Center for Human Rights
News & Events
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'Finding Home' Presented by Thi Bui
Award Winning Illustrator, Researcher, Teacher, Immigrant, Graphic Memoir Author When: Nov. 7 at 7:00 PM Where: Salt Lake Public Library; Nancy Tessman Auditorium 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City, UT
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From Child Soldier to Peace Activist: Emmanuel Jal brings his strong message of reconciliation and peace to the U.
Join us for an exciting and lively lecture with Emmanuel Jal, a South Sudanese-Canadian artist, actor, former child soldier, and political activist – Tuesday, September 24, 12-1:00pm, in Gardner Commons, Rm. 2018 – This Pizza and Politics Forum is free and open to the public.
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Through the Lens: Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements
Irene Taylor Brodsky builds on her powerful first feature, Hear and Now (Audience Award winner at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival), by delving into an intergenerational exploration of living with deafness. Brodsky’s son Jonas began losing his hearing as a baby and underwent cochlear-implant surgery as a toddler. Now 11 years old, Jonas has adjusted to a world with sound and is learning to play Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata.
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Through the Lens: The Great Hack
Data has surpassed oil as the world’s most valuable asset. It’s being weaponized to wage cultural and political warfare.
College of Social and Behavioral Science
Hinckley Institute of Politics
Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy
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The Tanner Center is dedicated to providing University of Utah students, faculty and the broader community with the inspiration and education needed to become advocates for peace, nonviolence, and human rights. The center seeks to provide avenues for the open discussion of important issues within the community, the nation, and the world.