Category Archives: Human Rights

Very Young Girls Screening + Panel Discussion

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

April 10, 2012 7:00pm- 9:00 pm Kane Hall 220 Cost: FREE | Registration required via http://bit.ly/xbTK2S Did you know we are in a crisis with the sex trafficking crisis locally, domestically and globally especially because of the growing prostitution problem? … Continue reading →

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‘The Little Heart’ screening + Panel Discussion

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Come join the UW Women’s Center for a free screening of the “The Little Heart” followed by a panel discussion on gender-based violence in Vietnam. The Little Heart’ screening + Panel Discussion Hosted by the University of Washington, Women’s Center   Monday, … Continue reading →

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Free Film Showing: “The Last Train Home”

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Geography’s Real To Reel  film series is offering a free showing of The Last Train Home, in the Allen Library Auditorium at 3:30pm on Thursday, February 9. The film indelibly portrays one family caught up in the midst ofChina’s annual New Year’s mass migration from the teeming urban centers back to … Continue reading →

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Jan 19th Colloquium on Combating and Preventing Human Trafficking

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

Recent Developments in Combating and Preventing Human Trafficking: Facts, Myths, Challenges Brownbag colloquium by Dr. Helga Konrad Thursday, January 19, 11:45am-1:15pm, CMU #104 Sponsored by the UW Department of Communication Overview: In recent years hundreds of anti-trafficking recommendations have been … Continue reading →

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May 17th Free Screening of Sex+Money: A National Search for Human Worth

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

Sex+Money: A National Search for Human Worth is a feature length documentary that follows a group of journalists as they travel in an RV across the United States, seeking to understand how the sexual exploitation of children has become the … Continue reading →

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Colloquium today on Media Analysis of Seattle Homeless Encampment “Sweeps”

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

Media Analysis of Seattle Homeless Encampment “Sweeps”: On Research Methods and Public Scholarship Anis Bawarshi, George Dillon, Megan Kelly, Candice Rai, Sandy Silberstein, Gail Stygall, and Amoshaun Toft Friday, February 26 @ 3:30 PM / Savery 264 A group of … Continue reading →

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Summer Social Science Courses

Posted on May 11, 2009 by

SLink classes for Summer quarter 09′ Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, civil society, Community and Environmental Planning, Comparative History of Ideas, Economics, environment, environment & society, Geography, Global Issues, globalization, History, Human Rights, Law, Societies, and Justice, politics & power, social justice, Social Welfare, Women Studies | Leave a comment

GLOBAL JUSTICE in the 21st CENTURY: Conference 4/17-4/18

Posted on April 7, 2009 by

UW Global Justice in the 21st Centure Conference, SLink Continue reading →

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END THE GENOCIDE! FILM FESTIVAL

Posted on February 9, 2009 by

STAND UW (Students Taking Action in Darfur) is hosting the showing of three incredible documentaries about the genocide in Darfur during the month of February. Varying in perspectives and themes, the films serve to provide a cumulative view of the … Continue reading →

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