2019 theme announced
The theme of the 2019 Festival is ACTIVISM. If you're a current or newly starting Oxford Brookes student or staff member and would like to get involved in running the 2019 Festival please do get in touch. We start the Festival planning in September. And if you're a Brookes module or programme leader and think your students might be interested, please do share this. Our Festival Coordinator is happy to come in and talk to them too.
The theme of the 2019 Festival is ACTIVISM. If you're a current or newly starting Oxford Brookes student or staff member and would like to get involved in running the 2019 Festival please do get in touch. We start the Festival planning in September. And if you're a Brookes module or programme leader and think your students might be interested, please do share this. Our Festival Coordinator is happy to come in and talk to them too.
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The 2018 Nabeel Hamdi Lecture
We're excited to announce that the 2018 Nabeel Hamdi Lecture will be given by Syrian architect Dr. Marwa Al-Sabouni. Marwa remained in Homs to run her practice as the as the civil war reduced the city to rubble. Marwa has a PhD in Islamic Architecture and is the co-founder of Arabic Gate for Architectural News, the first online media dedicated to architectural news in Arabic. She won a UN-Habitat competition for her proposal for the rebuilding of Baba Amr, an area destroyed during the conflict, and is the author of The Battle for Home: The Memoir of a Syrian Architect. |
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In this lecture Marwa considers the impact of conflict on urban environments, and the possibilities that emerge from rebuilding; the opportunity to rethink the town planning of her home city of Homs imposed by colonists which cut off neighbourhoods and replaced courtyard houses with concrete towers. This breakdown in social cohesion, she believes, created conditions for armed conflict, and her hope is that architecture and rebuilding can play an essential role in strengthening communities, and in healing the Syrian people. Tuesday 30 October 2018, 18:30 – 20:00 John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre. Book your free tickets here or email OxHRF@brookes.ac.uk
The Nabeel Hamdi Lecture series is presented jointly by the Oxford Human Rights Festival and CENDEP, the Centre for Development and Emergency Practice. Emeritus Professor Nabeel Hamdi is the founder of the MA in Development and Emergency Practice and long term director of CENDEP and one of the most distinguished academics in our field. On his retirement from Oxford Brookes he set up this Lecture series.
In December 2017 we were delighted to welcome human rights campaigner and activist Peter Tatchell to the University to give the second Nabeel Hamdi lecture: The international community has failed Syria. In it he discussed the flaws and limits of international human rights law in relation to the conflict in Syria and looked at some of the options that could have been used to defuse the war and save lives, but were not actioned by the UN or any countries. You can watch the lecture in full here.
The Nabeel Hamdi Lecture series is presented jointly by the Oxford Human Rights Festival and CENDEP, the Centre for Development and Emergency Practice. Emeritus Professor Nabeel Hamdi is the founder of the MA in Development and Emergency Practice and long term director of CENDEP and one of the most distinguished academics in our field. On his retirement from Oxford Brookes he set up this Lecture series.
In December 2017 we were delighted to welcome human rights campaigner and activist Peter Tatchell to the University to give the second Nabeel Hamdi lecture: The international community has failed Syria. In it he discussed the flaws and limits of international human rights law in relation to the conflict in Syria and looked at some of the options that could have been used to defuse the war and save lives, but were not actioned by the UN or any countries. You can watch the lecture in full here.
Other Human Rights events at Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes has a great reputation for hosting and presenting events highlighting the plight of people whose human rights have been violated. In October the University celebrated Black History Month and in February it is LGBT History Month. More information can be found on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion pages of the Brookes website. CENDEP presents a weekly programme of Work in Progress Seminars, which showcase the research done in the school and in related institutions. Everyone is welcome and this semester's programme is available on the blog.
Oxford Brookes has a great reputation for hosting and presenting events highlighting the plight of people whose human rights have been violated. In October the University celebrated Black History Month and in February it is LGBT History Month. More information can be found on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion pages of the Brookes website. CENDEP presents a weekly programme of Work in Progress Seminars, which showcase the research done in the school and in related institutions. Everyone is welcome and this semester's programme is available on the blog.
Looking back at 2018
The 16th annual Oxford Human Rights Festival took place here at Oxford Brookes University from 12th to 17th March 2018, with the exhibition in the Glass Tank. The theme of the Festival was IDENTITY and we explored this in terms of gender, race, nationality, disability and health, and sexuality. We welcomed artists from around the world and from here in the UK, starting with an explosive set from "advocates for social change disguised as Rock Stars" Delta 7, and also including Tibetan film maker Sonam Anja-Tsang, Syrian Finnish actor Sherwan Haji, a series of talks showcasing research and support here at Brookes around the theme of IDENTITY, and a performance of the powerful play Borderline, a tragi-comedy based in and devised by people who have experience of the Calais Jungle. You can catch up on many of the talks and discussions on our YouTube channel.
The 16th annual Oxford Human Rights Festival took place here at Oxford Brookes University from 12th to 17th March 2018, with the exhibition in the Glass Tank. The theme of the Festival was IDENTITY and we explored this in terms of gender, race, nationality, disability and health, and sexuality. We welcomed artists from around the world and from here in the UK, starting with an explosive set from "advocates for social change disguised as Rock Stars" Delta 7, and also including Tibetan film maker Sonam Anja-Tsang, Syrian Finnish actor Sherwan Haji, a series of talks showcasing research and support here at Brookes around the theme of IDENTITY, and a performance of the powerful play Borderline, a tragi-comedy based in and devised by people who have experience of the Calais Jungle. You can catch up on many of the talks and discussions on our YouTube channel.
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Looking back at 2017
The 15th annual Oxford Human Rights Festival took place here at Oxford Brookes University from 14th to 18th March 2017, with the exhibition in the Glass Tank. As ever, the Festival brought together people of different backgrounds to participate in a culture-packed event. Through a selection of films, art and design, performances, talks and workshops, we aim to raise awareness of a range of human rights issues here in the UK and across the world. The festival is free and open to everyone. The theme of OxHRF2017 was HOME. What does home mean to you? Love? Security? Family? For millions of people across the world home is a fractured concept, somewhere they are fleeing from or fleeing to; somewhere temporary, unwelcoming, unsafe. We will explored this idea of home from the point of view of refugees, indigenous people, homeless people, as well as the students here in Oxford. You can meet the 2017 student committee on our people page and read what they have to say about home, human rights and the Festival on our blog.
Looking back at 2016
This year's Festival was our biggest and most exciting yet. Highlights included the screening of He Named Me Malala with Malala's father Ziauddin Yousafzai in collaboration with the Brookes Documentary Club, and the screening of Suffragette, presented by the film's Director, Sarah Gavron. We were delighted to introduce the new Director of CENDEP, Cathrine Brun and to welcome back editor of the New Internationalist, Hazel Healy. Student organiser Katie Reilly looks back at the 2016 Festival here in CENDEP News. The centrepiece of the 2016 Festival was Women in Adversity: Contemporary and Traditional Crafts as a Source of Hope and Income, an exhibition of crafts made by women facing daily situations of conflict, poverty and disease. This included embroidered panels from the Palestinian History Tapestry, a project which tells the story of the life and heritage of the indigenous people of Palestine and supports the traditional craft of Palestinian needlewomen.
The 15th annual Oxford Human Rights Festival took place here at Oxford Brookes University from 14th to 18th March 2017, with the exhibition in the Glass Tank. As ever, the Festival brought together people of different backgrounds to participate in a culture-packed event. Through a selection of films, art and design, performances, talks and workshops, we aim to raise awareness of a range of human rights issues here in the UK and across the world. The festival is free and open to everyone. The theme of OxHRF2017 was HOME. What does home mean to you? Love? Security? Family? For millions of people across the world home is a fractured concept, somewhere they are fleeing from or fleeing to; somewhere temporary, unwelcoming, unsafe. We will explored this idea of home from the point of view of refugees, indigenous people, homeless people, as well as the students here in Oxford. You can meet the 2017 student committee on our people page and read what they have to say about home, human rights and the Festival on our blog.
Looking back at 2016
This year's Festival was our biggest and most exciting yet. Highlights included the screening of He Named Me Malala with Malala's father Ziauddin Yousafzai in collaboration with the Brookes Documentary Club, and the screening of Suffragette, presented by the film's Director, Sarah Gavron. We were delighted to introduce the new Director of CENDEP, Cathrine Brun and to welcome back editor of the New Internationalist, Hazel Healy. Student organiser Katie Reilly looks back at the 2016 Festival here in CENDEP News. The centrepiece of the 2016 Festival was Women in Adversity: Contemporary and Traditional Crafts as a Source of Hope and Income, an exhibition of crafts made by women facing daily situations of conflict, poverty and disease. This included embroidered panels from the Palestinian History Tapestry, a project which tells the story of the life and heritage of the indigenous people of Palestine and supports the traditional craft of Palestinian needlewomen.
Film Studies student Catrin George-Carey meets Malala's father Ziauddin Yousafzai.
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Development & Emergency Practice student Maria Assaf in the Women in Adversity exhibition.
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Development and Emergency Practice student Alex Miller being interviewed for Oxford TV.
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