Duke Goes to Washington, D.C. to Testify to U.S. Congress on Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
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By Brandon Hunter, Ph.D. Candidate in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Duke University
On March 7th, 2019, Ms. Catherine Flowers, Practitioner-in-Residence at the Duke Human Rights Canter at the Franklin Humanities Institute, traveled to Washington, D.C. and testified before U.S. Congress on issues involving rural wastewater infrastructure. The U.S. Congressional Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, led by Chairwoman Grace Napolitano, held a hearing in the Capitol Building about “How federal infrastructure investment can help communities modernize water infrastructure and address affordability challenges”. The Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) was a focal point of the hearing.
Read the full blog post
here
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Franklin Humanities Institute and the Duke Human Rights Center@FHI Annual Lecture by Sharmila Murthy,
"Access to Safe Water: A Human Rights and
Civil Rights Perspective"
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On Monday, February 25, Professor Sharmila L. Murthy (Suffolk University Law School) delivered the inaugural Franklin Humanities Institute and the Duke Human Rights Center@FHI Annual Lecture.
Murthy's lecture charted the rise of the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation under international law and explored how access to water has become a critical environmental and civil rights issue in the U.S.
Watch the full lecture
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Students Attend the Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training in Atlanta
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By Elizabeth Allen,
Trinity College 2020
Hundreds of soon-to-be Climate Reality Leaders filed into an Atlanta conference room and accepted an invitation to learn about climate change and climate justice from the experts that work on these issues every day. Duke undergraduate, masters, and PhD students interested in the environment attended this training to engage with climate change issues in a new way and meet practitioners working in the field right now. The training was a whirlwind of speakers and information that combined to impress upon us students the importance of our chosen work...
By McKenzi Cook, Trinity College 2019
This Spring break, some partners from my bass connections research team and I had the opportunity to go to the Climate Reality Training to learn how to approach the issue of climate change and environmental justice. Growing up, I recycled and tried to shut off the lights when I left a room. But I have never been a big environmentalist. Besides the little bit of information the common core mandates high school science must teach, no one taught me about climate change or environmental injustice in-depth. I walked around with the notion that as long as I unplugged my electronics and shut off the common room lights after I left, I was safe from the “real” climate change effects. The term 'Environmental Justice' wasn’t even an idea to me until my junior year of college. I had no idea how wrong my mentality was and how much there was still left to learn.
Read the full blog posts
here.
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Dr. Ryan Emanuel, "
Indigenous Rights, Environmental Justice, and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline"
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Earlier this month, Dr. Ryan Emanuel (Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State University)
spoke about his research on hydrological and ecological processes in natural and human-altered environments.
One of the DHRC@FHI's work study students, Miranda Gershoni, interviewed Dr. Emanuel prior to his talk.
Watch his lecture
here
and read the interview below.
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Miranda Gershoni
: What inspired you to study the environment?
Ryan Emanuel
: My parents raised me to love the outdoors, and they gave me diverse outdoor experiences in North Carolina and elsewhere. I knew from an early age that I wanted a career that involved being outside, but my interest in the environmental sciences did not emerge until I began working for the US Geological Survey immediately after high school. I continued with the agency during my undergraduate years at Duke, working on a variety of projects related to urban stormwater, floodplain mapping, long-term stream monitoring, and data stewardship. Those experiences inspired me to study hydrology and related sciences as a way to merge my early love of the outdoors with growing interest in science.
See the full interview
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Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno, 2018 Méndez Human Rights Book Award Winner for
There are No Dead Here
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On February 26, María McFarland Sánchez Moreno accepted the 2018 Juan E. Méndez Human Rights Book Award for her book,
There Are No Dead Here: A Story of Murder and Denial in Colombia
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There Are No Dead Here
is a deep dive into key human rights cases that exposed the murderous nexus between right-wing paramilitaries, drug lords, and Colombia’s military and political establishment.
Watch her presentation
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Fall 2019 Human Rights Courses
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Each semester, Duke offers undergraduates dozens of human rights courses that count as electives for the certificate in human rights. The courses come from a variety of disciplines, including history, public policy, economics, African and African American studies and Cultural Anthropology, among others. Check out the 2019
Fall courses,
and be in touch with Emily Stewart if you are interested in the Human Rights Certificate.
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The Koch Network and Academic Integrity: Is There
a Conflict?
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In February, a panel of faculty and community leaders explored the impact of the Koch political operations to address vital questions for the future of our universities, our state, and our country.
Featured speakers: William Chafe, Duke University; Tomas Lopez, Democracy North Carolina; Kate Torrey, Planned Parenthood Votes, South Atlantic; Rebekah Barber, Institute for Southern Studies Steve Boyd, Wake Forest University.
Watch full discussion
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Coalition for Preserving Memory
, an organization that seeks to bring genocide awareness and education to the Duke community in ways that are meaningful and significant, is seeking volunteers
to read names in increments of ten-minute slots
in their 24 Hour Name Reading Ceremony that commemorates the victims of the seven United Nations-recognized genocides.This year, the ceremony will be happening
from Sunday, April 14th at noon to Monday, April 15th at noon at the Abele Quad
directly in front of the Chapel. If interested please sign up to read names
here
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Sun Magazine (Chapel Hill) Editorial Internship
This paid, part-time internship offers aspiring editors an introduction to magazine publishing. The intern handles a range of editorial duties and works directly with the managing editor to gain desired experience in specific areas. Some of the duties include: reading and evaluating submissions; working with authors on revisions; assisting the editors; and soliciting work from diverse writers. The internship requires a commitment of at least nine months. If interested please send letter of interest and resume to
carolann@thesunmagazine.org.
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Join the Career Center April 2-4 for JUMPSTART: What You Need to Know Now to Make the Most of Your Time! Learn from Career Advisors and campus experts about a variety of topics and industries for success in your job/internship search. Don't wait until it's too late, get started now and be empowered in the process!
Jumpstart: Job&Internship Search | Tuesday, April 2, 5:30-6:30pm | Brodhead Center 068|
Register
Now is the time to get started and prepare for the job/internship search! Some positions are recruiting right now, while others will begin in the summer and fall. Get a jumpstart on the process by learning tips and tricks for a successful search from Career Advisors and Duke upperclass students who have successfully navigated a job/internship search in a variety of industries.
Registration required
Jumpstart: Networking | Wednesday, April 3, 5-6:30pm | Bolton Family Tower Room|
Register
Do you find networking online and in person intimidating? Learn how to become a networking pro in this presentation from the Career Center + campus experts from Finance, Policy, and Alumni Affairs. You'll learn general skills and etiquette along with tips for networking within finance and politics/policy. Take away concrete ways to source contacts and research companies.
*Registration required
Jumpstart: Interviewing | Thursday, April 4, 5:30-7pm | Penn Pavilion Garden Room|
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Interviews are a time for you to tell your story and show how you can fit with and contribute to an organization. Learn how to prepare for behavioral based interview questions while also understanding differences between specialized industry interview formats from Fuqua MBA students representing a variety of industry backgrounds. Don't have an interview coming up? That's ok! Attend now to be ready whenever you get the call.
*Registration required
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Global Ideas, Local Impact
TODAY! 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room (Rubinstein Library 153)
Global Ideas, Local Impact
is the Duke Human Rights Center’s annual celebration of human rights opportunities at Duke and in the world. The event, hosted by the
Student Advisory Board
, includes a research slam and alumni panel. More info
here
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The Astonishing Story of Congo’s Connections to America, And You
April 1, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Field Auditorium, Environment Hall
Small reception prior to the talk
Please join the Nicholas School of the Environment and the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute for a talk by
John Prendergast
, Founding Director of the Enough Project. For five centuries right up to the present, Americans and Europeans have benefited enormously from an astounding history of exploitation of the people and natural resources of a country in the heart of Africa: the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The people of Congo are fighting back, risking their lives to resist and alter the deadly status quo. And human rights movements led by young people in the U.S. and Europe are supporting those Congolese change-makers. As a result, the way the world deals with Congo is finally changing.
More info
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Rights! Camera! Action! Presents Messenger on a White Horse
April 1, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Smith Warehouse, Bay 4
Please join us for the Rights! Camera! Action! Screening of
Messenger on a White Horse
on Monday, April 1. This homage to the fearless investigative reporting of the Buenos Aires Herald during the disappearances and murders of Argentinians between 1976 and 1983, utilizes impeccable archival footage and testimonies from surviving members of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo as well as lead newspaper editor Robert Cox. The film will be followed by a panel discussion.
More info
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The Duke Human Rights Center @ the Franklin Humanities Institute brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars, staff and students to promote new understandings about global human rights issues.
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