Social Rights

Occupy Movement Research

Posted by on Dec 12, 2012 in Employment Rights, Research, Social Rights |

“Understanding the Occupy Movement as an Exercise in Living Democracy” Written and read by Nicole Judd-Bekken (njbekken@gmail.com) CORD Panel Event: Occupy Wall St/Denver: Here to stay or going away? November 9, 2011 The views presented here are personal and do not represent those of the Center on Rights Development or of the Occupy movement more broadly. Whether in Tunis, Cairo, Madrid, Athens, New York, or Denver, the recent uprisings seen around the world are a reaction to the unequal...

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Free Trade Agreements- Market Freedom at the Expense of Individual Freedom?

Posted by on Jan 19, 2012 in Economic Rights, Past Events, Social Rights |

Free Trade Agreements- Market Freedom at the Expense of Individual Freedom?

This event, put on in January of 2012, discussed the economic pros and cons of Free Trade and take a look at how these agreements are affecting human rights on the ground and featured Kishore Kulkarni- JKSIS Adjunct Professor of International Economics, Sasha Breger- JKSIS Lecturer for the BA Program in International Studies, and Kara Martinez – Advocacy Member, Denver Justice and Peace Committee, Instructor of International Studies, American Public University.  Dr. Lynn...

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