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HRHP Weekly Newsletter 04/12

  - Sunday, April 11, 2021
 Events 

HRHP Weekly Newsletter

Dear HRHPers,

This semester will end soon! Isn't it unbelievable? We hope you enjoy this semester and good luck for the upcoming finals!!

  • Please fill out this form to let us know where you are currently!
  • HRHP's last community hour this semester happens tomorrow 7-8pm, April 12th! It will still be virtual and come to join us with questions/thoughts/fun things!
  • For international students who need to apply for OPT/CPT, plan accordingly and submit the application as soon as possible. Info here. 
  • May graduate students' internship requirements are on OCS Newsletter. Please schedule an appointment with OCS if you have questions about your internship requirements. 
  • For students who are seeking summer internship funding, check here. 
  • Columbia University starts to provide COVID-19 vaccines to students. Every day's quota is limited. Log in to secure.health.columbia.edu to make an appointment. 
We wish you have a wonderful week. Feel free to contact us with any questions you have. :)

Very best,
Team HRHP - Michelle, Roni, Xin

Upcoming Events

EVENT

Final HRHP Community Hour

Monday, April 12
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Come join us for our last Community Hour! We would love to hear how your semester went and wrap things up in a great fashion.
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EVENT

SIPA Showcase!

Monday, April 12
8:30pm - 9:30pm
Via Zoom (Link to be Provided Later)
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To celebrate the diversity of talent at SIPA, the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) and the SIPA Student Association (SIPASA) are hosting our first-ever SIPA Showcase on April 12 at 8:30 pm EST (Virtual). The SIPA Showcase is your chance to show art, music, cooking, acting, poetry or whatever else you'd like to share with the SIPA community via Zoom. 
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EVENT

Racism & International Organizations: Miguel Ángel Moratinos, High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations

Wednesday, April 14
1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Miguel Ángel Moratinos, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) will share insights into how the Alliance serves as a platform for intercultural dialogue, and works to prevent intercultural tensions and crises and combat stereotypes, misperceptions, discrimination and xenophobia.
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EVENT

Conversation with the 2020 Aurora Prize Laureates

Monday, April 19
11:00am - 12:00pm
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The webinar will be held on April 19, 7 p.m. Yerevan time (GMT+4) with the 2020 Aurora Prize Laureates – Fartuun Adan and Ilwad Elman, Heads of The Elman Peace and Human Rights Center in Somalia. We will also host Dae Eriksson, Executive Director of Love Does, Sunitha Krishnan, Founder of Prajwala and 2018 Aurora Humanitarian, and Emily Warne, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Communications at Panzi Hospital & Foundations. The discussion will be moderated by Associate Director of Humanitarian Policy Focus Area at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs – Susannah A. Friedman.

­ƒö╣ "Conversation with the 2020 Aurora Prize Laureates" will be dedicated to 2020 Aurora Prize Laureates and the non-profit organizations that have inspired their humanitarian action. Speakers will share their perspectives on the cycle of giving and why it is rewarding to all involved, as well as highlight the importance of the force for good, justice and equality that we all must foster.
ÔØù Discussion language: English. Simultaneous interpretation to Armenian will be provided.
ÔØù The participation is free. You can join the online webinar by Zoom link or by live streaming on Facebook. Please note that only participants who registered via Zoom will have access to simultaneous interpretation.
 For registration follow the link: https://futures-studio.org/event/conversation-with-the-2020-aurora-prize-laureates-2/
­ƒòö Discussion date and time: April 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Yerevan time (GMT+4), 6:00 p.m. Moscow time (GMT+3), 4:00 p.m. London time (BST), 11:00 a.m. New York time (EST).
Please send your questions prior to the discussion to discussion@futures-studio.org or ask them online during the webinar.
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EVENT

Historical Dialogue: Interpretation and Telling the Story

Tuesday, April 20
11:00am - 12:15pm
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***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 30 TO APRIL 20 IN SUPPORT OF THE GRADUATE STUDENT BARGAINING AT COLUMBIA***

The focus of this panel is to explore the multiple ways to bring together the affected communities, specifically through oral histories and visual exhibitions.

Panelists:
-Banu Pekol, Formerly Cultural Heritage Manager at the Association for the Protection for Cultural Heritage, Turkey; upcoming Berghof Foundation.
-Johann Peiris, Technical Expert at HistoricalDialogue.lk, Sri Lanka
-Kaltrina Krasniqi, Award winning Kosovo based film director and researcher and founding member of the Kosovo Oral History Initiative, Kosovo.

Moderator:
-Sarah C. Bishop, Associate Professor at Baruch College, City University of New York, Fulbright Scholar 2021 in El Salvador, a Member of the Board of Directors at Mixteca Organization and a former AHDA Fellow from 2018.

For Zoom login information, please register here: http://bit.ly/histdialogue5
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Other SIPA Events of Interest

Events

Tuesday, April 13
Start End   Event         Location
1:00pm 2:30pm "Insanity Is Not Destiny: Opportunities in National Security" with Jane Harman Online Event
Wednesday, April 14
10:00am 5:00pm EPD Workshop in Development Practice: 2021 Final Presentations Private Location (rsvp to display)
10:00am 11:00am International Innovation Corps Information Session Online
Thursday, April 15
6:00am 7:30am Saving Journalism: Should Countries Copy Australia’s New Media Code? Private Location (rsvp to display)
10:00am 11:00am China's Military And Security Diplomacy In Central Asia Private Location (rsvp to display)
2:00pm 3:00pm Russia's Worlds: The Second World War And The Postwar Settlement Private Location (rsvp to display)
2:00pm 8:00pm SIPA Finals Study Sessions! https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/98864094571?pwd=S2VXQTl2TStyRGdzU2t3VDFteGNudz09
Monday, April 19
12:00pm 1:00pm Book Talk. Weak Strongman: The Limits Of Power In Putin's Russia By Timothy Frye Private Location (rsvp to display)
1:00pm 2:00pm Women in Energy Roundtable: Sophie Brochu, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hydro-Québec Zoom Meeting
Wednesday, April 21
4:00pm 5:00pm McKinsey & Company Women’s Luminary Speaker Series #4: Intersectionality Panel Online
10:00pm 11:30pm The Future of State-owned Oil & Gas Companies in Latin America Zoom Webinar
Friday, April 23
12:00pm 1:30pm UN Info Session for Mid-career Professionals Online

Internships and Opportunities

Rights CoLab advances human rights by fostering collaboration among experts across the fields of civil society, technology, business, and finance. Together we build new ways of organizing civic engagement and leveraging markets to improve the impact, resilience, and sustainability of human rights initiatives.

Rights CoLab is looking for an Intern to assist in work on Mapping Civil Society Innovation to Advance Human Rights project. The Intern will be advised and supervised by program officer Eleonora Davidyan, a Russian human rights lawyer who is supporting Civil Society programs at Rights CoLab, as well as by co-founder of Rights CoLab Edwin Rekosh, who has taught Human Rights Law and Development for 20 years at Columbia Law School.

Responsibilities include:

Desk research, analysis, and writing:

  • Identify potential content providers;
  • Identify initiatives for case studies;
  • Draft selected case studies according to an existing template.

Contribution to other program initiatives is encouraged.

Work remotely.

Qualifications: Internship is open to undergraduate or graduate students in Human Rights studies. Interns should be familiar with Human Rights concepts and the work of NGOs.

Time commitment: Internship requires part-time commitment of 120 hours. Internship starts ASAP and lasts 8 weeks or longer.

Compensation: Interns eligible for academic credit will be preferred.

Application process: Please submit your Resume/CV and a cover letter explaining your interest in this internship to info@rightscolab.org with the subject heading “Internship, Civil Society Innovation.”

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and will be accepted until the position is filled.

 

Contact us!

 
Professor Elazar Bakan, Director of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy Concentration, Director of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Professor Susannah Friedman, Associate Director of Humanitarian Policy
Michelle Chouinard, Concentration Coordinator
Roni Belenki and Xin Tong, Spring 2021 HRHP PAs