On Tuesday March 31st at 7PM we are premiering the new hour long version of "RETURNED: Child Soldiers of Nepal’s Maoist Army". If you are in Atlanta please come to the screening and stay for the short panel discussion with Filmmakers Robert Koenig and Brandon Kohrt afterwards.
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Harland Cinema on Emory's Campus
Street: 605 Asbury Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322 (in the Dobbs University Center)
Phone: 4047274609
The following is more information on the week's events:
HUMAN RIGHTS WEEK CELEBRATED AT EMORY MARCH 30-APRIL 3, 2009
Members of the Emory University community and the greater Atlanta community will celebrate Human Rights Week March 30-April 3. Organized by the student group Human Rights Action, the week’s theme is entitled "Fulfilling the Full Spectrum of Human Rights: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Today,” which seeks to address rights beyond the traditional U.S. conception of political and civil rights. The dates of the week have been selected to commemorate Cesar Chavez Day as well as the 41st anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Human Rights Week 2009 will feature films and panel discussions on various issues, including: women’s rights and sexual violence, the right to health, children’s rights, and labor rights during the economic recession.
The week will conclude with the Human Rights Festival at Asbury Circle from 12pm-2pm on Friday, April 3rd. which will feature a global market with fair-trade crafts, world music and other cultural performances, and a human rights organizational fair featuring Atlanta area organizations working on local and international human rights issues.
All events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.emoryhumanrights.org or call 404-727-4609.
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