Events

Apr
10

Mapping Romani futures: Connected local histories and global realities 

On April 10, 2026 at 12:30 pm till 6:45 pm

Thompson Room, Barker Center, Harvard University & Zoom

Mar
22

Health Under Siege with Dr. Zeena Salman

On March 22, 2026 at 1:00 pm till 2:00 pm
Dec
10

War and the public’s health

On December 10, 2025 at 1:00 pm till 2:00 pm
Barry Levy, Yara Asi, Mary Bassett
Dec
08

Report-back from the 2ND Africa-CARICOM summit on reparations

On December 8, 2025 at 1:00 pm till 2:00 pm
Side by side headshots of Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH; Brittney Francis, PhD, MPH; Serhat Yildirim, MD, MMSc
Nov
24

MEMOROBIA Conference

From November 24, 2025 3:00 am to November 25, 2025 12:30 pm
Flier with graphic of iron punishment collar with lock and logos of Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society; FXB Center for Health & Human Rights; Amare Rromentza; The Research Council of Norway; HL-Senteret: The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies.
Nov
23

Gaza: Reprocide and the weaponization of starvation

On November 23, 2025 at 1:00 pm till 2:00 pm
Nov
19
Oct
30

Innovations in immigrant mental health

On October 30, 2025 at 1:00 pm till 3:00 pm
Graphic composed of headshots for Margaret (Maggie) Sullivan, Rachel Plummer, Jake Savage.
Oct
28

Treating violence against children as a disease

On October 28, 2025 at 2:00 pm till 5:00 pm
Graphic of colorful figures of children and world map in wrinkled paper texture.
Oct
22

Film screening of Paint Me a Road Out of Here

On October 22, 2025 at 5:30 pm till 7:30 pm
Join the Women, Gender & Health Interdisciplinary Concentration at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights for Paint Me a Road Out of Here, by director Catherine Gund—a film screening about art, incarceration, and healing. Paint Me a Road Out of Here exposes the violence and confinement of Rikers Island through the eyes and voices of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women who turn to art as resistance. Their poetry, painting, and movement become acts of survival and defiance—tools to reclaim their humanity in a system built to erase it.  Featuring a conversation with Jasmine D. Graves. a PhD candidate in Population Health Sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, who dissertation is a "Requiem for Rikers," concerned with the health of those incarcerated there and those who work there. She is an abolitionist strategist, working to dismantle carceral systems and imagine community safety.
Oct
16

Know our rights: Legal updates for immigrant health

On October 16, 2025 at 2:00 pm till 3:00 pm
Sep
24
May
06
May
05

Film screening of Ava DuVernay’s “13th”

On May 5, 2025 at 12:00 pm till 2:00 pm
Flier: Film Screening, Monday, May 5, 2025, 12pm-2pm EDT. Jonathan M Mann Conference Room (FXB 7th Floor).
Apr
22
Apr
04

Unraveling injustice and power structures

On April 4, 2025 at 12:30 pm till 6:15 pm
Image of knot comprised of red, blue, green strands against beige background
Mar
27

Eastern Congo Teach-in at FXB

On March 27, 2025 at 12:00 pm till 1:00 pm
Map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mar
25

From Ground Zero Film Screening

On March 25, 2025 at 4:00 pm till 6:00 pm
Join us for a screening of From Ground Zero. A remarkable reflection of how art can thrive even in the darkest times, showcasing the enduring spirit and creativity that emerge amid ongoing devastation. March 25, 2025 |4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |Kresge G2 Register: Hsph.me/Ground-Zero. Pizza and beverages will be served. This event is only open to HUID holders.
Mar
12

Attacks on children in Gaza: Injuries, trauma, and survival

On March 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm till 1:30 pm
Webinar flier: Attacks on children in Gaza: Injuries, trauma, and survival. Moderator: Ayesha Kadir, MD, MSc, Pediatrician, Public Health Consultant Viborg Regional Hospital. Speakers: Budour Hassan, Middle East and North Africa Researcger, Amnesty International; Mohammad Mansour, Co-Founder & Mental Health Counserlo, Humanity Crew; Mimi Syed, MD, Emergency Medicine Physician, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Washington, Washington State University. Wednesday, March 12, 2025. 12:00pm EDT, 6:00pm EEST. Hsph.me/pphhr-mar2025. Speaker remarks are based on their own scholarship and experience. As such, they speak for themselves, not for Harvard University.
Mar
06

Innovations in immigrant mental health

On March 6, 2025 at 1:00 pm till 3:00 pm
Flier: Partnerships for Community Mental Health and Immigrant Well-being presents: Innovations in immigrant mental health Join us for an in-person conversation with colleagues from Boston Medical Center's Immigrant and Refugee Health Center to learn about programs and services designed for and with immigrant women. Following the main talk, join us at the FXB Center’s Jonathan M. Mann Conference Room at 2:00pm EST to continue the exchange of ideas. Thursday, March 6, 2025. 1-2pm EST. hsph.me/march 2025.
Feb
01

Public Interested Conference 2025

On February 1, 2025 at 1:30 pm till 5:00 pm
Public Interest Conference
Nov
04

We Are One: Learnings from Community Engagement

On November 4, 2024 at 1:00 pm till 2:00 pm
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. We Are One: Learnings from Community Engagement. Monday, November 4, 1:00-1:50 PM ET. Kresge G2 or Zoom. Lunch Provided. In-person speaker, Dr. Satchit Balsari, Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and in Global Health and Population at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University. The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University.
Oct
28

Innovations In Immigrant Mental Health

On October 28, 2024 at 1:00 pm till 3:00 pm
Date: Monday, October 28, 2024 Time and Location: Main talk from 1:00pm-2:00pm ET at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Kresge G2 Q&A session with Jessica Santos and Danielle Chun from 2:00-3:00pm ET FXB Center's Jonathan M. Mann Conference Room Join Partnerships for Community Mental Health and Immigrant Well-being for an important conversation on reshaping the narrative around immigrants. Discover how immigrant families and communities in Boston are breaking the stigma around mental health, promoting well-being, and enhancing wellness.
Oct
23

One year later: assessing the scale of mortality in Gaza

On October 23, 2024 at 12:00 pm till 1:30 pm
FXB Center for Health and Human Rights logo, Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights logo, The Center for Middle Eastern Studies Harvard University logo, Harvard Divinity School Religion and Public Life - Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative logo, Harvard Kennedy School Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Birzeit University logo. Webinar: One Year Later: Assessing the Scale of Mortality in Gaza. Wednesday, October 23, 2024. 12:00pm EDT, 7:00pm EEST. Register: hsph.me/PPHHR-OCT2024. Moderator: Yara M. Asi, PhD, FXB Visiting Scientist. Speakers: Zeina Jamalludinne, Ms, Nutritionist and epidemiologist, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Les Roberts, PhD, Epidemiologist, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Speaker remarks are based on their own scholarship and experience. As such, they speak for themselves, not for Harvard University.
Oct
21

Unscripted: Candid Conversations about the Future of Research

On October 21, 2024 at 3:00 pm till 4:00 pm
Jun
12

Medical Humanitarian Visits: Potential and Limitations in Gaza

On June 12, 2024 at 11:00 am till 12:00 pm
FXB Center for Health and Human Rights logo, Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights logo, The Center for Middle Eastern Studies Harvard University logo, Harvard Divinity School Religion and Public Life - Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative logo, Birzeit University logo. Webinar: Medical Humanitarian Visits: Potential and Limitations in Gaza. Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Time: 11:00am EDT, 6:00pm EEST. Moderator: Ilana Feldman, PhD, Speakers: Omar Alnajjar, MD, Yipeng Ge, MD, MPH, Feroze Sidhwa, MD, MPH.
May
21

Health and Human Rights Consequences on the War on Gaza

On May 21, 2024 at 6:00 pm till 7:00 pm
Flier: Health and Human Rights Consequences of the War on Gaza. Alice Rothchild, MD, Retired OBGYN, Author and Filmmaker focused on Palestine.
Apr
30

A Looming Famine: Starvation in Gaza

On April 30, 2024 at 11:00 am till 12:30 pm
FXB Center for Health and Human Rights logo, Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights logo, The Center for Middle Eastern Studies Harvard University logo, Harvard Kennedy School Carr Center for Human Rights Policy logo, Harvard Divinity School Religion and Public Life - Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative logo, Birzeit University logo. Webinar: A Looming Famine: Starvation in Gaza. Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Time: 11:00am EDT, 6:00pm EEST. Moderator: Jacqueline Bhabha, JD, MSc, Speakers: Alex de Waal, DPhil, Michael Fakhri, PhD, LLM, Georgios Petropoulos, MA.
Apr
18

Film Screening of Occupied City Documentary

On April 18, 2024 at 3:00 pm till 5:15 pm
Background: film reel graphic. Film Screening: Occupied City. Thursday, April 18 (part 1) and Friday, April 19 (part 2) | 3:00-5:15 p.m. Jonathan M. Mann Conference Room (FXB 7th Floor). Join us for a screening of Steve McQueen’s Occupied City, a documentary informed by Bianca Stigter’s book Atlas of an Occupied City (Amsterdam 1940-1945). The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's to come. Film flier. Pizza and beverages will be served. Register: hsph.me/Occupied-City. FXB Center logo.
Apr
16

Film Screening of Conscience Point Documentary

On April 16, 2024 at 1:00 pm till 2:30 pm
FXB Center for Health and Human Rights logo, SBS Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee. All HSPH Community Members Welcome! Join us for a hybrid film screening of Conscience Point! This documentary explores Shinnecock activists' efforts to fight destructive development and displacement in the Hamptons. Non-pizza lunch will be provided for in-person participants. Tuesday, April 16, 1pm-2:30pm, Kresge 201 or Zoom.

Gaza: A perspective on children in war zones

On April 16, 2024 at 1:00 pm till 2:00 pm
FXB Center logo. Gaza: A perspective on children in war zones. Moderator: Sawsan Abdulrahim, PhD, MPH, FXB Palestine Program Health & Human Rights Fellow. Jennifer Leaning, MD, SMH, FXB Senior Research Fellow, Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, retired. Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 1pm-2pm EDT.
Apr
05

Confronting State Violence across the Globe

On April 5, 2024 at 1:00 pm till 6:30 pm
Flier for 12th annual Roma conference: Confronting State Violence Across the Globe. Friday, April 5th, 2024, 1:00pm-6:30pm ET. Online and in-person: Thompson Room at the Barker Center, Cambridge, MA.
Apr
04

Is the Paris Agreement Working?

On April 4, 2024 at 4:00 pm till 5:30 pm
April 4, 4:00pm, In-person and virtual. Is the Paris Agreement Working? With Cassie Flynn, Global Director of Climate Change at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Mar
25

Making a Health Case for Reparations in Boston

On March 25, 2024 at 1:00 pm till 1:30 pm
FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University logo. The Studio logo. Making a health case for reparations in Boston. Monday, March 25, 1pm ET. hsph.me/studio. Transparent overlapping side profiles of three people, view of Boston skyline and Hakim bridge visible in the background against red/purple background.
Mar
06
Mar
05

Creativity, Art, and Leadership in Prison and Beyond

On March 5, 2024 at 6:00 pm till 8:00 pm
Artist sketch of pocket watchers rising towards cloudy sky with birds through shaft. "Last One Done in a Cell" by Vincent Nardone, courtesy of the artist and the CPA Prison Arts Program
Feb
27

Book Talk: How War Kills: The Overlooked Threats to our Health

On February 27, 2024 at 1:00 pm till 2:30 pm
Feb
20
Feb
15
Feb
03

Public Interested Conference

On February 3, 2024 at 11:00 am till 4:30 pm
Public Interest Conference
Dec
11

A Conversation with Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah

On December 11, 2023 at 11:00 am till 12:30 pm
Webinar: A Conversation with Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah. Monday, December 11, 2023 11am EST | 6pm EEST | 4pm GMT
Nov
14

Recalibrating Sustainability: Living with a Changing Climate

On November 14, 2023 at 5:30 pm till 7:00 pm
Recalibrating Sustainability: Living with a Changing Climate with Prabhu Pingali and Joseph Onoja
Nov
08

Refuge and Resistance: A Conversation with Anne Irfan

On November 8, 2023 at 11:00 am till 12:00 pm
Refuge and Resistance: A Conversation with Anne Irfan webinar flier
Nov
02

Flash Webinar: Attacks on Healthcare in Gaza

On November 2, 2023 at 11:30 am till 1:00 pm
Flash Webinar: Attacks on Healthcare in Gaza
Oct
24

Covering race and racism: A view from the newsroom

On October 24, 2023 at 1:00 pm till 1:30 pm
Graphic of two, overlapping heads made out of newspaper collages against a dark red background.
Sep
27
Sep
22

Webinar: From Evidence to Action on Child Trafficking

On September 22, 2023 at 9:00 am till 10:30 am
May
16

“There’s Something in the Water” Film Screening

On May 16, 2023 at 5:30 pm till 8:00 pm
There's Something in the Water Film Poster against faded grey'blue background and off-white analog film reel graphic.
Apr
11

Heat and Health: How do they intersect?

On April 11, 2023 at 9:00 am till 10:00 am
Mar
23

When the Prisoners Ran Walpole: 50 Years Later

On March 23, 2023 at 12:00 am till 11:00 pm
Man with back to camera raises left first in front of audience of standing and sitting people.
Feb
06

From Trauma to Hope in the Gaza Strip

On February 6, 2023 at 12:15 pm till 1:15 pm
From Trauma to Hope in the Gaza Strip
Nov
22

Takeaways from COP27: The Physician Perspective

On November 22, 2022 at 1:00 pm till 2:00 pm
Nov
03

Can Reparations Close the Racial Health Gap?

On November 3, 2022 at 8:00 am till 5:00 pm
Oct
12

Mobility: Memory and Transformation in the Eastern Mediterranean

On October 12, 2022 at 5:00 pm till 6:00 pm
Sep
23
Sep
09

Film Screening: The Color of Care

On September 9, 2022 at 5:00 pm till 7:00 pm
Apr
28

Medical Ethics: From Antiquity to the Current Pandemic

On April 28, 2022 at 12:00 pm till 1:30 pm
Apr
14

Fossil Fuels, Health, and Frontline Indigenous Communities

On April 14, 2022 at 12:00 pm till 1:00 pm
Apr
07
Feb
15

Incarceration and Its Impact on Health

On February 15, 2022 at 12:00 pm till 1:30 pm
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Dec
10

International Human Rights Day: Time For Reparations

On December 10, 2021 at 9:00 am till 12:00 pm
Time for Reparations Event Flyer