2009| The UN Declaration of Human Rights at 60
2009: The UN Declaration of Human Rights at 60
Podcasts of the 2009 talks can be found on iTunesU!
A Discussion Blog was also created in 2009 and can be found here!
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- January 15 - Bill Uzgalis, Philosophy, Oregon State University, "How Human Rights Came About: Some History and some Philosophy”
- January 22 - Ibrahim Gassama, Law, University of Oregon, “The Declaration at 60: The Journey from Rights to Goals”
- January 29 - David Reidy, Philosophy, University of Tennessee and Michael Blake, Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Washington, “Humanitarian Intervention and Human Rights—A Dialogue”
- February 5 - J. Jeremy Wisnewski, Philosophy, Hartwick College, “Human Rights and Linguistic Subterfuge in the Bush League”
- February 12 - Jorge Valadez, Philosophy, Our Lady of the Lake University, “Immigration, Human Rights, and Global Justice Framework”
- February 19 - Lani Roberts, Philosophy, Oregon State University, “Are Women Human Yet? (With a Nod to Catharine MacKinnon)”
- February 26 - Ruth Vargas Forman, Torture Treatment Center of Oregon, OHSU, “Sequels of Political Violence in Refugees: Providing Reparation and Treatment with the Human Rights Frame”
- March 5 - Steven Vanderheiden, Philosophy, University of Colorado, Co-sponsored by the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word. “Environmental Degradation as a Human Rights Issue”
- March 12 - Panel discussion, poster session and reception.
(this event was co-sponsored by the Health Equity Alliance) “Health, Health Care, and Justice”