PUSHing the Human Right to Housing, Panel 2

Subtitle: 
w/ Leilani Farha, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Housing
Activity Type: 
Panel Discussion
Presenter: 
Leilani Farha
Date: 
Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 19:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Contact Person: 
Veronica Dristas
Contact Phone: 
Contact Email: 
dristas@pitt.edu
Cost: 
Free and open to the public

The conversation continues with Leilani Farha and housing rights advocates from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia who will explore the current housing challenges in our cities and how we can build a more powerful movement to protect human rights and dignity for everyone in our communities. How can we push our political leaders to #Maketheshift and treat housing as a human right, not a commodity?

UCIS Unit: 
Global Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Department of Sociology
Center for Bioethics and Health Law
Non-University Sponsors: 
Carnegie Mellon University International Film Festival
US Human Rights Cities Alliance
Pittsburgh Human Rights City Alliance
University Human Rights Working Group and Student Task Force
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No