International human rights watchdog Kenneth Roth of Human Rights Watch will be the keynote speaker at the launch of The University of Winnipeg’s Global College on Monday, February 7, 2005.
The daylong public Global College event, Breaking Through Borders: A Dialogue on Human Rights, will also feature University of Winnipeg faculty and students in a variety of panels and interactive sessions.
Human Rights Watch is the largest U.S.-based international human rights organization. It investigates, reports on, and seeks to curb human rights abuses in 70 countries.
Roth—a human rights worker since 1981, was a former U.S. federal prosecutor in New York and for the Iran-Contra investigation in Washington.
Global College Breaking Through Borders: A Dialogue on Human Rights
events include:
Human Rights in Context & In Action
Date: Monday, February 7, 2005
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
(3rd Floor Centennial Hall, 515 Portage Avenue)
Human Rights in Africa: Students’ Perspectives
Date: Monday, February 7, 2005
Time: 12:40 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
Three Human Rights Challenges: Darfur, Abu Ghraib, and UN Reform
Kenneth Roth Presentation
Date: Monday, February 7, 2005
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
The University of Winnipeg Global College
Official Launch Press Conference
with Lloyd Axworthy, President University of Winnipeg
Hon. Dr. Rey Pagtakhan, Chair, Advisory Board
Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch
Date: Monday, February 7, 2005
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
The University of Winnipeg Global College
International Buffet with CBC’s Donna Carreiro,
stories of Sudan’s “Lost Boys,” with response by Kenneth Roth
Date: Monday, February 7, 2005
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Riddell Hall, 515 Portage Ave.
(Seating is limited & is on a first-come, first-served basis)
Human Rights: Global Citizens Respond
with Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch
Nabil Oudeh, International Mediator
Lloyd Axworthy, University of Winnipeg President
with Audience Question & Answer SessionDate: Time: Location:
Date: Monday, February 7, 2005
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
(to be taped for future CBC Radio broadcast)
On Tuesday, February 8, 2005, Mr. Roth and Dr. Axworthy will speak at St. Paul’s High School to students from six of the city’s high schools. The session will take place from 10:20 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. St. Paul’s High School is located at 2220 Grant Avenue.
All Global College Breaking Through Borders: A Dialogue on Human Rights
events are free and open to the public.
