Events Calendar

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Feb
01

Public Interested Conference 2025

On February 1, 2025 at 1:30 pm

Longfellow Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA 02138

Public Interest Conference

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Feb
01

Public Interested Conference 2025

On February 1, 2025 at 1:30 pm

Longfellow Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA 02138

Public Interest Conference
Nov
19

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

On November 19, 2024 at 12:00 pm

Zoom – Registration Required

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

Kresge G2 & Zoom

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

677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA (Kresge G2)

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

Zoom – Registration Required

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

Online – Registration Required

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

Jonathan M. Mann Conference Room

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

Zoom – Registration Required

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

Zoom – Registration Required

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

Zoom – Registration Required

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

Zoom – Registration Required

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

Zoom – Registration Required

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

Zoom – Registration Required

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

Jonathan M. Mann Conference Room

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

Hybrid format

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

Zoom – Registration Required

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

Hybrid format

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

Hybrid format

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

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Studio

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

Zoom – Registration Required

Webinar Flier: Palestinian Women in Gaza: War, Health and Feminist Soldarity.
Mar
05

Creativity, Art, and Leadership in Prison and Beyond

On March 5, 2024 at 6:00 pm

Sever Hall, Room 113

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
29

Call for papers: Challenging the Reproduction of Inequality Through Higher Education: Critical Approaches in Romani Studies and Beyond

On February 29, 2024 at 12:00 am

Hybrid format

Challenging the Reproduction of Inequality Through Higher Education: Critical Approaches in Romani Studies and Beyond Flier. May 16-17, 2024, Vienna and online
Feb
27

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

On February 27, 2024 at 1:00 pm

Hybrid format

Feb
20

Black Futures and Democracy: A Conversation with Dr. Khalil Muhammad

On February 20, 2024 at 6:30 pm

Zoom – Registration Required

Webinar flier: Black Futures and Democracy. A facilitated conversation by Population Health Sciences Doctoral Students and Dr. Khalil G. Muhammad, Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Faculty Director of Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project. Tuesday, February 20, 2024. 6:30pm EST. Zoom.
Feb
15

Nowhere Apparent: Arts, Activism, and Policymaking with Jack Ferver

On February 15, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Malkin

Human Rights Film Series Poster: Discussion Panel with Jack Ferver and Stephen Vider. Nowhere Apparent. 2/15, 5-6:30pm, Malkin Penthouse.
Feb
07

The South Africa ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel: Implications for Palestinian Health

On February 7, 2024 at 11:00 am

Zoom – Registration Required

Webinar: The South Africa ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel: Implications for Palestinian Health
Feb
03

Public Interested Conference

On February 3, 2024 at 11:00 am

Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, 19 Eliot St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Public Interest Conference
Dec
11

A Conversation with Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah

On December 11, 2023 at 11:00 am

Zoom – Registration Required

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

Nearly Invisible: Prosecuting Atrocity Crimes Committed Against or By Children

On November 30, 2023 at 5:00 pm

Allison Dining Room, Harvard Kennedy School,Taubman Building 5th Floor, 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Nearly Invisible Prosecuting Atrocity Crimes Committed Against or By Children with Cécile Aptel, Larry D. Johson, Jaqueline Bhabha.
Nov
14

Recalibrating Sustainability: Living with a Changing Climate

On November 14, 2023 at 5:30 pm

Tsai Auditorium S010, CGIS South (Concourse)

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

Zoom – Registration Required

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
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

Hybrid format

Graphic of two, overlapping heads made out of newspaper collages against a dark red background.