, the Chapel will honor two recipients\, one internationally and the other locally selected\, for this year’s recognition. \nThe international awardee is Pierre Claver Mbonimpa\, Executive Director of Association for the Protection of Prisoners and Human Rights in Burundi\, east Africa. The local awardee is Kathryn Griffin Griñán\, a Recovery Coach & Peer-To-Peer Counselor at Been There\, Done That in Houston\, Texas. The public award ceremony will take place on November 12\, 2017 at 3pm in the Rothko Chapel\, including a keynote speech by Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis\, with a reception to follow on the plaza. This ceremony will honor both recipients’ courage while recognizing the vital importance of their work. \nAbout the Awardees:\nPierre Claver Mbonimpa is the executive director of Association pour la Protection des Droits Humains et des Personnes Détenues (Association for the Protection of Prisoners and Human Rights – APRODH)\, an organization that documents and reports on human rights violations with an emphasis on those committed against incarcerated people in Burundi where its citizens face alarming insecurity and violence. He has been imprisoned and faced an assassination attempt after challenging the government’s many abuses\, including sexual violence\, torture\, and violations committed against incarcerated people. \nKathryn Griffin Griñán‘s road to recovery led her to the re-entry program in the Harris County Sheriff’s Office jail where she provides direct service and counseling to victims of sex trafficking\, while advocating for rehabilitation and community support versus incarceration. \nTo learn about other Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award related programs this season\, please click here.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2017-rothko-chapel-oscar-romero-award-ceremony/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
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SUMMARY:“From Swastika to Jim Crow”
DESCRIPTION:The Center for the Healing of Racism will present a screening of the film “From Swastika to Jim Crow” on Thursday\, November 16 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm\, at 3412 Crawford St.\, Houston\, 77004.  The one-hour documentary tells the little known story of German Jewish professors who\, expelled from their homeland by the Nazis\, found new lives and careers at all-Black colleges and universities in the South.  The film uncovers a remarkable moment in U.S. history while offering a fresh perspective on the complex history of race relations in the United States.  The screening will be followed by a discussion.\n\nThe event is free and open to the public (first 45 to RSVP). Donations encouraged. Registration required by emailing cfhr1@juno.com or calling (713) 520-8226. Free parking is available at Houston Community College lot #9.  Website: http://www.centerhealingracism.org/
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/swastika-jim-crow/
LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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SUMMARY:Connections between People & Nature:  Scripture & Science
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation Continue… \nChrist the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to attend Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation\, an environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2017 is Connections between People and Nature. \nSunday\, November 26\, 6 p.m.: Connections between People & Nature:   Scripture & Science II \nAt the November web meeting\, Lisa Brenskelle\, leader of the Creation Care Team at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church\, leader of the Lutherans Restoring Creation Team for the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America\, member of the Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston planning committee\, and a research and development project manager with a PhD in Chemical Engineering\, will address the connections between people and nature from the perspectives of both scripture and science. Her talk will discuss themes in scripture about the creation and recent scientific discoveries about the natural world that relate to these themes. Learn some exciting science of which you may not be aware\, and marvel at the connections between people and nature! This will be an interactive talk with audience participation. If you would like to join this online conversation\, please register and you will receive an invitation to the web meeting. For more information about this talk\, contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/connections-people-nature-scripture-science-2/
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CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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