Institute for Human Rights & Humanitarian Studies
Spring 2011 Human Rights Conference

Women's Rights as Human Rights:
Education--Security--Economics

March 31-April 1, 2011

Emerson Library
101 Edgar Road
Webster Groves, MO

Please join us as we explore and discuss some of the world's important women's rights issues.

Conference co-sponsors: Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies, E. Desmond Lee Professorship in Global Awareness, College of Arts & Sciences, School of Education, Harry J. Cargas Lecture, United Nations Association of St. Louis Mary T. Hall fund.

View bios of plenary speakers.

The "Women's Rights as Human Rights" conference links international human rights to local human rights work.  The conference is organized around three of the principal challenges facing women seeking to realize their internationally recognized human rights: access to education; physical security; and economic hardship. The opening and the keynote address, by E. Desmond Lee Professor of Global Awareness Dr. Janaki Rajan, will be webcast globally and Webster students around the world can chat live with each other and submit questions. The conference brings together students, faculty, staff, and members from the local and global community for solutions-based sessions to demonstrate that everyone can play a role in protecting and promoting human rights, even in their own backyard.

PROGRAM FOR CONFERENCE

Thursday, March 31, 2011

8:45-9:00 Tea and Coffee.
Location: Library Conference Room.

9:00-9:15 Welcome- Dr. Julian Schuster, Provost & Senior Vice President; Dr. Brenda Fyfe, Dean, School Education; Dr. David Wilson Dean, College of Arts and Sciences.
Conference Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Sausele, Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies.
*Film by Aaron Aubuchon’s media class.
Location: Library Conference Room/Global Webcast.

Access to Education

9:15-10:30 Keynote Address: Access to Education. Finding Voices, Making Choices, Janaki Rajan, Ph.D., E. Desmond Lee Professorship for Global Awareness.
* Video International Human Rights: Hearing from Global Voices.
Location: Library Conference Room/ Global webcast.

10:30-11:00 Break

11:00-12:00 Access to Education Breakouts

Breakout Room 1: Educating Underserved Populations. Stephanie M. Krauss, President/CEO. Shearwater Education Foundation, St. Louis, MO. 
Moderator: Don Conway-Long, Ph.D.

Breakout Room 2: Teaching Young Women in Transition. Rhonda Gray, Executive Director, Almost Home, St. Louis, MO.
Moderator: Professor Bill Barrett.

Breakout Room 3: The Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education. Dr. Brenda Fyfe, Dean of the School of Education, Webster University, St. Louis, MO.
Moderator: Kate Parsons, Ph.D.

12:00-12:15 Breakout Summary Reports
Location: Library Conference Room.

12:15-1:45 Lunch*

Physical Security

1:45-2:45 Plenary #2 The Suitcase: The Power of Women’s Voices. Julie Mertus, JD.   Sponsored by the Harry J. Cargas Lecture.
*International Human Rights: Hearing from Global Voices.
Location: Library Conference Room.

2:45-3:00 Break

3:00-4:00 Physical Security Breakouts

Breakout Room 1: Gender Violence. Don Conway-Long, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Webster University, St. Louis, MO.
Moderator: Mike Hulsizer, Ph.D.

Breakout Room 2: Serving Survivors of Rape as a Weapon of War. Jean Abbot &/or Davorka Marovic- Johnson Center for Survivors of War and Trauma, St. Louis, MO.
Moderator: Dan Hellinger, Ph.D.

Breakout Room 3: Human Trafficking, Suzanne LeLaurin, Sr. VP International Institute and Head Regional Rescue and Restore Coalition, St. Louis, MO.
Moderator: Paul Moriarty, Ph. D.

4:00-4:15 Break

4:15-4:45 Breakout Summary Reports, Moderators
Location: Library Conference Room.

5:00-6:30 Conference Reception.
Location: Faculty Development Center.

Friday April 1, 2011

9:00-9:10 Welcome- Summary and thoughts on Thursday
Conference Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Sausele, Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies.
*Film by Aaron Aubuchon’s media class.
Location: Library Conference Room.

Economic Rights

9:10-10:30 Plenary #3 Economic Rights. The Limitations of Discrimination Law as a Tool for Advancing Women’s Economic Rights. Mary Anne Sedey. J.D.
Sedey Harper P.C, St. Louis, MO.
* Video Global Human Rights: Hearing from International Voices
Location: Library Conference Room

10:30-10:40 Break

10:40-11:40 Economic Rights Breakouts

Breakout Room 1: Equal Pay for Equal Work. Kevin P. Miller, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and the United Nations Association- St. Louis Mary T. Hall Fund.
Moderator: Amanda Rosen, Ph.D.

Breakout Room 2: Microfinance Loans. Heather Cammarata, Executive Director, Micro financing Partners in Africa, St. Louis, MO and Susan Saiyiorri, National Outreach Manager, JamiiBora Trust, Nairobi, Kenya.
Moderator: Allan Mac Neill, Ph.D.

Breakout Room 3: From Poverty to Prosperity: The Blessing Basket Project. Theresa Wilson, The Blessing Basket Project. Granite City, IL. .
Moderator: Sarita Cargas, D. Phil.

11:45-12 Breakout Summary Reports and Conclusion of Conference
Location: Library Conference Room.

*Webster University will be offering a free lunch at Marletto’s in celebration of  the Cardinals’ Opening Day.

Note: The conference opening and keynote address will be webcast at webster.edu/theglobalforum. A chat-discussion channel will be open throughout the 90-minute webcast.

Costs

The conference is free, and coffee and other refreshments will be provided both days. Conference attendees are on their own for Thursday lunch.

Free parking is available at the Garden Park Plaza garage, 534 Garden Ave.

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