Joshua Cooper teaches political science at the University of Hawaii-West Oahu. He teaches advocacy at the International Training Center on Teaching Peace and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland as well as the University of New South Wales Diplomacy Training Program and the Oxford University Training Program for Unrepresented Diplomats at the United Nations. He is the U.S. Human Rights Network Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Task Force Co-Chair, coordinating the national campaign for the review of the U.S. human rights record between local and global forums. He is currently focusing on the implementation of the UPR recommendations and SDGs at the local and state levels to realize human rights at home in Hawaii.
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Wednesday, October 3
Cities, Human Rights, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Linking Grassroots & Global
Time:
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Presenter:
Joshua Cooper
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Global Studies Center along with Pitt Human Rights Working Group, Department of Sociology and University of Pittsburgh's Urban Studies Program
Contact:
Global Studies Center
Contact Phone:
4126485085
Contact Email:
global@pitt.edu