Congratulations as you finish your final assignments! Happy Solstice! After an intensive year of grief and change, we hope that you have time to step away from Zoom and get serious about resting, reflecting, and recharging over the winter break however you need and are able. If you need additional resources for your mental health over the holidays, please reach out to CPS.
J-Termers- CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Spring Semester Important Dates: Course Registration begins January 5th for continuing students, and classes start January 11th
Check out our event below on Spring Course Registration on Friday January 8th!
Below you will find introductions to your Spring 2021 PAs and resources to explore over winter break
Very best,
Team HRHP
Welcome Spring 2021 HRHP PAs!
Xin Tong is a second-year MIA student with a concentration in Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy. Her main focus is on human rights, gender equality, and UN Studies. She believes that by making sure every human being is living a decent life, the world can work together to achieve the SDG goals. She once worked in UNESCO and the team helped implement STEM education for girls who live in Malaysian rural areas. She also works with several SIPA classmates for a project that aims to strengthen social cohesion for Syrian refugees in Turkey and won the semi-finalists for the Geneva Challenge 2020. On a personal note, she is a huge opera fan. She went to Lincoln Center at least once a month before Coronavirus. Horse-back riding and swimming are her favorite forms of exercise. Writing novels is one of her favorite things to do. She has traveled alone a lot. She has gone to the Amazon jungle, Antarctica, Iran, and Eastern Island- a lot of fantastic places on her own. Roni Belenki is a second-year graduate student at SIPA, concentrating in Human Rights and Social Policy. She is a Fulbright scholarship recipient and a fellow at the International Program. Prior to SIPA, Roni worked in NGOs. In her most recent position, she was the Vice President of the Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel, where she found and led the organization's Public Policy Department to consult parliament members on LGBTQ rights issues.
She received her B.Sc. in Neuroscience, cum laude, from Ben-Gurion University in Israel, where she also worked as a research assistant in the Human Brain Imaging Center.
Please join the HRHP Concentration Directors Professor Elazar Barkan and Professor Susannah Friedman for an info session on course registration for incoming and returning students. The session aims to highlight course offerings for the concentration for Spring 2021, share resources on how to sign up for advising appointments, and an overview of the concentration curriculum goals.
External Opportunities Winter break can be a great time to set intentions for your summer internship or job search! Explore OCS resources shared in detail in their Dec 13th Winter Break Checklist email.
Human Rights Fellowship, Artistic Freedom Initiative
Apply by December 31st. See attached file for complete fellowship description. Summary: Artistic Freedom Initiative (AFI), a New York-based NGO, is seeking a highly-motivated, resourceful, articulate, and socially conscious individual to join our team as a Human Rights Fellow. AFI is comprised of human rights activists, lawyers, academics, and artists working together to promote artistic freedom and peaceful dialogue through art. It was founded on the notion that artists are uniquely situated to positively and powerfully effect change, provided their voices can be heard. The Human Rights Fellow will report to AFI’s Executive Director and Director of Programs and will play a pivotal role in building out a new program focused on human rights advocacy. The primary responsibility of the Human Rights Fellow will be to oversee, co-author and contribute to AFI’s annual human rights report on artistic freedom. This fellowship position will provide multiple opportunities for publication. Finally, the fellow will provide some support for AFI’s ongoing fundraising efforts and already established programs: Legal Services for At-Risk Artists, Artist Resettlement Assistance, and Artists for Social Change. This is a one year position, with the possibility to extend further. An ideal candidate would be able to begin in January 2021. Responsibilities : The Human Rights Fellow is expected to play a key role in development of AFI’s human rights report on artistic freedom in Central and Eastern Europe. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Serving as point person for the coordination and publication of the current report on the state of artistic freedom of expression in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as our future report on Latin America; Gathering evidence of human rights abuses for artist asylum cases; Drafting grant applications, internal and external memos, promotional copy and white papers; Reviewing and synthesizing external policy proposals and developments in immigration and international law; Providing support to Artistic Freedom Initiative’s established programs on legal assistance to artists at risk. Requirements: M.A. degree with a minimum GPA of 3.5; Advanced research skills, particularly related to Human Rights reports and investigations; Highly developed writing skills with a strong preference for candidates with a history of publications; Strong organizational and administrative skills; Knowledge of and passion for art, human rights, and freedom of expression; Ability to succeed in fast-paced environments as a self-motivated team player; Preferable Attributes: Proficiency in a second language (Russian, Spanish, French, etc…) ; Regional Expertise in Central and Eastern Europe or Latin America; Previous experience in human rights work and/or at a human rights NGO; Experience in a non-profit setting; Grant writing skills; Salary And Benefits: Salary will range from $48,000 to $50,000 (depending on experience), with employer-paid benefits. Application Deadline:December 31st, 2020. How to Apply:Please email a single document in pdf format, including a cover letter (one page maximum), resume, and a writing sample to ashley@artisticfreedominitiative.org. Subject line should read “Human Rights Fellow – [Last Name, First Name].” Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No phone calls, please.
Open Call for Submissions to the Asia Pacific Journal
Register by Jan. 15th for the ISHR's Workhop: Working with Data in the Human Rights and Humanitarian Contexts. Dates for live sessions: January 28th, February 4th, 11th and 18th, 11am-1pm EST. Register here and reach out for more information on scholarships. Overview: This workshop strives to demystify technical methodologies and best practices related to data-driven research by offering accessible, context-based training to students and professionals working in the human rights and humanitarian fields. Participants in this course will develop technical competencies in tools that are essential for generating and analyzing data in order to contribute to projects relating to monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management, and transparency, and more. This course will also tackle larger questions such as how to make research data more accessible and reproducible to maximize benefits to a broader community of researchers, scholars, and activists.
OCHA Global Humanitarian Overview 2021 - comprehensive, authoritative and evidence-based overview of the current state and future trends in humanitarian action.
Check out the Recordings from the Transformation 2020 Popular Democracy Defined event that HRHP cosponsored earlier this year. You can access the event recordings with this information: Program link: Transformation 2020 Virtual Convening. Free Pass Code: transformationreplay
