Human Rights (Audio)

The dramatic housing shortage in California affects millions of residents and leads thousands to homelessness. The 2024 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate addresses this issue by asking, “Is Housing a Human Right?” If so, our state faces a massive undertaking. Experts with diverse specialties and experiences wrestle with some of our biggest challenges. How, for example, can we build low and moderate income housing when construction costs are high and community opposition is often present? How can people experiencing homelessness be moved to shelter and housing? [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 39667]

The Visualizing Abolition Initiative seeks to change the narrative linking prisons to justice, contributing instead to the unfolding collective story and alternative imagining underway to create a future free of prisons. The initiative is a collaborative effort with artists, scholars, poets, lawyers and activists, and through public exhibitions and educational genres. Series: "UC Santa Cruz News" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 39242]

Sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities across the country have been subjected to increased hate incidents, including verbal harassment, civil rights violations, and physical assaults. Since its founding in March 2020, thousands of incidents have been reported to the Stop AAPI Hate coalition. Manjusha Kulkarni will discuss how Stop AAPI Hate is addressing anti-Asian hate through civil rights enforcement, education equity, community-based safety, and building a movement against systemic racism. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 39081]

Eva Pacheco's journey as an advocate for quality bilingual education programs and parental engagement within school communities began with her experiences as a teacher in Mexico. When she moved to the US, she noticed the limitations of the American school system in supporting bilingual learners like her own children, who had limited resources. Determined to make a difference, Eva became passionate about transforming the educational experience for all students. Witnessing the difficulties her children faced, she embarked on a mission to create a better learning environment. She firmly believes that parental involvement and community support play a crucial role in building a successful educational institution. Series: "Education Channel" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 39019]

What does "dignity at work" mean for educators and school staff? What are the primary challenges faced by school faculty and staff? How can administrators and decision-makers effectively address these issues? Join Jeffrey M. Siminoff from Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, along with Guadalupe Carrasco Cardona from Roybal Learning Center and Timothy Stiven from Canyon Crest Academy, as they delve deeper into the current state of human rights for educators and provide valuable insights. Series: "Education Channel" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 39018]

Did you know that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals directly reflect human rights standards? Dr. Leighangela Brady, superintendent of National School District, shares how her district brings these goals and human rights work into the classroom, addressing real world problems with engaging learning opportunities. Series: "Education Channel" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 39017]

San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan discusses her work to stop human trafficking. Series: "Global Empowerment Summit" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 35330]

On March 4th, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Second Inaugural Address. He considered it his “greatest speech” and his “best effort." Join Academy Award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss and best-selling Lincoln biographer Dr. Ronald C. White for a fascinating look at the Second Inaugural Address. Through a powerful, fascinating voyage of discovery, one comes away with a better understanding of where the country was in 1865 and Lincoln’s feeling towards the Civil War, the defeated Confederacy and, perhaps most importantly, American slavery. A century and a half later, as the U.S. faces a similar struggle over who we are as a people and a nation, Lincoln's speech still resonates. [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 38385]

In The Revenge of Power: How Autocrats Are Reinventing Politics for the 21st Century, Moisés Naím, former Editor-in-Chief of Foreign Policy, turns to the trends, conditions, technologies and behaviors that are contributing to the concentration of power, and to the clash between those forces that weaken power and those that strengthen it. Naím concentrates on the three “P”s—populism, polarization, and post-truths. All of which are as old as time, but are combined by today’s autocrats to undermine democratic life in new and frightening ways. The Revenge of Power shows how power has not changed but the way people go about gaining it and using it has been transformed. Series: "Institute of the Americas" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 37831]

Students at the UC Santa Cruz Human Rights Investigations Lab collaborated with UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center on open-source research focused on the ongoing human rights crisis in Chile, where massive anti-government demonstrations throughout the past year have been met with sometimes brutal government crackdowns. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 37470]

Human rights violations and social injustice continues at an alarming rate. Conscientious citizens are looking for answers. The pathway to moral empowerment is not easy but Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization continues to shine - guiding us in the right direction. Hear from Naila Chowdhury, director of Social Impact & Innovation, UC San Diego, Morgan Appel Assistant Dean, Education & Community Outreach, UC San Diego Extension, Adnan Karim, Managing Director of Human Rights Education, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Karen Robinson, Program Director, Speak Truth to Power, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights as they discuss their work to prioritize human rights education. Series: "Time to Rise" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 36234]

Every crisis leads to opportunities especially for transformational figures willing to lead with compassion and to build a more resilient, inclusive, prosperous and sustainable economy. Naila Chowdhury, Director, Social Impact & Innovation, UC San Diego, Janet C. Salazar , President and Executive Chairman, Foundation for the Support of the United Nations, Roberta Baskin, Journalist, Board Director, One Earth, Hana Brixi, Manager, Human Capital Project, The World Bank, Lisa Ordóñez, Dean, Rady School of Management, UC San Diego, and Becky Petitt, Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, UC San Diego share how their backgrounds shaped their future and the tools they use to thrive in difficult times. Series: "Time to Rise" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 36232]

Transformational leaders believe in equal opportunity -- access to education, healthcare, housing, earning with dignity and alleviating poverty at every level. Bold, innovative, and inclusive strategies can move us towards a better future but how do we start? In this engaging panel, Naila Chowdhury, director of Social Impact & Innovation, UC San Diego, Emanuel C. Perlman, MSW, CSW, DMus, founder of Destination Peace, Twyla Garret, GC, IA, CHS IV, president and CEO of Growth Management Services Inc., Rev. Dr. Alvin. C. Hathaway, Sr., Senior Pastor at Union Baptist Church, Roland R. Selby, Jr., Vice President Strategic Partnerships at NPower, and Geoff Thompson Founder and Chair, Youth Charter share their perspectives. Series: "Time to Rise" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 36233]

Refugees and other displaced persons need a safe and secure way to store critical documents. They allow them to get work, go to school and ultimately live within a functioning society, but there hasn't always been a way to securely store and share them. UC Davis human rights professor and director, Keith David Watenpaugh, realized he and his team could fix that problem with Article 26 Backpack. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 34582]

Three front line workers describe their experiences at the Moria refugee camp in Greece. United by compassion and hope, hear how NGOs, volunteers, and healthcare workers are working together to help those in need and prepare for COVID-19 outbreaks in the camp. Series: "Compassion Beyond Borders" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 35905]

Runa Khan lives and works in Bangladesh. Her passion lies in helping others through humanitarian efforts in refugee camps, healthcare, and climate change initiatives. Hear how she turns compassion into action and finds hope in challenging times like the COVID-19 pandemic. Series: "Compassion Beyond Borders" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 35904]

Brandon Farbstein has found a way to harness his experiences to empower others to create change in the world. Instrumental in passing anti-bullying legislation and a champion of spreading positivity through social media, Brandon shares what motivates him to continue his work in advocacy. Series: "Compassion Beyond Borders" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 35903]

After his release from prison, Clarence Ford became a community organizer and later earned his Master of Public Policy degree from the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. He now works on criminal justice reform at the W. Haywood Burns Institute, focusing on racial and ethnic disparities in the system. Special thanks to www.FITEFilm.com for additional footage. Series: "Public Policy and Society" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 34879]

Half of American adults have had an immediate family member incarcerated. That includes Felicity Rose, whose father was in and out of federal prison during her childhood. Today, Felicity is working to keep families together at FWD.us. She explains how earning a Master of Public Policy degree from the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley gave her the tools to understand the data surrounding criminal justice and fight for real solutions. Special thanks to www.FWD.us for additional footage. Series: "Public Policy and Society" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 34880]

Undermining widely held beliefs about the black-Jewish alliance, Marc Dollinger, Professor of Jewish Studies at San Francisco State University, describes a new political consensus, based on identity politics, that drew blacks and Jews together and altered the course of American liberalism. Dollinger’s most recent book takes a new and different look at Jewish involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, showing how American Jews leveraged the Black Power movement to increase Jewish ethnic and religious identity in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Series: "Taubman Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 34566]

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ and Goldman School of Public Policy Dean Henry E. Brady discuss free speech and hate speech in America. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 33584]

Looking at the Berkeley campus protests that made national news in 2017, and then back to the birth of the Free Speech Movement there in 1964, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ and Goldman School of Public Policy Dean Henry E. Brady engage on what free speech, hate speech and academic freedom mean on today's university campuses. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 33156]

Celebrate the launch of the Women Waging Peace Network at the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego as emcee and US Ambassador Swanee Hunt leads a panel of peacemakers marking the success of the more than 1,000 women from around the world who have joined together to serve as negotiators, experts, advocates, policy makers, and other roles crucially needed in peace processes. The Women Waging Peace Network was founded by Ambassador Hunt and developed into a preeminent global network of women leaders by Hunt Alternatives and the Institute for Inclusive Security. Series: "Peace exChange -- Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 33137]

A growing workforce of college students is being trained worldwide to review and verify digital content — typically videos shot by citizens who witnessed atrocities — that could help human rights lawyers prosecute war criminals. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32680]

Drawing on her own experience growing up in the caste system in India, Sudha Shetty channels her compassion for others into research and advocacy for victims of domestic violence. Series: "Public Policy and Society" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32599]

Drawing on her own experience growing up in the caste system in India, Sudha Shetty channels her compassion for others into research and advocacy for victims of domestic violence. Series: "Public Policy and Society" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32601]

In his highly-acclaimed book, The Nazis Next Door, Eric Lichtblau tells the shocking and shameful story of how America became a safe haven for Hitler's men. Lichtblau explains here how it was possible for thousands of Nazis -- from concentration camp guards to high-level officers in the Third Reich -- to move to the U.S. after WWII, and quietly settle into new lives as Americans. Some of them gained entry as self-styled refugees, while others enjoyed the help and protection of the CIA, the FBI, and the military, who put them to work as spies, intelligence assets, and leading scientists and engineers. Lichtblau's book draws from once-secret government records and interviews, telling the full story of the Nazi scientists brought to America, and the German spies and con men who followed them and lived for decades as Americans. He is presented by the Holocaust Living History Workshop at UC San Diego. Series: "Library Channel" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31542]

Shamil Idriss, President and CEO of Search for Common Ground, addresses the impact that rapidly developing technology is having on peace and stability -- from its untapped potential to the barriers that impede positive impact. Idriss is presented as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego. Series: "Peace exChange -- Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32103]

Drawing on her own experience growing up in the caste system in India, Sudha Shetty channels her compassion for others into research and advocacy for victims of domestic violence and child abduction. As she describes here in a conversation with Henry E. Brady, dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, Shetty has helped judges and others in the legal community protect women and children from the unintended consequences of poorly drafted policies. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32260]

Sabhanaz Diya, a second year student at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, describes how her education is helping her efforts to empower women and young people in Bangladesh through her social enterprise, "One Degree Initiative Foundation." Diya was the featured student speaker at the Goldman School's Board of Advisors Dinner in March, 2017. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32262]

Garance Burke, an investigative reporter with the Associated Press, recounts her most impactful work of 2016, including coverage of Donald Trump’s crude behavior on the set of "The Apprentice" and the abuse of Central American migrant children in California. She also describes the value of using big data in journalism and AP’s new partnership with Facebook aimed at debunking fake news. Burke shares her experiences and insights with civil rights attorney Jonathan Stein, a fellow alum of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "Public Policy and Society" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 31827]

Graduate student Rob Moore recalls his experiences as an organizer for Planned Parenthood in Nebraska in this conversation with Henry E. Brady, dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30585]

Legendary civil rights advocate Morris Dees addresses how our commitment to justice for all will determine our nation’s success in the next century as America becomes more diverse and economic disparity widens. Drawing upon past and current cases, he also examines the issue of hate crimes and the need to teach tolerance, love and respect for one another. Dees co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center in 1971 to handle lawsuits involving civil rights violations, domestic terrorism, and hate-motivated crimes. Since then the Center has successfully battled and dismantled a series of hate groups, including the Aryan Nation, Ku Klux Klan, and has secured huge criminal, civil, and financial judgments against them. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30272]

Mamphela Aletta Ramphele, from South Africa, has been a student activist against apartheid, a medical doctor, community development activist, researcher, university executive and global public servant, and is now an active citizen in both the public and private sectors. Series: "UC Davis Chancellor's Colloquium Distinguished Speaker Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30251]

In 1970, as a 20-year-old college student, Eva Paterson famously debated Vice President Spiro Agnew on The David Frost Show. She went on to become a fierce advocate for civil rights, eventually working for 26 years at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights – including more than a dozen years as its executive director. In 2003 Paterson co-founded the Oakland-based Equal Justice Society, which works to close racial divides “through law, social science, and the arts.” Along with advocacy, the Society co-authors amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court on issues of equal protection and litigates civil rights class actions. In December, Paterson spoke with attorney Paul Henderson, the deputy chief of staff, public safety, for the mayor of San Francisco, about her career, affirmative action, the death penalty, and the nature of implicit bias. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30070]

Anthropologist Nancy Postero describes the political rise of indigenous peoples in Latin America, as they called for more recognition from the state and more inclusive forms of citizenship. Where that was impossible, they sought international attention by demanding human rights, especially human rights to culture. Postero explores what kinds of freedom these two frameworks of rights offer and how the struggles of indigenous peoples demonstrate the contradictions and limitations of liberal notions of rights. Series: "Library Channel" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 29101]

Fifty years after the Free Speech Movement, engagement in civic life can still involve challenging authority and current policy. But it is consensus through civil discourse - not just protest or partisan opposition for its own sake - which holds the greatest promise for inspiring public involvement and stimulating social progress. Panelists Henry E. Brady, Robin Lakoff and Waldo E. Martin, Jr. discuss civility and free speech in a polarized society - particularly as they play out in university settings - and address the ways public institutions can best foster thoughtful conversations, spirited debate, and constructive dissent. Moderated by Richard “Dick” Beahrs (’68). Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 28872]

In what must be one of the most unusual classes offered at UCLA, a group of 10 law students hold in their hands the fate of people who have found their way to the United States after being persecuted by their governments. These survivors of torture and trauma now fear for their lives if they are forced to return home. For the students in the School of Law's Asylum Clinic, it's a heavy responsibility to shoulder as they work for months to prepare their client for this one chance at being granted asylum — a hearing at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Los Angeles Asylum Office in Anaheim. Series: "UCLA Newsroom" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 28685]

Human languages have astonishing diversity. Among the nearly 7000 that now exist, some use speech and others use no sounds at all, relying on hands and the body to communicate. UC San Diego Professor of Language and Human Communication Carol Padden presents an overview of the social and cultural conditions in which humans spontaneously create sign languages, even when they have spoken languages, and what such languages teach us about human possibility and creativity. Series: "The Good Life" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 25952]

The International Labour Organization estimates that 20.9 million people around the world are currently held in forced labor and servitude. Human trafficking is constantly in the headlines in the United States, but it can be hard to separate fact form fiction. Martina Vandenberg debunks the myths and examine concrete case studies compiled in her two decades combating trafficking in the US and abroad. Martina Vandenberg, founder and president of The Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center in Washington, DC, and former researcher for Human Rights Watch, has spent nearly two decades fighting human trafficking, forced labor, rape as a war crime, and violence against women. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 26006]

In a country where as many as 100,000 rape cases are now pending in its courts, human rights attorney Rutuparna Mohanty has devoted herself to fighting for the rights of abused women and their families. In September, as a guest of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Mohanty spoke with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 25720]

More than any other lawyer in the country, Paul Hoffman is responsible for turning an obscure 1789 law called the Alien Tort Statute into a potent weapon. Under the ATS, Hoffman has, on behalf of the tortured, successfully sued foreign nationals, as well as corporations, in U.S. federal courts for acts committed abroad. In March 2013, UC Hastings law professor Naomi Roht-Arriaza interviewed Hoffman in San Francisco. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 25196]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama joins esteemed scientists Richard Somerville and Veerabhadran Ramanathan at UC San Diego to discuss the need for humanitarian values and universal responsibility in responding to the impacts of climate change on communities and ecosystems. This lecture is part of the Dalai Lama’s “Compassion without Borders” symposium in San Diego. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 20669]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama engages with Larry Hinman of the University of San Diego, V.S. Ramachandran of UC San Diego and Jennifer Thomas of San Diego State University in a scientific and philosophical discussion of human consciousness. This is the final event of the Dalai Lama’s “Compassion Without Borders” tour sponsored by San Diego’s three largest universities. Series: "Dalai Lama" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 23653]

This is the extended version of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s talk at the University of San Diego, as part of the Compassion Without Borders tour of April, 2012. Series: "Dalai Lama" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 23924]

Shirin Ebadi received the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting human rights, in particular, the rights of women, children, and political prisoners in Iran. She was the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and only the fifth Muslim to receive a Nobel Prize in any field. Ebadi was also one of the first female judges in Iran. She served as president of the city court of Tehran from 1975 to 1979, but was dismissed from her position after the Islamic Revolution in February 1979. After obtaining her lawyer’s license in 1992, Ebadi entered private practice. She has taken on many controversial cases defending political dissidents and, as a result, has been arrested numerous times. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23039]

UC San Diego anthropologist Margaret Schoeninger joins a list of several leading scholars who all attempt to answer the same question, “What does it mean to be human?” This is the first of five televised lectures presented by the Making of the Modern World program at Eleanor Roosevelt College at UC San Diego. Series: "To Be Human " [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 23235]

Author and political science professor Kathryn Sikkink argues that in the last three decades, leaders in Latin America, Europe and Africa have been held accountable for their human rights violations, a shift that is having profound consequences on global politics. Sikkink is presented by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego. Series: "Peace exChange -- Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23247]

Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Sadaka Ogata, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for a discussion about humanitarian assistance. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 11922]