Happy February, Seeples! 

Welcome back to campus! Hope you had a great weekend and you are ready for an exciting Spring semester full of events and opportunities. We are looking forward to sharing information, plans, film screenings and many more with you all. For now, please have a look at the book talk led by writer Lizzie O'Shea TODAY!    

We would also like to introduce you to the new Human Rights Working Group board for 2020! 

Liz M. Olson, Co-President (MIA, HRHP, DAQA)
Marjorie Rose Tolsdorf, Co-President (MPA-DP, ICR)
Rebeca Bonner, Treasurer (MIA, EPD, Gender)  
Talisa J. Anderson, Community Outreach Coordinator (MPA-DP, HRHP)
Gloria Moronta, Communications Coordinator (MIA, HRHP, ICR)

Please do not doubt to contact us and share your suggestions and desired topics and speakers for the semester! 
   

Book Talk: Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Teach Us About Digital Technology

Lizzie O’Shea’s book, Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us about Digital Technology, brings together the lessons of radical politics and activism from our pre-digital past and invites to reflect on the production and consumption of digital realities. The book was recently shortlisted for the Premier's Literary Award.

Speaker: Lawyer and broadcaster Lizzie O'Shea has received the Davis Projects for Peace Prize. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and The Guardian, among others. She is also a founder and board member of Digital Rights Watch, which advocates for human rights online.

Introduced by: Gulika Reddy, Clinical Teaching Fellow, Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School. 

When: Monday, February 3. 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Where: Columbia Law School, JG 546

This event is co-sponsored by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Rightslink, and the Human Rights Working Group at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs.

Upcoming Events  

Campus Conversations: Bias and Its Impact
February 4, 3:00-4:30 p.m. 

Film Screening of "It Will Be Chaos"
February 4, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

What We Are Reading 

The Washington Post, This tiny African country got the U.N.’s top court to investigate Myanmar for genocide

Human Rights Watch, Trump Administration Abandons Landmine Ban
 

Keep a look out for future emails with more discussions and activities!  

Yours in love, rights & solidarity,

The Human Rights Working Group Board (2020)