Summer 2021 human rights interns will present their fieldwork and internship experiences. Join to hear how they addressed human rights issues and what they learned about human rights practice in their placement.

Panel Schedule:

10:00-11:00am CT: International Human Rights, Foreign Organizations, and Migration

  • Mari Mirasol, ConTextos and London School of Economics
  • Conrad Mojica, U.S. Department of State Office of International Religious Freedom
  • Brenda Castañeda, Sin Fronteras IAP
  • JV Sena Alencar, Legal Services NYC
  • Moderator: Rochelle Terman, Assistant Professor of Political Science

11:15-12:15pm CT: Socioeconomic Justice and Housing 

  • Prisca Tuyishime, FXB International [Rwanda Branch]
  • Kristina Kim, Westside Justice Center
  • Carlin Smith, The Black Power Station
  • Livia Miller, UrbanLab 
  • Adelia Davis, Burst into Books
  • Moderator: Adam Avrushin, Deputy Director, Pozen Family Center for Human Rights

12:30-1:30pm CT: Nonprofits, Law, and Legal Services 

  • Cas Crevecoeur, The Advocates for Human Rights 
  • Allie Goldblatt, International Organization for Adolescents: National Human Trafficking and Disabilities Working Group
  • Zoe Torrey, Public Interest Advocacy Centre
  • Will Jaffe, Physicians for Human Rights
  • Eugen Craciunescu, People's Lobby Environmental Justice Task Force
  • Moderator: Jennifer Mosley, Associate Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work

1:45-2:45pm CT: Immigration and Refugees

  • Sabrina Slagowitz, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC)
  • Wahid Al Mamun, Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME)
  • Amala Karri, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
  • Louisa Silverman, Latino Policy Forum
  • Emma Reilly, International Rescue- Asylum & Protection team
  • Jonah Kaye, Uyghur Human Rights Project
  • Moderator: Lindsay Gifford, Assistant Research Professor, Pozen Family Center for Human Rights

3:00-4:00pm CT: Racial Justice and Mass Incarceration

  • Miranda Zhang, SKDK
  • Anneliese Merry, Illinois Prison Project
  • Catherine Mafa, Witness to Innocence
  • Chase Leito, NAACP
  • Moderator: Maria Dikcis, ACLS Mass Incarceration and Policing Fellow