Events Calendar

Upcoming Events

Oct
22

Understanding genocide through a public health lens: Perspectives from Gaza

On October 22, 2025 at 11:00 am

Zoom – Registration Required

Headshots of Sherene Seikaly, PhD; Abdulwhhab Abu Alamrain, MD; Aseel Aburass, MA; Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, PhD.
Oct
28

Treating violence against children as a disease

On October 28, 2025 at 2:00 pm

Harvard University, Barker Center, Thompson Room

Graphic of colorful figures of children and world map in wrinkled paper texture.
Oct
30

Innovations in immigrant mental health

On October 30, 2025 at 1:00 pm

Kresge 200 & Jonathan M. Mann Conference Room

Graphic composed of headshots for Margaret (Maggie) Sullivan, Rachel Plummer, Jake Savage.
Nov
24

MEMOROBIA Conference

From November 24, 2025 3:00 am to November 25, 2025 12:30 pm

Hybrid – Online and in-person

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.

Past Events

Oct
16

Know our rights: Legal updates for immigrant health

On October 16, 2025 at 2:00 pm

Zoom – Registration Required

Sep
24

The Message: A book talk with author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates 

On September 24, 2025 at 6:00 pm

Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Boylston Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138

The Message: A book talk with author and journalist Ta-nehisi Coates
May
06

Justice impacted at Harvard: A workshop on inclusive policies

On May 6, 2025 at 10:00 am
Symbol of law and justice, photo of scale against blurred background of auditorium with wooden seats.
May
05

Film screening of Ava DuVernay’s “13th”

On May 5, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Flier: Film Screening, Monday, May 5, 2025, 12pm-2pm EDT. Jonathan M Mann Conference Room (FXB 7th Floor).
May
01

Repression of Migrants and Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Learning from 21st-Century and 18th-Century Syria

On May 1, 2025 at 4:30 pm
Apr
22

A State of Passion Documentary Screening

On April 22, 2025 at 6:00 pm
Flier: Join us for a screening of the documentary "A State of Passion." April 22, 2025, 6pm-8pm EDT. Science Center Hall A, 1 Oxford St, Cambridge MA. The film captures the journey of British-Palestinian reconstructive surgeon Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah in Gaza.

At the intersection of public and immigrant health: Upholding safety, access, and rights

On April 22, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Flier: At the intersection of public and immigrant health: Upholding safety, access, and rights. Zoom and Jonathan M. Mann Conference Room (FXB Building). Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 1-2pm EDT. Speaker remarks are based on their own scholarship and experience. As such, they speak for themselves, not for Harvard University.

Deportation in international law and comparative perspective

On April 22, 2025 at 12:15 pm
Apr
10

Power and Privilege: Interrogating the roots of the health crisis in Gaza, occupied Palestine

On April 10, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Power and privilege: Interrogating the roots of the health crisis in Gaza, occupied Palestine. Speaker: Dr. Hanan Abukmail, MD, MPhil. Moderator: Dr. Rania Muhareb, PhD, LLM, 2025 Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights Fellow
Apr
04

Unraveling injustice and power structures

On April 4, 2025 at 12:30 pm
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Mar
27

Sovereignty speaker series: Theda NewBreast on Indigenous public health 

On March 27, 2025 at 1:00 pm
The NewBreast (Blackfeet). Sovereignty Speaker Series.

Eastern Congo Teach-in at FXB

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

From Ground Zero Film Screening

On March 25, 2025 at 4:00 pm
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
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
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
Public Interest Conference
Nov
19

Targeting Health: Detention, torture, and attacks on Palestinian healthcare workers

On November 19, 2024 at 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, Harvard Kennedy School Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Birzeit University logo. Webinar: Targeting Health: Detention, torture, and attacks on Palestinian healthcare workers. Moderator: A. Kayum Ahmed, PhD, LLM, Program Lead for the Global Health Initiative, Human Rights Watch; Milena Ansari, LLM, Israel and Palestine Assistant Researcher, Human Rights Watch; Muath Alser, Physician, Co-founder and Director, Healthcare Workers Watch; Osaid Alser, MD, MSc (Oxon), General Surgery Trainee, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Tuesday, November 19, 2024. 12:00pm EST, 7:00pm EET. Hsph.me/PPHHR-Nov2024. Speaker remarks are based on their own scholarship and experience. As such, they speak for themselves, not Harvard University.
Nov
04

We Are One: Learnings from Community Engagement

On November 4, 2024 at 1:00 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
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
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
Oct
17

FXB Center Work in Progress Seminar: How hot is it really? Quantifying the impact of heat on the lives and livelihoods of workers

On October 17, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Thursday, October 17, 2024, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT. FXB Center Work in Progress Seminar. How hot is it really? Quantifying the impact of heat on the lives and livelihoods of workers. Speaker: Satchit Balsari, MD, MPH, Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, FXB Faculty Affiliate. Moderator: Jacqueline Bhabha, JD, MSc, FXB Director of Research. In-person: Jonathan M. Mann Conference Room. RSVP to cstreet@hsph.harvard.edu. FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University logo.
Oct
11

Everyday Discrimination. The Case of Romani People in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area.

On October 11, 2024 at 1:00 pm
FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University logo. Harvard Worldwide Week Webinar. In conversation: Jacqueline Bhabha, JD, MSc, FXB Director of Research; Margareta Matache, PhD, Lecturer, Director of the FXB Center Roma Program; Stephanie Martinez Fernandez, MPH, Researcher. Everyday Discrimination. The Case of Romani People in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area. Friday, October 11. 2024. 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET. Register: hsph.me/HWW-Roma
Sep
24

The Polio Crisis in Gaza: Causes, Challenges of Vaccination, and Future Implications

On September 24, 2024 at 11:00 am
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: The Polio Crisis in Gaza: Causes, Challenges of Vaccination, and Future Implications. Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Time: 11am EDT, 6:30pm EEST. Register: Hsph.me/PPHHR-SEP2024. Moderator: Mary Bassett, MD, MPH. Speakers: Amir Mohareb MD, Sam Rose MSc, Guy Shalev PhD. Speaker remarks are based on their own scholarship and experience. As such, they speak for themselves, not for Harvard University.
Jun
12

Medical Humanitarian Visits: Potential and Limitations in Gaza

On June 12, 2024 at 11:00 am
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
Flier: Health and Human Rights Consequences of the War on Gaza. Alice Rothchild, MD, Retired OBGYN, Author and Filmmaker focused on Palestine.
May
02

Pediatric Health Care in Immigration Detention: A Call for Policy Change and Child Rights

On May 2, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Logos: Massachusetts General Hospital Founding Member Mass General Brigham: Global Health, FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University, Harvard Global Health Institute, Raices. Webinar: Pediatric Health Care in Immigration Detention: A Call for Policy Change and Child Rights. Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024. Time: 12pm-1pm EDT. Zoom registration: Hsph.me/Children-Immigration. Moderator: Cristela Guerra, Senior Arts & Culture Reporter, WBUR. Speakers: Jacqueline Bhabha, JD, MSc, Director of Research, FXB Center; Javier Hidalgo, JD, Legal Director, RAICES; Katherine Peeler, MA, MA, Medical Expert, Physicians for Human Rights. Speakers' remarks are based on the own scholarship and experience, As such, they speak for themselves, not for Harvard University.
Apr
30

A Looming Famine: Starvation in Gaza

On April 30, 2024 at 11:00 am
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Palestinian Women in Gaza: War, Health, and Feminist Solidarity

On March 6, 2024 at 11:00 am
Webinar Flier: Palestinian Women in Gaza: War, Health and Feminist Soldarity.