Abstract Husain Haqqani’s Thursday, March 6th Lecture To Be RescheduledDue to the current political situation in Pakistan, Husain Haqqani has had to cancel his lecture, “Human Rights in Pakistan and the War of Ideas in Islam,” scheduled for this Thursday, March 6 at 7:30. Haqqani sent us this message: “…I would have loved to come and deliver the talk at the Rothko Chapel, however, due to the changing situation in Pakistan I have had to travel to Pakistan in an emergency. I...

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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On the occasion of International Women’s Day.Speaker: Laura Nader, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology, University of Berkeley. Sponsored by University of Houston Women’s Study Program; Program for the Study of Women and Gender, Rice University; American Friends Service Committee Project in Houston

Abstract Spirit Matters: A Series Exploring Identity, Religion, and Human Rights "Human Rights, Universality and Sovereignty in African and Islamic Perspectives" Abdullahi An-Na’im, Ph.D.Chapel co-founder Dominique de Menil built her life according to the belief that spiritual forces are of consequence in real world affairs. She insisted that a capacity for reverence was essential to successfully advancing justice. And yet, contemporary religious forces often seem to be at odds with...

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A talk by Devorah Brous, an Israeli human rights activist

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Presented by Carmencita Abad and Nausher Jahedi

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By Carmencita Abad

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At Jewish Community Center with Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish

Abstract The Rothko Chapel and Houston Immigration Legal Services partnered to hold a thoughtful, non-partisan community gathering to educate the Houston community on why families are fleeing central America, the resulting separation of families when they arrive to the U.S border, and the issues around family detention and the criminalization of refugees. Program attendees heard first-hand accounts of what is occurring on the border and in Houston area immigration detention centers and learned about...

Abstract Off-Site Program: Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture in Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights Immigration and the Future of American Families Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Caring Across Generations Rapoport Center, University of Texas at Austin School of LawLabor organizer and activist Ai-jen Poo headlined the third Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture in Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights at the Rapoport Center, UT Austin...