Beyond Duty: Diplomats Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations Wednesday, January 29, 2010, 3pm-5pm with reception to follow Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, 405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205, Storrs, CT 06269 In connection with the observance of United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan 27, the Consulate General of Israel to New England will […]
Views: A Need for Justice in Sudan
The following is a special contribution from Dodd Center National Advisory Board Member John Heffernan and co-author Jennifer Leaning. A Need for Justice in Sudan A Sudanese court has convicted longtime dictator Al Bashir of money laundering and corruption. A mere two year sentence of detention denigrates the millions of Sudanese who have had to […]
Jan. 25, 2020 – Encounters: Public Punishment, Race, and Remembrance
Encounters: Public Punishment, Race, and Remembrance Saturday, January 25, 2010, 10am-12pm with lunch to follow Old State House, 800 Main Street, Hartford, CT RSVP to rebecca.taber-conover@cga.ct.gov What does the history of punishment in Connecticut mean for us today? For twenty years, a reproduction stock and pillory have stood on the west side of Connecticut’s Old State […]
Dec. 3, 2019 – Special Preview Screening of Just Mercy
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