Taking Back our Human Rights: Shaping Black Pittsburgh’s Appeal to the World

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Activity Type: 
Reception
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Presenter: 
Justin Hansford, Professor of Law at Howard University
Date: 
Saturday, November 19, 2022 - 11:00 to 14:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Obama Academy 6-12, 515 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Contact Person: 
Michael Goodhart
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Contact Email: 
goodhart@pitt.edu
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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

UCIS Unit: 
Global Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
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
Center for Race and Social Problems
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
Yes
University Calendar ID: 
41552639575736