Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab and Jessica Neuwirth, Rita E. Hauser Director of the Human Rights Program at Roosevelt House cordially invite you to An Evening with Dr. Denis Mukwege, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Medical Director of Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo in conversation with V (formerly Eve Ensler), Tony […]
A conference convening experts, scholars, journalists, and activists at the forefront of the human rights crisis in the Xinjiang region of China. 1:00 PM – 1:15PM Opening Remarks Jessica Neuwirth is the Rita E. Hauser Director of the Human Rights Program at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, Hunter College. She is one of the founders of […]
The sneak preview followed by a discussion between Jack Healey, former Executive Director of Amnesty International USA and organizer of the 1990s music tours for human rights featured in the film, and Lynn Nottage, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and former National Press Officer for Amnesty International USA in the 1990s. In the 1980’s, one man’s progressive vision turned Amnesty […]
Reception to Follow Welcome address by Consul Yasemin Pamuk from the German Consulate General New York. Co-presented with the University Alliance Ruhr (Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund University and University of Duisburg-Essen), the Consulate General of Germany in New York, and the Hunter College Department of German, Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of Otto […]
Hunter College President Jennifer Raab and CENTRO’s Directora Dr. Yarimar Bonilla will welcome U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (NY 15th) to Roosevelt House to discuss Rep. Torres’ legislative initiative to bring an end to the Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board (known locally as “La Junta”). La Junta was created by an act of Congress […]
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House is pleased to present a screening of the new, award-winning film Firebird, followed by a conversation with the stars and director of the film. A passionate and harrowing historical romance, Firebird tells the true story of a clandestine affair between a young Russian soldier and fighter pilot on an Air Force […]
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison by Hugh Ryan. This acclaimed and singular history of a prison—and the queer women and trans people who were held there—provides a window into the policing of queerness and radical politics in […]
Please join us as Roosevelt House welcomes back one of our most popular lecturers, America’s leading naval historian, Craig L. Symonds. He returns to discuss his new biography of the indispensable admiral who helped FDR launch the do-or-die sea battles of World War II—Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay. Our program marks the […]
To mark Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and to celebrate the vast contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to our country and our campus, Roosevelt House with the Asian American Studies Program and Center are proud to present a special event exploring the significance of allyship in corporate America and beyond. Featuring Hunter College Professor […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class by Dan Canon. In this important new study, Canon delivers an incisive critique of the role of plea bargaining in the criminal justice system. The author will be in conversation with Hunter College professor of sociology, Dr. CalvinJohn Smiley. Precisely […]
