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Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.

Abstract Arundhati Roy: “Fascism, Fiction, and Freedom in the Time of the Virus” Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture Series in Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights Co-Presented by the Rothko Chapel and the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and JusticeJoin the Rothko Chapel and the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Texas at Austin for the seventh annual Sissy Farenthold Lecture (2021-2022) featuring...

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Hosted in association with the Department of History, Rice University; Department of Communications, Texas Southern University; Journalism Department, Houston Community College/Central College; School of Communications, University of Houston; and the Houston Chapter of the United Nations Association. Speaker: Ragip Duran, Turkish journalist, Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Attendance: 100.

Abstract Judge Thomas Buergenthal Suggested donation $10 In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Judge Thomas Buergenthal shares his inspiring personal journey from a prisoner in Auschwitz to a judge championing human rights on the International Court of Justice. Judge Buergenthal served as the American judge on the International Court of Justice from 2000 until 2010. Prior to the ICJ, he was a judge and president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and served as a member of the...

Abstract Workshop The Albert Einstein Institution Learn the skills and methods needed for nonviolent political change from the people who trained the leaders of the Egyptian, Burmese, and Georgian revolutions, among many others. Jamila Raqib, Executive Director of The Albert Einstein Institution leads a workshop in the Rothko Chapel with extensive opportunity for dialogue and networking; lunch is available for purchase from Cuchara. The Albert Einstein Institution was founded by Dr. Gene...

Abstract Conversation with Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza, Rabbi Samuel Karff, and Rev. William Lawson* Moderated by Melanie Lawson, award winning journalist Thursday, December 15, 2016, 7pm*UPDATE: We are sorry to announce that Rev. Lawson is recovering from surgery and will not be able to participate in this program. While we will miss his presence, we look forward to the conversation between Rabbi Karff, Archbishop Fiorenza, and Melanie Lawson.How can a shared concept of the...

Abstract Film Screening and DialogueSit under the stars on the Rothko Chapel plaza and meet the most important man you never heard of thanks to Ruaridh Arrow’s award-winning documentary How to Start a Revolution. Arrow’s film explores the life and ideas of Dr. Gene Sharp, a thinker and writer responsible for toppling dictatorships across the globe because of the power of his pen. His seminal work From Dictatorship to Democracy has formed the blueprint for non-violent revolutions in Latin...

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Co-sponsored by the Rothko Chapel and the University of Houston Law Center

Abstract International Day of Peace, Film Screening and Discussion, led by Christopher Loperana, Ph.D Film Screening and Discussion Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley Christopher Loperena, Ph.D. Film in Spanish with English subtitles. QandA in English and Spanish; simultaneous Spanish and English interpretation available.Explore the current economic and political situation in Honduras in the aftermath of the 2009 coup, the continued disenfranchisement of poor peasant farmers, and...

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In honor of MLK Day, the Rothko Chapel plays speeches from his life throughout the day. Come listen to the quiet of the Chapel resonate with MLK’s voice.