Hope you found ways to enjoy Halloween and relax this weekend. We imagine this week might feel anxious with anticipation around election day. Please check out the wellness activities we have highlighted in the newsletter here below, and we will share more at Community Hour.
Reminder - Join us for some post-election collective care during Community Hour on November 5th. Community hour is a space for students to hang with the PAs and ask questions/vent/rant/discuss about what's going on with the concentration. It is up to students how you want to hold that space- so if you have ideas, reach out!
Hydrate & try to rest. Know that your best is all you can do right now- and your best is more than enough. We got through 2016, and we have come this far in 2020, so we will figure this out together, one step and one day at time.
For a moment of zen: Here's a video and a poem below as reminders to keep moving or to focus on the smaller, closer to home things that also matter, that which is within our control and still bring pockets of joy.
"i don't pay attention
to the world ending. it has ended for me many times and began again in the morning.”
- Nayyirah Waheed
Yours in love and solidarity,
Team HRHP
HRHP Faculty Spotlight:
Click on image below for the video highlight!
Ian Levine teaches “Human Rights Research and Reporting.” Levine has more than 35 years of experience in international humanitarian and human rights work with Save the Children, UNICEF, Amnesty and Human Rights Watch. His particular interests include protection of children in conflict, disability rights, new technologies and broadening the human rights movement through innovative alliances and partnerships.
At the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, we ask how multilateral institutions and processes can be more inclusive. What does participation, inclusion, and accountability mean in practice and how can such processes been strengthened for a future UN and the concept of "network multilateralism".
This event is the culmination of the Columbia-wide UN75 Hackathon for Climate, Peace & Development in an Interconnected World.
After a welcome by SIPA Dean Merit Janow, and keynote by United Nations Under-Secretary-General on the UN75 Fabrizio Hochschild, the event features key recommendations from student-led working groups across Columbia on proposals on expanding network multilateralism in areas such as climate change, health, conflict, migration, women and girls and working with business actors.
The event is moderated by SIPA's director a.i. for UN studies, Daniel Naujoks.
Migration is high on the policy agenda for states all over the world and intersects with several key development areas including livelihoods, healthcare, urbanization, and more. Join the SIPA Pan-African Network (SPAN) and Migration Working Group (MWG) for a panel discussion exploring migration trends in and out of Africa and related policy responses. Panelists will present a range of perspectives on migration issues on the continent including micro-level migration decisions, the impacts of European policies towards migrants from Africa, and integration strategies in countries of transit and destination.
Speakers include Dr. Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London; Dr. Kyle Farmbry, Rutgers University, New Jersey; and Dr. Et-tibari Bouasla, School for International Training (SIT), Morocco.
This moderated discussion with Amali Tower, Founder and Executive Director of Climate Refugees, will focus on the intersection of climate change, forced migration, and environmental justice. The event, co-sponsored by the Environmental Coalition and the Migration Working Group, will include a structured conversation and the opportunity for students to ask questions.
Post-Presidential Election Virtual Reflection and Support Spaces for Students. Co-facilitated by Alice! Health Promotion and Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS), Columbia Health Services. Register via zoom link to attend.
SIPA Post-Election Reflection, hosted by SIPA Diversity Committee & the Columbia Ombuds Office. Weds, Nov 4th, 1-2pm.
Register here.
Post-Election Roundtable Discussion with Professor Robert Shapiro
Nov. 5th, 1-2pm. Register here.
US Elections, Foreign Policy and National Security
Please join us for a conversation with a panel of foreign policy experts, including SIPA’s Dean Merit Janow; SIPA faculty Steve Biddle, Thomas Christensen, and Stephen Sestanovich; and The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser.
Nov 6th, 1-2pm. Register here.
Managing Presidential Transitions and Governance: Perspectives from the White House.Please join us for a special conversation with two senior policy experts who previously served as White House Chiefs of Staff, among other critical policy positions. Joshua Bolten, former Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, and Jacob Lew, former Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama, will share insight from their experiences managing the White House, designing legislative strategies, as well as their thoughts on the election, the interregnum, and establishing priorities.
Nov 9, 1-2pm. Register here.
SIPA Wellness Virtual Yoga:
Vinyasa Yoga with Shannon, Wednesday at 9am Power Yoga with Dipshikha, Thursday at 6pm Vin Yoga with Shannon, Sunday at 9:30am Power Yoga with Dipshikha. Monday at 6pm Click here to register!
Recordings for past SIPA wellness events can be found here:
Reducing & Managing Stress Workshop click here
Sleep Hygene Workshop click here
Guided Meditations:
Columbia's Office of Work/Life provides a number of guided meditation recordings useful for mindfulness & stress reduction - click here.
Internships and Opportunities
International Organization for Migration - Emergency Health Intern Duration: 6 months
Location: Remote (Geneva Office)
Application Due Date: As soon as possible Compensation: Depending on experience and location, IOM provides a small monthly stipend to help offset costs. If interested, see more information here.
Missing Maps is a free interactive training offered by the American Red Cross in conjunction with the Institute for the Study of Human Rights. The training is open to students and professionals working in the human rights and humanitarian contexts. Accurate maps play a critical role in understanding communities, particularly for populations at risk. During disasters or epidemics, unmapped communities may receive less assistance because first responders have less information about them. Mapping assists human rights practitioners in the development of strategies to combat human rights violations and abuses, and enables the prioritization of intervention measures.
During this free, interactive Missing Maps training, participants will have the opportunity to join in a collaborative project that helps build critical mapping data for communities all over the globe. Participants will learn how to use mapping software, along with best practices for building maps. This allows participants to have an immediate impact by mapping for a humanitarian project, as well as learn the skills to continue mapping in the future. Register Here
Call for Proposals- MSF Consultancy
Evaluation for MSF-USA's COVID-19 Response in Seven Projects
Deadline Nov. 12. See more information here.
Contact us!
Professor Elazar Bakan, Director of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy Concentration, Director of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights
