Upcoming Events: Week of May 6, 2013
Posted on May 6, 2013
Now through May 15
Apply to be part of Project NIA’s Chicago Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) Teaching Collective for Summer 2013
WHEN: Now through May 15
WHERE: Online @ http://bit.ly/11Qd6zh
DESCRIPTION: The Chicago Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) Teaching Collective is seeking participants for an in-depth training and volunteer program during the summer of 2013. After attending a series of 8 workshops and participating in a volunteer internship, interested individuals are invited to apply to join the collective. The training aims to recruit and train new volunteers to support organizing against mass incarceration, either through our collective or through other organizations.
TUESDAY, MAY 7
“Is Human Dignity Inherent? What Torture Has Taught Me”: William F. Schultz Lecture in Human Rights Series
WHEN: Tuesday, May 7, 2013; 6:30 – 8 pm
WHERE: University of Chicago Harper Memorial Library, Room 130 – 1116 E. 59th Street
Introduction by: Ben Laurence, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. Key Issues in Human Rights A lecture series by: William F. Schulz President and CEO of UUSC, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Richard & Ann Pozen Visiting Professor in Human Rights, University of Chicago.
THURSDAY, MAY 9
Beneath the Blindfold Screening
WHEN: Thursday, May 9, 7:30p
WHERE: Wellington Avenue United Church for Christ
DESCRIPTION: Co-presented by Heartland Alliance Marjorie Kovler Center, Percolator Films, and Human Rights Watch Chicago. Where are the voices of torture survivors? In a time when fictionalized accounts in Hollywood films like Zero Dark Thirty dominate the public’s understanding of torture, Beneath the Blindfold reveals the reality of life after torture. Four survivors from around the globe face the psychological and physical fallout from their experience, while going through the daunting steps of building new lives, careers, and relationships. Beneath the Blindfold takes an unflinching look at the consequences of torture through the eyes of survivors while celebrating their ability to regain agency and hope. Produced by Chicago filmmakers Kathy Berger and Ines Sommer, the documentary recently screened on Capitol Hill for members of Congress and their staff.
SAVE THE DATE
“A Conversation about Current Human Rights Challenges” Community Lounge
WHEN: Monday, May 13, 2013: 12 – 1:20 pm
WHERE: 5710 S. Woodlawn Ave
DESCRIPTION: Lunch will be provided: rsvp to spmoberg@uchicago.edu. Key Issues in Human Rights A lecture series by: William F. Schulz President and CEO of UUSC, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Richard & Ann Pozen Visiting Professor in Human Rights, University of Chicago.
“What Human Rights Activists Can Learn from Other Social Movements”
WHEN: Tuesday, May 21, 2013; 6:30 – 8 pm
WHERE: Harper Memorial Library, Room 130 – 1116 E. 59th Street
DESCRIPTION: Reception to follow. Key Issues in Human Rights A lecture series by: William F. Schulz President and CEO of UUSC, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Richard & Ann Pozen Visiting Professor in Human Rights, University of Chicago.
Red Squad Symposium
WHEN: June 1, 9:00a — 3:00p
WHERE: Chicago History Museum
DESCRIPTION: Over much of the 20th century, Chicago’s Police Surveillance Unit monitored “subversives” and stored what it discovered in its Red Squad records. These days, the Chicago History Museum holds that material as part of a special archive. Attorney Richard Gutman, who helped lead the legal fight against the Red Squad, will be a featured speaker. Cost: $30, $20 members; includes lunch.Purchase tickets here.
Tribute: A Brunch with Stan Willis
WHEN: June 22, 11:30a – 2:30p
WHERE: Small Business Center, Amberg Hall, 1140 N. Lamon Ave., Chicago
DESCRIPTION: Save the date! Join CCDBR in honoring Stan Willis on June 22 from 11:30 – 2:30. Brunch, followed by program. For information/reservations, call: Brenetta Howell Barrett (312.733.9692) or Bob Clarke (773.281.5164), or email Bob Clarke, Shango1@aol.com.
