Abstract Beyond the Rhetoric: Civil Rights and Our Shared Responsibility Series Vimeo Livestream, 6pm CT Free event with suggested contributions $5-20Tink Tinker and Dina Gilio-Whitaker engaged in dialogue moderated by Suzanne Benally exploring the concept of rights for the American Indian people. Juxtaposed to western frameworks that focus on individual rights, for American Indians the idea of rights has often been used against the collective interests of tribal nations because the...

Abstract Professor Rodolfo Stavenhagen United Nations Human Rights DayThursday, December 8, 2005 at 7:30 pm In observance of the United Nations Human Rights Day on December 10, the Rothko Chapel will host international professor, Rodolfo Stavenhagen. Professor Stavenhagen, emeritus of sociology at El Colegio de México (Mexico), is currently United Nations Special Reporter for the Human Rights of Indigenous People and Vice President of the Inter-American Institute of...

Abstract Discussion Ana Paula Hernández and Juliet Hooker, Ph.D., moderated by Suzanne Benally Presented in partnership with the Rapoport Center at UT School of Law Event in English; simultaneous Spanish interpretation available.What are indigenous human rights, and why do they matter? More specifically, what’s the status of indigenous rights in Honduras? Join the discussion on this timely and pressing issue.Ana Paula Hernández is a program officer for Latin America at the...

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Leadership Conference of Women Religious Expressing solidarity with the original peoples of the Americas

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Focused on 500 Years Since European Arrival

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Abstract Charles Hale, Ph.D. and Karen Spring, MPH, moderated by Christine Wade, Ph.D. Presented in partnership with the Rapoport Center at UT School of Law and the Latin America Initiative at Rice University’s Baker Institute Event in English; simultaneous Spanish interpretation available.Indigenous communities share a spiritual, cultural, and economic relationship with their land. Environmental damage mostly caused by multinational corporations is a significant threat to indigenous...

Abstract Tata Apolinario Chile Pixtún Presented in partnership with Think Peace International and PK McCary, artist-in-residence at Project Row Houses Suggested donation $10Renowned Mayan elder and healer Tata Apolinario Chile Pixtún conducts a public ceremony on the Rothko Chapel plaza for healing and blessing during the current Mayan transition period. The ceremony ends with a telling of the Mayan calendar prophecy, and following the ceremony is a talk at noon at Project Row Houses....

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Sheila Jackson Lee, Eleanor Tinsley, Rigoberta Menchú She was presented with the proclamation from the city of Houston declaring April 29 Rigoberta Menchú Day

Abstract Danza Azteca Taxcayolotl Suggested donation $10Danza Azteca Taxcayolotl launches the Rothko Chapel's 2016 Summer Sounds on the Plaza series, which explores indigenous music of the Americas. Danza Azteca Taxcayolotl is a grassroots Aztec dance group that is dedicated to preserving, as well as nurturing, the indigenous cultures of México as a means of fostering unity and connectedness between all cultures. SweetCup is on site selling delicious gelato, in addition to free beer from...