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Houston premiere of a new feature length documentary focusing on the activists who undertook non-violent change in British-ruled India, “Jim Crow” Southern USA, and apartheid South Africa. Rev. James Lawson, Methodist Minister from California who started the movement in the US, Curtis Graves and Peter Ackerman participated

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By Dr. Elias Bongmba and Simone Swan

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a talk by Major W. Bradshaw, M.D. President and Dean of the Medical Education at Baylor College of Medicine and the John S. Dunn

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A film about the situation of Djenne, Mali by Jean-Louis Bourgeois, Architectural Historian. Presented at Rice Media Center

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Texas Southern University, African National Congress Youth League In honor of the students from the African National Congress Youth League who were touring the US addressing the issue of apartheid

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Speaker: Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, Ambassador from Ghana to United Nations, UN Special Committee Against Apartheid

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...

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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Speaker: Paul Salopek, Chicago Tribune’s foreign correspondent in Africa, the Balkans, and Central Asia

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.