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HUMAN RIGHTS WEEK: We Are One. Our Rights. Human Rights. In commemoration of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which occurred on December 10, 1948, the Health and Human Rights Student Group is hosting “Human Rights Week: We Are One. Our Rights. Human Rights.” We will be focusing on human rights issues ranging from our own backyard in East Baltimore to human rights issues nationally and internationally. Check out the schedule below! ****************************************************************** Combating Gender-based Violence Around the World Gender-based Violence is a continuing health and human rights issue around the world. Our speakers work at the Tahirih Justice Center, an organization that helps women fleeing gender-based violence in other countries gain asylum and a fresh start in the United States. They will discuss the situations these women face and how their human rights can be restored. ******************************************************************* Chris Serio-Chapman, Director of Baltimore City Health Department’s harm reduction services. Harm reduction techniques used to minimize the health effects of drug use can sometimes be highly controversial but are also an issue of the health and human rights of drug users. Our panel will share stories of people who access harm reduction services, discuss the merits of such programs and talk about research and policy issues in this realm. ******************************************************************* Money Talks: Profits before Patient Safety is a 50-minute documentary, which exposes the questionable tactics that big drug companies use to make record profits by playing with the safety of our family's health care. Using misleading advertising, attractive "drug reps" who wine and dine doctors and other unethical practices, the drug industry makes billions of dollars every year selling us unsafe, unnecessary and overpriced drugs. The documentary will be followed by a discussion. ******************************************************************* Robert Cohen, MD, former director of health services at Rikers Island, federally-appointed medical expert in prison health, renowned advocate for the rights of incarcerated men and women. Today, more than 20,000 men and women sit in solitary confinement within the walls of US prisons and jails; more than 3,000 await execution. Both imprisonment and execution are disproportionately leveraged against the most vulnerable communities. Join us for a panel discussion about the physical, mental and public health implications of solitary confinement and the death penalty, and how you can take action. ******************************************************************* Documentary: Bad Sugar One in two members of the Pima tribe of southern Arizona have Type II Diabetes. The PBS documentary, Bad Sugar, examines reasons why this is the case, including historical events, possible genetic factors, and social determinants of health. The documentary will be followed by a discussion led by Sarah O’Brien. ******************************************************************* Dr. Marisela Gomez, Baltimore community organizer, physician, public health professional, author of forthcoming book 'Race, Class, Power, and Organizing: Rebuilding Abandoned Communities in America'. Thousands of families have been displaced in Baltimore's "Middle East" neighborhood as a result of the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus expansion and a $1 billion redevelopment project overseen by the East Baltimore Development Initiative (EBDI). Come learn about the power of Johns Hopkins' over its neighbors and the efforts of the dispossessed to fight back from the perspective of a Johns Hopkins' graduate, physician, and community organizer. ******************************************************************* Documentary: Blood Coltan Ongoing rebellions within the Democratic Republic of Congo turn children into soldiers, rape women, massacre villagers, and utilize slave labor to mine coltan. Coltan is a rare earth metal that is in high demand by electronics manufacturers. It is in your cell phone and it plays a part in continuing these atrocities Gender-based Violence is a continuing health and human rights issue around the world. Our speakers work at the Tahirih Justice Center, an organization that helps women fleeing gender-based violence in other countries gain asylum and a fresh start in the United States. They will discuss the situations these women face and how their human rights can be restored. ******************************************************************* Chris Serio-Chapman, Director of Baltimore City Health Department’s harm reduction services. Harm reduction techniques used to minimize the health effects of drug use can sometimes be highly controversial but are also an issue of the health and human rights of drug users. Our panel will share stories of people who access harm reduction services, discuss the merits of such programs and talk about research and policy issues in this realm. ******************************************************************* Money Talks: Profits before Patient Safety is a 50-minute documentary, which exposes the questionable tactics that big drug companies use to make record profits by playing with the safety of our family's health care. Using misleading advertising, attractive "drug reps" who wine and dine doctors and other unethical practices, the drug industry makes billions of dollars every year selling us unsafe, unnecessary and overpriced drugs. The documentary will be followed by a discussion. ******************************************************************* Robert Cohen, MD, former director of health services at Rikers Island, federally-appointed medical expert in prison health, renowned advocate for the rights of incarcerated men and women. Today, more than 20,000 men and women sit in solitary confinement within the walls of US prisons and jails; more than 3,000 await execution. Both imprisonment and execution are disproportionately leveraged against the most vulnerable communities. Join us for a panel discussion about the physical, mental and public health implications of solitary confinement and the death penalty, and how you can take action. ******************************************************************* Documentary: Bad Sugar One in two members of the Pima tribe of southern Arizona have Type II Diabetes. The PBS documentary, Bad Sugar, examines reasons why this is the case, including historical events, possible genetic factors, and social determinants of health. The documentary will be followed by a discussion led by Sarah O’Brien. ******************************************************************* Dr. Marisela Gomez, Baltimore community organizer, physician, public health professional, author of forthcoming book 'Race, Class, Power, and Organizing: Rebuilding Abandoned Communities in America'. Thousands of families have been displaced in Baltimore's "Middle East" neighborhood as a result of the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus expansion and a $1 billion redevelopment project overseen by the East Baltimore Development Initiative (EBDI). Come learn about the power of Johns Hopkins' over its neighbors and the efforts of the dispossessed to fight back from the perspective of a Johns Hopkins' graduate, physician, and community organizer. ******************************************************************* Documentary: Blood Coltan Ongoing rebellions within the Democratic Republic of Congo turn children into soldiers, rape women, massacre villagers, and utilize slave labor to mine coltan. Coltan is a rare earth metal that is in high demand by electronics manufacturers. It is in your cell phone and it plays a part in continuing these atrocities |
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