3rd Annual Human Rights Undergraduate Workshop
Feb. 27-28, 2015
Theme: Human Rights and Free Expression
Schedule of Events
Friday, February 27
4:00-4:20 pm
4:30-5:30 pm
5:45-6:45 pm
7:00-8:00 pm
8:15-9:15 pm
Saturday, February 28
8:00-8:10 am
8:10-8:50 am
9:00-10:00 am
10:15-11:15 am
11:30 am
12:45-1:40 pm
1:50-2:45 pm
3:00-3:45 pm
3:45-4:15 pm
State Farm Hall (SFH) 102
SFH 108
Evelyn Chapel
SFH 102
SFH 108
Arrival and Check-in
Session A: Expression, Rights, and the Roots of Conflict
Jennifer Oswald, IWU (Voices of Gaza)
Calvin Waller, Luther College (Origins of Terrorism in India: Homeland or Borderland)
Introductions and dinner
“Hate Speech and the Limits of Free Expression”
John K. Wilson (Co-editor, AAUP AcademeBlog, Editor, Illinois Academe)
IWU Multifaith Ambassadors
“Wam! Bam! Islam!” Film and discussion
Greeting by IWU Provost Jonathan Green
Session B: Freedom of Expression and the Clash of Cultures
Betsey Fawcett, Luther (Islamist Recruitment)
Kemi Adeleye, IWU (The Clash between Freedom of Expression and Culture)
Session C: Expression, Engagement, and Collective Action
Nicole Jovicevic, IWU (Youth Engagement and Human Rights Through Case Studies)
Sara Saltman, Macalester (No Title: Marriage and reconciliation after the Rwandan genocide)
Sarah Menke, IWU ( Your Story Matters: An Adaptation Theatre ––Piece with the Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal )
Session D: Resources, Exploitation, and Expression
Mike Dickinson, IWU (On the Global Water Crisis)
Emily Sena, Luther (No title: Conflict Diamonds)
Lunch
Keynote Address, Professor Semahagn Gashu Abebe, Visiting Assistant Professor, Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut and Scholar at Risk,“ The Implications of Anti-terrorism Laws on Freedom of Expression in sub-Saharan Africa.”
Session F: Free Expression and the Media
Joe Ruskey, IWU (No Title: Media)
Fabian Pop, Luther (Independent Media: Indigenous People in Guatemala)
“Je Suis Charlie”: A Roundtable Discussion
Dr. Irv Epstein (IWU), Dr. Mark Criley (IWU), Chaplain Elyse Nelson Winger (IWU), Dr. Chuck Springwood (IWU), Dr. John K. Wilson (AAUP), Dr. Victoria Christman (Luther)
Closing Discussion: Moving Forward
Past workshop information
▷ 2014 - Religion, Identity, and Conflict
▷ 2018 - Revolution and Social Justice