Join the FXB Center's Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights, the An-Najah National University Virtual Exchange Collaborative, and the An-Najah Global Health Institute for a panel discussion around the escalating violence and restrictions on health in Palestine with speakers offering perspectives from their work in the region. A Q&A session will follow presentations by the speakers. Introductory Remarks: Dr. Abdulsalam Khayyat is the Vice President for Academic Affairs at…

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Join the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights, Harvard Public Health magazine, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Office for Diversity and Inclusion on Tuesday, May 16th at 5:30pm for a free public screening of There's Something in the Water, an environmental racism documentary co-directed and produced by Ian Daniel and Elliot Page. The film shines a light on the Canadian government’s current and historical decisions…

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The FXB Center for Health & Human Rights, the Center for the History of Medicine at Harvard Countway Library, the Centre for Medical Humanities at Oxford Brookes University, the Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights, and the Harvard Department of the History of Science are co-sponsoring a showing of the exhibition “We Are Not Alone”: Legacies of Eugenics at Harvard's Countway Library this summer. Engaging with, and contributing to, a global anti-eugenic…

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Join the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights, the Center for the History of Medicine at Harvard Countway Library, the Centre for Medical Humanities at Oxford Brookes University, the Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights, and the Harvard Department of the History of Science for a discussion and Q&A session on the history of eugenics to mark the opening of the exhibition "We Are…

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Date and Time: Friday, September 22 at 09:00am – 10:30am EDT Location: Zoom – registration required Despite sustained efforts to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, large numbers of children continue to fall victim to traffickers worldwide – due to inequitable social, economic, environmental, and political factors that engender exploitative and discriminatory practices. In 2023, ICAT has made child protection a cross-cutting issue for all of its interventions, with one…

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Event Recording In July 2023, the Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights hosted its inaugural Palestine Social Medicine Course at the Institute of Community and Public Health at Birzeit University. Thirty students participated from the United States, West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. The course included 5 field visits, lectures, and guest speakers from over 20 local and international organizations and institutions. Join us to hear directly from students…

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Event Recording Join the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School, the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School, and the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University for the discussion “Affirmative Action after SFFA: Is the US in Violation of International Human Rights Law?”    Date and Time: Thursday, September 28 at 12:30pm - 1:45pm ET Location:…

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The FXB Center for Health & Human Rights, the Centre for Medical Humanities at Oxford Brookes University, the Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights, and the Harvard Department of the History of Science are co-sponsoring a showing of the exhibition “We Are Not Alone”: Legacies of Eugenics at the student lounge on the second floor of the Kresge building. The exhibition is also part of a series of events commemorating the 75th…

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Webinar Recording Join this work in progress (WIP) seminar to hear from FXB Visiting Scholar, Sergio Aguayo, PhD, MA a scholar, human rights advocate, and political analyst from Mexico. Through his dedication and experience, Dr. Aguayo has spent his career shedding light on social justice issues, human rights violations, and democratic governance in Mexico. Dr. Aguayo is a professor and researcher for El Colegio de México, a visiting professor at Harvard…

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Join us for a discussion on the core pedagogical initiatives of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights and ways you can get involved. Learn more about the following: This three-week intensive, interdisciplinary course on migration and refugee studies is designed to offer participants both conceptual and practical engagement with key issues related to contemporary forced migration. The course schedule includes lectures, seminars, interactive class sessions and fieldwork. It…

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