Shelf 29
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Contains 166 Results:
Stolen Labor, Stolen Promises, 2008-05-08
File — Container: Shelf 29, Box: 89, Folder: 23
Identifier: 29.89.23
Abstract
Stolen Labor, Stolen Promises
Heather White
Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Heather White is Founder and President of New Standards, an organization whose mission is to work with global companies to create a humane production workplace through next-generation programs in social monitoring, management and worker trainings, and in-factory mentoring. She has advised over 300 U.S. and European companies on labor rights issues in 60 countries.In 1995 Ms. White founded Verité,...
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Event: 2008-05-08
Human Rights in Zimbabwe , 2008-05-15
File — Container: Shelf 29, Box: 89, Folder: 24
Identifier: 29.89.24
Abstract
Human Rights in Zimbabwe
A talk by Bishop Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa of Zimbabwe
Thursday, May 15th at 7:30 p.m. in 1415 Sul RossWaves of human rights violations have been sweeping through Zimbabwe as the outcome of the March 29 general elections continues to hang in limbo. The New York Times states unequivocally that “The evidence is now overwhelming that the Zimbabwean regime of Robert Mugabe is engaged in a massive, orchestrated and brutal campaign to punish and terrorize its...
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Event: 2008-05-15
Music from the Silk Road , 2008-05-17
File — Container: Shelf 29, Box: 89, Folder: 25
Identifier: 29.89.25
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Music from the Silk Road
Izro Malakov Ensemble
Saturday, May 17th at 7:30 p.m.
The drone of strings, the rhythmic chime of tambourines, wailing vocals that sometimes explode in celebration and at other times weave mesmerizing Sufi inspired tapestries of hypnotic sound: to hear Bukharan music is to be transported to another time and place – the Silk Road, not far from legendary Samarkand. The ancient city of Bukhara is located in modern-day Uzbekistan, but its traditional music,...
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Event: 2008-05-17
Fragments of Augustine the Saint, 2008-05-21 - 2008-05-22
File — Container: Shelf 29, Box: 89, Folder: 26
Identifier: 29.89.26
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A chamber opera by National Endowment of the Arts winning composer: Dr. Beverly Grigsby. Tenor Kenneth Gayle and Lauren Anderson, retired principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and featured guest artists performed the 30 minute chamber opera and danceFragments from Augustine the Saint
featuring Kenneth Gayle and Lauren Anderson
Wednesday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m.
The chamber opera, Fragments from Augustine the Saint, depicts...
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Event: 2008-05-21 - 2008-05-22
Post 9/11 Human Rights Violations in the U.S. , 2008-05-29
File — Container: Shelf 29, Box: 89, Folder: 27
Identifier: 29.89.27
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Post 9/11 Human Rights Violations in the U.S. A talk by David Fathi, U.S. Program Director, Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is one of the largest human rights organizations in the world and the largest one based in the United States. Its researchers investigate human rights abuses in over 80 countries and publish their findings annually. The extensive local and international media coverage helps to expose abusive...
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Event: 2008-05-29
Be The Change You Want To See in the World, 2008-06-18
File — Container: Shelf 29, Box: 89, Folder: 28
Identifier: 29.89.28
Abstract
Be the Change You Want to See in the World
The Healer's Council: Matthieu Ricard
Wednesday, June 18 at 5:30 p.m.
Matthieu Ricard, French biologist and Buddhist monk, will look at how we can create a more compassionate society, one of humanity’s most pressing challenges. Creating change begins with the personal efforts to change oneself - the main focus of the Buddhist approach to “transforming oneself to help transform the world.”The goal of The Healers Council is to...
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Event: 2008-06-18
World Refugee Day: An Interfaith Service of Thankful Remembrance , 2008-06-20
File — Container: Shelf 29, Box: 89, Folder: 29
Identifier: 29.89.29
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.
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Event: 2008-06-20
Light and the Triptychs of the Rothko , 2006-11-12
File — Container: Shelf 29, Box: 87, Folder: 49
Identifier: 29.87.49
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By Canon Dr. E. A. Carmean Jr. Lecture following Michael Somoroff’s unveiling of his sculpture: Illumination I on the Rothko Chapel grounds
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Event: 2006-11-12
The Other Side of Israel, 2006-10-25
File — Container: Shelf 29, Box: 87, Folder: 50
Identifier: 29.87.50
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The Other Side of Israel: My Journey Across the Jewish-Arab Divide
Susan Nathan
Wednesday, October 25, 2006, at 7:00 PM
*Please note this event will not be held at The Rothko Chapel.
While living in Tel Aviv for four years, Susan Nathan became increasingly concerned about the Israeli government's systematic discrimination against the Arab-Israeli citizens. Against all the advice of her friends, she decided to move to the town of Tamra in northern Israel in...
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Event: 2006-10-25
Fall Programs, 2008
File — Container: Shelf 29, Box: 89, Folder: 72
Identifier: 29.89.72
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.
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Event: 2008