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Webinar: Resurgence of Scapegoating Romani People in Times of Pandemics

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On August 5, 2020, leading scholars and activists will discuss the additional challenges and risks Romani people are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic during a webinar, "Resurgence of Scapegoating Romani People in Times of Pandemics." The event will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. EDT (4 to 5:30 p.m. CEST). To register, click here. Speakers With more than 30 years of experience in public health, Dr. Mary T. Bassett…

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Webinar: Anti-Romani Racism During COVID-19 Pandemic

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On September 2, 2020, leading scholars and activists will discuss the additional challenges and risks Romani people are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic during a webinar, "Anti-Romani Racism During COVID-19 Pandemic." The event will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. EDT (4 to 5:30 p.m. CEST). The event will be streamed live on the FXB Center's Facebook page. Speakers Dr. Suraj Yengde is an award-winning scholar and activist from…

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Webinar: Structural Inequalities as Risk Factors During Pandemic

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On September 14, 2020, leading scholars and activists will discuss the additional challenges and risks Romani people are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic during a webinar, "Structural Inequalities as Risk Factors During Pandemic." The event will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. EDT (4 to 5:30 p.m. CEST). The event will be streamed live on the Facebook page of the Central European University Romani Studies Program. Speakers László Fosztó…

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Virtual Book Launch: “A Better Future”

Zoom Webinar - Registration Required

Join us on Friday, October 2 at 9:30 a.m. EDT (3:30 p.m. SAST) for the launch of "A Better Future," a new book assembled by global scholars and policy makers who draw attention to the role of higher education for displaced and marginalized people. Registration is required. Please click here to RSVP and receive your link to watch on Zoom. Event Description "A Better Future" performs an invaluable service for…

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Webinar: Responses to COVID-19 at Local, National, and International Levels

Zoom Webinar

On October 8, 2020, leading scholars and activists will discuss the additional challenges and risks Romani people are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic during a webinar, "Responses to COVID-19 at Local, National, and International Levels." The event will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. EDT (3 to 4:30 p.m. CEST). The event will be streamed live on the Facebook page of the Central European University Romani Studies Program. Speakers…

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10 Years On: Lessons from the Cholera Epidemic in Haiti

Via Zoom, Registration Required MA, United States

Register on Zoom for Lessons from the Cholera Epidemic at this link. October 2020 marks the 10-year anniversary of UN peacekeepers’ introduction of cholera to Haiti. The resulting epidemic has killed over 10,000 people and caused immeasurable losses in Haiti. The UN’s reluctance to accept responsibility and to remedy affected communities has also tested the organization’s commitment to human rights and spurred strong criticisms from inside and outside of the…

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Resisting Police Violence in the Americas: Mothers on the Front Lines

Via Zoom, Registration Required MA, United States

Join us for the first event of the “What Justice Looks Like” discussion series: a conversation with mothers from across the Americas who, after losing children to police and state violence, have become powerful activists fighting for justice and institutional changes to end state violence affecting Black, indigenous, and low-income youth. Speakers include: Dorothy Holmes, Ronnieman Foundation and Justice for Families, Chicago, US Débora Maria da Silva, Mothers of May, Brazil…

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Work-in-Progress Series: Professor Martha Chen

Zoom Webinar - Registration Required

On Tuesday, October 20, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University will host the next event in its Work-in-Progress Series. During this event, Professor Martha Chen will present "COVID, Cities and Urban Informal Workers: Impact and Responses - Evidence from a Global Network." Professor Chen is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, an Affiliated Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and…

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The People’s Health In Crisis: Reflections on Poverty, Racism, and the Fight to Defend Democracy

Zoom Webinar - Registration Required

Event Description To raise awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic and the inequities that it has revealed and deepened, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and UCLA Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice and Health co-hosted an online discussion with leaders from the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. During this event, panelists shared personal narratives around the following topics: How…

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GHP Brown Bag Series: Differential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stigmatized Populations

On Thursday, October 29th from 1-2 p.m., the Department of Global Health and Population will host the next event in its Brown Bag Series, "Differential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stigmatized Populations: African Americans in the US, Dalits in India and Roma in Europe." Speakers include: Dr. Mary T. Bassett, Director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard and FXB Professor of the Practice of…

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