Human Rights and Gun Violence: Reframing the Issue

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Join us for the first webinar in our fall series, “Human Rights and Gun Violence: Reframing the Issue.” Subsequent webinars in this series will explore the human rights implications of endemic gun violence while considering the opportunities and challenges a human rights framework might provide in the quest for solutions. The series coincides with our One Community, One Book selection An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago and Oct. 7 keynote by author Alex Kotlowitz.

Human Rights and Gun Violence: Reframing the Issue
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Noon - 1 p.m. (CST)
Zoom ID: 940 8098 8113

A Conversation with Barbara A. Frey, Senior Lecturer in the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota and Director of the Human Rights Program and former UN Special Rapporteur on Gun Violence researching the impact of small arms on human rights.

The webinar is open to all; no prior registration is required. This event will be closed captioned.

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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