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Date: October 28, 2019
Subject: Human Rights Working Group Newsletter 10/28



Good Morning HRWGers <3

Dears, hope all is well and this weekend you were able to recuperate after the peak of midterms... (unless that for you is this week in which case: good luck! You will be great!)
Stay cozy today! And check out the HRHP event below happening today at lunch.

Thank you to those who joined our general body meeting.

We hope to see you at more of our events. Please consider joining our board for the Spring.

Let us know if you brainstorm some radical actions and advocacy we can support! 

Yours in love, rights & solidarity, 
HRWG board

Today! 

Join HRHP for a Brown Bag Lunch with
UNICEF's Carmen van Heese
Today from 1-2pm, in Room 409


Upcoming Events

Counter-Forces in the Business and Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation Space in Europe
Oct. 29 @ 12:10pm, JG 105


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Settler Violence & Human Rights
in the Occupied West Bank
HAWG, PWG, HRWG event Oct 30 @ 7:15pm, Room 1201


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What is the "Deal of the Century"?
MENA + PWG event Oct 31 @ 6-8pm, Room 1512



What We're Reading

Protests Around the World Explained

UN human rights chief sends team to Chile amid unrest

Puma keeps helping Israel sports-wash its human rights abuses

 

Venezuela wins UN human rights council seat despite records of abuses

and a bit more in depth...
 

Posttraumatic stress symptoms and access to services among Human Rights Advocates


Guidelines for Investigating Violations of Human Rights Law


Call to Action

Take a moment of pause with these guided meditations for healing racial trauma for people of color and allies/accomplices

Black Lives Matter Meditation for Healing Racial Trauma

http://drcandicenicole.com/2016/07/black-lives-matter-meditation/