Senator Christopher J. Dodd,The Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut,andWarner Bros. Picturesinvite you to a Special Preview Screening of JUST MERCY Tuesday, December 3, 2019 7:00pm Spotlight Theatres 39 Front Street Hartford, CT 06103 Post film discussion led by the Connecticut Collaborative on Poverty, Criminal Justice and Race Please note, upon confirmation of […]
Carl Wilkens: From Witness to Peacebuilder During the Rwandan Genocide
FROM WITNESS TO PEACE BUILDER: THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE AGAINST THE TUTSI AND ONE MAN’S CHOICE TO STAY December 12 at 7PM Solomon Schechter, 26 Buena Vista RD, West Hartford, CT 06107 Carl Wilkens will share about recent visits to Rwanda as well as his personal stories from the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. The […]
Nov. 19, 2019: Dialogue on Race and Community
Dialogue on Race and Community Tuesday, November 19, 2019 3:00 to 5:00 pm, Student Union Ballroom REGISTER HERE The entire community is invited on Tuesday, November 19 at 3:00pm in the Student Union Ballroom to continue the discussion of how we grapple with racism on our campus and how we might work together to transform our […]
Nov. 18, 2019 Statement from the Director
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 19, we join in solidarity with those standing up for justice and human rights on our campus. In response to the leadership of our students, we look forward to the March for Solidarity, to begin on the Student Union Terrace, and the opportunity to hear the voices of those most affected by […]
True Justice Free Additional Screenings
Additional Free Screenings of True Justice next week. Monday, November 4 at 12pm Monday, November 4 at 4:00pm Tuesday, November 5 at 12:30pm Tuesday, November 5 at 3:30pm Location: Konover Auditorium, Dodd Center For more than three decades, Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, has advocated on behalf of the […]
True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Justice
TRUE JUSTICE: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality Join us for a special screening in advance of the Dodd Prize. October 23 at 7PM Thomas J. Dodd Research Center 405 Babbidge Road, Storrs, CT October 24 at 6:30PM Spotlight Theater 39 Front Street, Hartford, CT Post film discussion led by the Connecticut Collaborative on Poverty, Criminal […]
Trailblazer Exhibit at UCONN
TRAILBLAZER: Connecticut Jewish Women Making History A New Exhibition from the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford October 4 – October 30, 2019 at the University of Connecticut Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, 405 Babbidge Road, Storrs, CT
Oct. 21, 2019 – Teacher Workshop: Youth Voices in Human Rights Ed.
Educator Workshop Centering Youth Voices in Human Rights Education and Advocacy Monday, October 21, 2019 8:30am – 3:00pm Storrs Campus Student Union Room 310 FREE for classroom educators and community-based practitioners In recent years, young people all over the world have become more engaged in advocacy and activism on human rights issues such […]
Oct. 16, 2019 – Teacher Workshop: HR through Interdisciplinary Inquiry
Educator Workshop Human Rights through Interdisciplinary Inquiry: Developing Our Social Scientists Wednesday, October 16, 2019 8:30am – 3:00pm Dodd Center FREE to Connecticut Educators Join us for a teacher workshop on that will introduce participants to an interdisciplinary curriculum designed to build student empathy and civic skills. Using human rights education approaches and methods, […]
Sept. 30, 2019 – Art, Education, and Social Movements
ART, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS PANEL DISCUSSION: Art, Education, and Social MovementsMonday, September 30 9:00am – 10:30am Konover Auditorium Join Nicolas Lampert, Paul Kjelland, and Meredith Stern of the artist cooperative Justseeds for a discussion of the role of art and artists in the struggle for educational justice. Meredith Stern is a printmaker and ceramicist […]