Program Events
From Eugenics to Deadly Medicine and Back (Spg 08) webcasts of lectures and related materials here
April 28 (1:30 pm, Moos Tower 2-650) - Discussion
The Core Elements of Germany's Health System:
Access, Solidarity, and the Pursuit of Excellence
Ulla Schmidt, Federal Secretary of Health,
Federal Republic of Germany
Sponsored by the Center for German and East European Studies
Cosponsors: Academic Health Center, Department of German, Scandanavian & Dutch, Human Rights Program, Deptartment of Political Science, Institute for Global Studies, College of Pharmacy, School of Public Health,
Program in Human Rights and Health
April 17 (Noon, Mayo 3-100): Forgotten No More!
International Human Rights Advocacy
for Persons with Mental and Other Disabilities and the new
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Eric Rosenthal, J.D., Executive Director, Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI)
Webcast link: https://umconnect.umn.edu/disabilityhumanrights
(Enter via 'Guest' box. Ask questions via Chat box.)
Cosponsors: Disabled Students Cultural Center, Program in Human Rights and Health, Human Rights Program, Advocates for Human Rights, Peace Jam
Pizza at Noon. Intro ca. 12:10 pm
November 19: Genocide, 'Ethnic Cleansing' and Cloaks of Invisibility
Gregory Stanton, Ph.D.,
Executive Director, Genocide Watch & James Farr Professor of Human Rights, University of Mary Washington
Why do some mass killings trigger an international response, and others not?
Cosponsors: Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change, Human Rights Program, Human Rights Center
Podcast and associated materials here.
February 11: Darfur - Responding to a Public Health Disaster
12:00, Moos Tower 2-520 (Pizza Noon, Talk 12:10)
Ashis Brahma, MD
Interactive live webcast: https://umconnect.umn.edu/brahma
(join via "Guest" box)
Cosponsors: Center for Holocuast and Genocide Studies,
Student International Health Committee
February 14 Workshop: Genocide - A Public Health Disaster
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Mondale Hall (Law School) Room 25
Ashis Brahma, Ellen Kennedy (CHGS), Evelyn Lennon (Center. for Victims of Torture), Steve Miles (Bioethics), author reading from Stone Hearts (Mark Rosenwinkel’s play based on Bosnia research by discussant Cheryl Robertson)
Registration (free with deposit): http://chgs.umn.edu/news/pubhealth.html
March 3: International Health Funding Explained
12:00, Moos Tower 1-450 (Pizza Noon)
Kirk C. Allison, PhD, MS,
Program Director, Program in Human Rights and Health
Sponsored by the Student International Health Committee (SIHC)
Return to: Medical School : Academic Health Center : myU : U of M Home
