Processing Anti-Asian Violence: A Roundtable Discussion on the Atlanta Shootings

A Roundtable Discussion on the Atlanta Shootings The alarming rise of anti-Asian violence, especially the shooting deaths of six women of Asian descent on March 16 in Atlanta, is prompting conversations about the intersections of racism and misogyny, dispelling stereotypes aboutsex work, and inspiring activism and allyship in support of the AAPIcommunity. In this conversation, Notre Dame professors and PhD students will examine the intersectional nature of anti-Asian violence as well, discuss the roots of systemic racism, and explore the needs of AAPI communities now and in the future. Participants: Jennifer Huynh, Assistant Professor of American Studies Xian Wang, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Gender Studies Sharon Yoon, Assistant Professor of Korean Studies Lailatul Fitriyah, PhD student in Theology Grace Song, PhD student in History Flora Tang, PhD student in Peace Studies, Theology, and Gender Studieshttps://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1537/thumbnail.jp

A Case of Wrongful Conviction: The Concentric Circles of Harm

Thursday, November 7, 2019, 12:30 p.m., McCartan Courtroom, Eck Hall of Law The Criminal (In)Justice System Jennifer Thompson A Case of Wrongful Conviction:https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1457/thumbnail.jp

A Case of Wrongful Conviction: The Concentric Circles of Harm

Thursday, November 7, 2019, 12:30 p.m., McCartan Courtroom, Eck Hall of Law The Criminal (In)Justice System Jennifer Thompson A Case of Wrongful Conviction:https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1457/thumbnail.jp

Human Rights Speaker Series: Ray-Yun Hong

The HumanRightsND Speaker Series brings human rights advocates, current master\u27s students in the LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law, together with the wider Notre Dame community for informal presentations on current topics in regional human rights. Ray-Yun Hong LLM. Program in International Human Rights Law Notre Dame Law School Gender and Human Rights in Taiwan Wednesday, October 24 5:00 p.m. 8036 Geddes Hall Ray-Yun Hong earned both her law degree and her LL.M. from the National Taiwan University in 2012 and 2018, respectively Her academic focus has been on the legal history of East Asia, especially Taiwan\u27s democratic development With her passions for feminism, she also went to Hokkaido University as a one-year exchange student to explore gender-related issues in Japan. After the 2014 Sunflower Movement in Taiwan, Ms. Hong participated in the NGO Civil Movement for Constitutional Reform and assisted with a series of public events, including managing grassroots forums for civilians and serving as a grassroots leader in the national constitutional promotions forum.https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1352/thumbnail.jp

Human Rights Speaker Series: Nalaliia Voitseshyna

human rights speaker series The HumanRightsND Speaker Series brings human rights advocates, current master\u27s students in the LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law, together with the wider Notre Dame community for informal presentations on current topics in regional human rights. Nalaliia Voitseshyna LLM. Program in International Human Rights Law Notre Dame Law School Human Rights and Armed Conflict in Ukraine Wednesday, October 31 5:00 p.m. 8036 Geddes Hall Nataliia Voitseshyna obtained her law degree from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv While in law school, she participated in multiple moot court competitions and completed a fellowship at the Kyiv office of the Solidarity Center_ Later she presided over the Moot Court Society of the Law Faculty In 2016, Nataliia interned with the British law firm Global Rights Compliance, working on their war crimes strategy in Ukraine. Thereafter, she held a consultancy position at the Prosecutor\u27s Office for Crimea in Ukraine. Most recently, Ms. Voitseshyna was a lawyer at the NGO Regional Center for Human Rights, where she handled cases on human rights violations in the occupied Crimea before the European Court of Human Rights and the United Nations human rights system Presented by Human Rights ND with the support of the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights. HumanRightsNDhttps://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1358/thumbnail.jp

Human Rights Speaker Series: Ray-Yun Hong

The HumanRightsND Speaker Series brings human rights advocates, current master\u27s students in the LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law, together with the wider Notre Dame community for informal presentations on current topics in regional human rights. Ray-Yun Hong LLM. Program in International Human Rights Law Notre Dame Law School Gender and Human Rights in Taiwan Wednesday, October 24 5:00 p.m. 8036 Geddes Hall Ray-Yun Hong earned both her law degree and her LL.M. from the National Taiwan University in 2012 and 2018, respectively Her academic focus has been on the legal history of East Asia, especially Taiwan\u27s democratic development With her passions for feminism, she also went to Hokkaido University as a one-year exchange student to explore gender-related issues in Japan. After the 2014 Sunflower Movement in Taiwan, Ms. Hong participated in the NGO Civil Movement for Constitutional Reform and assisted with a series of public events, including managing grassroots forums for civilians and serving as a grassroots leader in the national constitutional promotions forum.https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1352/thumbnail.jp

Human Rights Speaker Series: Nalaliia Voitseshyna

human rights speaker series The HumanRightsND Speaker Series brings human rights advocates, current master\u27s students in the LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law, together with the wider Notre Dame community for informal presentations on current topics in regional human rights. Nalaliia Voitseshyna LLM. Program in International Human Rights Law Notre Dame Law School Human Rights and Armed Conflict in Ukraine Wednesday, October 31 5:00 p.m. 8036 Geddes Hall Nataliia Voitseshyna obtained her law degree from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv While in law school, she participated in multiple moot court competitions and completed a fellowship at the Kyiv office of the Solidarity Center_ Later she presided over the Moot Court Society of the Law Faculty In 2016, Nataliia interned with the British law firm Global Rights Compliance, working on their war crimes strategy in Ukraine. Thereafter, she held a consultancy position at the Prosecutor\u27s Office for Crimea in Ukraine. Most recently, Ms. Voitseshyna was a lawyer at the NGO Regional Center for Human Rights, where she handled cases on human rights violations in the occupied Crimea before the European Court of Human Rights and the United Nations human rights system Presented by Human Rights ND with the support of the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights. HumanRightsNDhttps://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1358/thumbnail.jp

The Troy Davis Case: Executing the Innocent?

Thursday, November 21, 2019, 12:30 p.m., McCartan Courtroom, Eck Hall of Law Speaker: Jay Ewart, defense attorney for Troy Davis, 2003-2011, Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C.https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1466/thumbnail.jp

The Troy Davis Case: Executing the Innocent?

Thursday, November 21, 2019, 12:30 p.m., McCartan Courtroom, Eck Hall of Law Speaker: Jay Ewart, defense attorney for Troy Davis, 2003-2011, Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C.https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1466/thumbnail.jp

Politics of Racial Resentment

Friday, April 16 12:45 p.m. ET via Zoom Join the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights as Jonathan Metzl, Vanderbilt University, explores the tension between racial prejudice and economic self-interest. Metzl is Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, Director of theDepartment of Medicine, Health, and Society, and author of Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland.https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1543/thumbnail.jp