As part of IRIS’ current, four year, Title VI grant cycle, we will be placing much of the focus of our programming on human rights issues globally. Please utilize this page to learn about:
- upcoming public lectures and conferences;
- academic programming/opportunities;
- study abroad and internship options; and
- K-12 outreach events with a human rights focus.
Upcoming Events
- March
- March 31“Indigenous Philosophies of Wellbeing: Allin Kawsay/Buen Vivir in Peru and Mauri Ora in Aotearoa New Zealand”Presented by Mariaelena Huambachano, Indigenous scholar and an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Civil Society and Community Studies at the School of Human Ecology, and Director of Biodiversity Protection and Indigeneity at UW-Madison.12:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall
- April
- April 7“Women’s Voices. New Approaches to Mexico’s Human Rights Crisis”Presented by Lucia Melgar, cultural critic and professor of literature and gender studies12:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall