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Saturday, November 19

Taking Back our Human Rights: Shaping Black Pittsburgh’s Appeal to the World
Time:
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Presenter:
Justin Hansford, Professor of Law at Howard University
Location:
Obama Academy 6-12, 515 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Streaming Link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taking-back-our-human-rights-tickets-456989898087?u…
Announced by:
Global Studies Center on behalf of Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), World History Center, School of Education, Center for Civil Rights and Racial Justice, Office of Diversity, Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Department of Africana Studies, Department of English, Department of Political Science, Department of Sociology and Center for Race and Social Problems
Contact:
Michael Goodhart
Contact Email:
goodhart@pitt.edu

Members of the Black communities from across Southwestern Pennsylvania are invited to join this networking lunch with Justin Hansford (Howard University Law Professor, Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, and the Representative on the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent). The purpose of the discussion will be to develop solutions advancing human rights for People of African Descent in Pittsburgh. We’ll build a plan of action for this region and a future that prioritizes the concerns of Black people.

Schedule of Events

11:15a | Registration & Networking Lunch
12:00p | Introductions & Charge
12:15p | Working Group Sessions
01:45p | Reconvening