Summer 2023 CAHR Newsletter
CAHR's Mission: Facilitate the development of interdisciplinary human rights courses throughout the university and fostering human rights scholarship.
Two Day Event - Global Africas: Gender, Representation, and the Maghreb
Global Africas: Gender, Representation, and the Maghreb – November 11th and 12th – This event will take place virtually and is free and open to the public.
Premiere of the Film Two Regimes- Directed by Douglas Darlington of Winding Road Films
Two Regimes is the life’s work of two Ukrainian women: a mother, Teodora Verbitskaya (author) and her daughter, Nadia Werbitzky (professional artist). Teodora wrote about her family’s life from 1927 to 1945 while living under the two regimes of Stalin and Hitler.
“Invisible History: Middle Florida’s Hidden Roots” - A Documentary by FSU Film School’s Valerie Scoon
Valerie Scoon’s documentary, Invisible History: Middle Florida’s Hidden Roots sheds light on the hidden past of Middle Florida’s slave trade.
Threshold - A Dance Film produced by Malia Bruker and Ilana Goldman
Commissioned by FSU’s Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, the film Threshold uses dance and 360-degree film technology to capture the journey of four women as they heal from their past traumas.
International Rescue Committee National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Panel Discussions with Ms. Vania Aguilar and Terry Coonan
Ms. Vania Aguilar, program manager for The Center, was a panelist on an International Rescue Committee discussion on the Prevention and Understanding of Human Trafficking of the Youth.
FSU Center for Advancement of Human Rights marks 20th anniversary
As the world recognizes International Human Rights Day Thursday, the Center for the Advancement of Human Rights at Florida State University is in the midst of commemorating its own milestone — its 20th anniversary.
FSU Law School grad earns coveted two-year fellowship to work on immigration advocacy
Immigration has been a part of Daniela Donoso’s life since she and her family left Quito, Ecuador, for Miami when she was six months old.
Welcome to our panel discussion celebrating #WorldRefugeeDay on Facebook Live
Welcome to our panel discussion celebrating #WorldRefugeeDay.
Welcome and Opening Remarks:
Ms. Una Bilic, Site Manager of the IRC in Tallahassee
Supreme Court Blocks DACA From Ending
Chief Justice John Roberts was the swing vote in the 5-4 decision, dealing a big legal defeat to President Trump on the issue of immigration.
Eight Minutes and 46 Seconds—And Beyond
Along with people of conscience the world over, the FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights family condemns without reservation the murder of George Floyd at the hands of uniformed police officers sworn to protect him.
