Sunday, September 07, 2008

This Semester at the IPJ

* Aug. 20 - Nov. 8 *
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Galleries
"China's Olympian Human Rights Challenges"
Human Rights Watch Photography Exhibit presented by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice.
Don't miss this bold collection of recent photos from China illuminating some of the human rights issues spotlighted by the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Open free to the public on Wednesdays and Thursdays 12 - 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. For related lecture, see Sept. 17 below.

* Wednesday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. *
Peace & Justice Theatre
"Human Rights in Post Olympics China: Has Anything Changed?"
Carroll Bogert, Associate Director of Human Rights Watch, will examine how the Olympic Games impacted human rights in China. Please arrive early to view "China's Olympian Human Rights Challenges," a Human Rights Watch photography exhibit.
A reception will follow the lecture. To RSVP online, go to http://www.sandiego.edu/peacestudies/ipj/ and scroll down to find the event.

* Friday, Sept. 19, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. *
Kroc IPJ Garden of the Sky Special Event
- International Day of Peace Celebration -
Commemorating the United Nations International Day of Peace, this celebration is hosted by the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego. Enjoy live entertainment, documentary films, a photography exhibit on human rights in China, and a dove release at noon. Free and open to the public. For further details go to http://www.sandiego.edu/peacestudies/ipj/ and scroll down to find the event.

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