{"id":12698,"date":"2013-03-12T22:20:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T02:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amnestypgh.org\/?p=12698"},"modified":"2013-04-14T22:17:24","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T02:17:24","slug":"storytelling-and-human-rights-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/?p=12698","title":{"rendered":"Storytelling and Human Rights Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hosted by Global Solutions Pittsburgh and Point Park University Honors Student Organization<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

*Amnesty International Group 39 is proud to attend and participate in the Storytelling and Human Rights Symposium! \u00a0When you attend, look for our literature and I’m sure we’ll have a petition and\/or postcard to sign!*<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Point Park Honors Student Organization<\/a>\u00a0is partnering with Global Solutions Pittsburgh and the Point Park United Student Government to present a\u00a0Storytelling and Human Rights Symposium<\/strong>. Students from all local universities as well as the general public are invited to attend.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Drew Kahn<\/strong>\u00a0is the keynote speaker for the event. Kahn is a theatre professor at Buffalo State College and the director of the\u00a0Anne Frank Project<\/strong><\/a>, which aims to use the power of storytelling to explore genocide. Kahn recently gave a popular\u00a0Ted Talk<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in Buffalo about his travels to Rwanda.<\/p>\n

The symposium will be interactive. Both the keynote speaker and a discussion panel will present historical human rights violations and discuss how theatre, journalism and the arts can aid in healing and preventing genocide and other injustices. Afterwards, the audience will break into small workshops with the panelists where they will create their own skit, story or piece of art that describes a particular human rights violation to share with the entire group.<\/p>\n

Breakout Group Themes:<\/strong>
\n(1) Theater and Performance \u2013 Drew Kahn
\n(2) Communications and Journalism \u2013 TBA
\n(3) Human Rights and Advocacy \u2013 TBA
\n(4) Storytelling and the Arts \u2013 TBA<\/p>\n

The entire day will center on the role of communication in genocide and the importance of storytelling, theatre and writing, in learning, healing, and preventing future tragedies.<\/p>\n

Event Schedule: April 12th, 2:00 PM \u2013 6:00 PM,\u00a0GRW Theater University Center<\/a><\/strong>
\n2 PM: Intro and Keynote Speaker (Drew Kahn)
\n3 PM: Panel Discussion
\n\u2013 Short Break \u2013
\n4 PM: Breakout groups
\n5 PM: Presentations
\n6 PM: Wrap-Up<\/p>\n

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Start: April 12, 2013 2:00 PM<\/dt>\n
End: April 12, 2013 6:00 PM<\/dt>\n
Category: Open to the\u00a0Public<\/a><\/dt>\n
Organizer:Point Park University Honors Student Organization \/ Global Solutions Pittsburgh<\/dt>\n
Phone: 412-471-7852<\/dt>\n
Email: tim@globalsolutionspgh.org<\/dt>\n
Venue: GRW Theater – Point Park University Center<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n
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Address:\u00a0Google Map<\/a>\u00a0414 Wood St., Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 15222<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

To register, please visit:\u00a0http:\/\/globalsolutionspgh.org\/event\/storytelling-human-rights-symposium\/<\/p>\n

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See you there!<\/p>\n

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