Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Haiti Week Kicks Off with NUCHR


Please join us for the

7th Annual Northwestern University

Conference on Human Rights

"Urban Slums: The Shadow of the Humanitarian Generation"

www.nuchr.net

When: Jan. 21-24

What: Undergraduates, nonprofit workers, policy makers and academics will gather at the 2010 Northwestern University Conference on Human Rights to examine the problems slum dwellers face and, while focusing on the factors that maintain slum life, explore different motivations and approaches in addressing the human rights violations of slum dwellers.

First Event!!!: Thursday January 21 8pm: Opening Keynote: Empowering Hope: Cities, Slums, and Human Rights—Katherine Sierra, Vice President for Sustainable Development at the World Bank

**NU Stands with Haiti Fundraising Kick-Off**

Owen L. Coon Forum, Leverone Hall, Northwestern University

Please See the Schedule at www.nuchr.net

***Events are free and open to the public! Please contribute to our donation boxes to support Partners in Health in Haiti***

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