An International Student-Teacher Collaboratory
Themes covered in the Summer Intensive in Human Rights include Conflict Resolution, Environment, and Ethics.
Over the course of this seminar we will discuss human rights issues in Africa, Asia, Israel-Palestine, and North America.
Participants blog about human rights issues here.
We're also building a wiki about the human rights issues we're covering.
Resources for human-rights research can be found here.
"Gazans flee floods caused by Israel's dams opening"It seems that Israel has comitted yet another human rights violation in Gaza. As usual there has been no coverage of this incident by mainstream media outlets. 'Brigadier Gerneral Said Al-Saudi, chief of the civil defence agency in Gaza, told Al Jazeera: "Israel opened water dams, without warning, last night, causing serious damage to Gazan villages near the border. |
Malcom X's Daughter on Activism TodayMalcom X's daughter, ILYASAH SHABAZZ, writes about her father's legacy of activism and action, and postulates what he would think of activism and activists today, particularly the #BlackLivesMatter movement and Ferguson actions taken recently. She criticizes "hashtag activism" and writes that her father would encourage more direct action, as well as taking positions of power "inside the system and out." Comment below with whether you agree or disagree with Shabazz's assessment of today's activism. |
The communist/socialist magazine "Libération" makes a statement on the killings at the offices of "Charlie Hebdo"
The venerable periodical "Le Monde" makes a statement of solidarity with the iconoclastic magazine "Charlie Hebdo"
How does the historical notion of a French republic relate to contemporary notions of multiculturalism?
A discussion of the specific nature of French "universalism" with specific regard to ideas of religion and laïcité, and how those concepts were central to the debates and conversations around the killings at t he offices of Charlie Hebdo.
In 2005, the national leaders of the UK, Germany, and Canada each declared the "failure" of democracy. This article contextualizes those statements and proposes a more robust way to address the issues of multiculturalism.
