Democracy
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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Development, Democracy, and Revolution: The Latin American Prospect, 2005-11-05
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John Booth
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Event: 2005-11-05
Dialogue on the Military Commission Act: Undermining Foundations of American Democracy , 2007-09-26
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Panel discussion, Frances T. (Sissy) Farenthold, Thomas Berg, Mike DeGeurin
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Event: 2007-09-26
From Dictatorship to Democracy Workshop, 2015-03-21
File — Shelf 31, Box: 95, Folder: 32
Identifier: 31.95.32
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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...
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Event: 2015-03-21
How to Start a Revolution, 2015-03-19
File — Shelf 31, Box: 95, Folder: 31
Identifier: 31.95.31
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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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Event: 2015-03-19
Mestizo Democracy: the Politics of Crossing Borders, 2003-10
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John Burke
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Event: 2003-10
Prospects for Democratization in the Middle East: A Comparative View on Iran and Iraq, 2005-11-28
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Shiva Balaghi
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Event: 2005-11-28
Rights of Others: Citizens, Migrants, Residents, 2011-04-29
File — Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 07
Identifier: 30.93.07
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"The Rights of Others: Citizens, Migrants and Residents"
Seyla Benhabib, 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 human rights concerns. Though the passion for human rights involves a deep commitment to equality of...
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Event: 2011-04-29
Symposium: Beyond the Rhetoric: Civil Rights and our shared responsibility, 2022-03-31 - 2022-04-01
File — Shelf 30, Box: 218, Folder: 39
Identifier: 30.218.39
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2022 Virtual Symposium | Beyond the Rhetoric: Civil Rights & Our Shared Responsibility
Freedom of Speech and Expression in Journalism, Education & the Arts | Panel Discussion3pm CT - Welcome by David Leslie, Executive Director, Rothko Chapel
3:15pm CT - Panel DiscussionThe First Amendment of the US Constitution and Article 19 of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantee freedom of speech and expression, which along with access to communication...
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Event: 2022-03-31 - 2022-04-01
The Rededication of the Broken Obelisk, 2006-02-26
File — Shelf 29, Box: 87, Folder: 12
Identifier: 29.87.12
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The Broken Obelisk Thirty four years ago Annalee Newman wrote “[Dominique and John de Menil] have given the people of Houston a glorious gift -- the Rothko Chapel with its penetrating, self-searching beauty and the Broken Obelisk, standing majestically in its pool of golden shadows.” Both dedicated in 1971, Barnett Newman's sculpture and the Rothko Chapel have become increasingly intertwined over the years.
The “Broken Obelisk” came to Houston as part of a 1967 government...
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Event: 2006-02-26