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Amnesty International USA Executive Director at Human Rights Fair April 11

Steve W. Hawkins
Executive Director, Amnesty International USA

The Monterey Institute is pleased to welcome the Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, Steve W. Hawkins, to the 4th Annual Human Rights Fair. The Fair is organized and spearheaded by the student-led MIIS Chapter of Amnesty International, and Dr. Jan Knippers-Black, professor, life-long human rights advocate, and Amnesty International Board member since 2011.

Steve W. Hawkins will deliver the keynote address on Friday, April 11 at 6:00 p.m. in the Irvine Auditorium at the Institute’s downtown Monterey Campus. Hawkins’ address, titled “Bringing Human Rights Home,” will be followed by a reception in the lobby of the McCone Building. Both the keynote address and reception are free and open to the public.

Before joining Amnesty International USA as its Executive Director, Steven W. Hawkins was the Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer of the NAACP. He is a nationally renowned attorney and grassroots advocacy leader at the forefront of social justice issues, including death penalty abolition, criminal justice reform and defending civil liberties. As an attorney, he brought litigation that led to the release of three teenagers wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death row in Tennessee. He was also a law professor in South Africa during apartheid, teaching black lawyers who faced discriminatory treatment in the courts. Steven obtained his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and New York University.

Spring Semester Offerings for Our eMIISsaries

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“Red Garden”, Painting by President Emeritus Steven Baker

For Monterey Institute students, the arrival of spring means a new cohort of peer connections, fresh perspectives from January-term travels, and that hopeful eagerness surrounding commencement, job interviews, and turning theory into practice.

For eMIISsaries and the Monterey community, this spring brings an array of campus events, lectures, and engagement opportunities we’re pleased to extend to you. Here is a sampling of our spring season offerings:

MIIS will host the film, ‘The Attack’, on March 9th

March 9th – The Monterey Institute will host the finale event of the Carmel Jewish Film Festival. The film “The Attack” will be screened with an expert panel discussion following, featuring key MIIS faculty members. Visit their website for tickets.

Steve Hawkins, Executive Director, Amnesty International

April 11th – Human Rights Fair keynote speaker, Steve Hawkins, Executive Director of Amnesty International. Details to follow.

Monterey Symphony Orchestra

May 1st – Inaugural Chamber Music Concert with the Monterey Symphony Orchestra, hosted by the Monterey Institute in the Irvine Auditorium. Details to follow.

The New Year Sampler – Save These Dates!

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Followed by a MIIS faculty expert panel discussion

March 9 – Finale event of the Carmel Jewish Film Festival. The film “The Attack” will be screened with an expert panel discussion following, featuring key MIIS faculty members.

Steve Hawkins, Executive Director, Amnesty International

April 11 – Human Rights Fair keynote speaker, Steve Hawkins, Executive Director of Amnesty International.

President of NAACP Benjamin Todd Jealous at MIIS Human Rights Fair

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Friday May 10 – 7:30 pm – Irvine Auditorium, MIIS Campus

Benjamin Todd Jealous, president of the National Association of Colored People (NAACP), will deliver the keynote address May 10 for the Monterey Institute’s third annual Human Rights Fair, sponsored by the Amnesty International Club on campus.

Jealous is the 17th president of the NAACP, and upon his appointment at age 35 in 2008, became the youngest person to lead the 104-year-old organization. In recent years he has led successful efforts to build the NAACP’s online presence and voter registration capacity, and opened national programs on education, health, and environmental justice. A Rhodes Scholar, he is a graduate of Columbia and Oxford University, the past president of the Rosenberg Foundation, and was the founding director of Amnesty International’s U.S. Human Rights Program.

Jealous was invited to speak at the Institute by Professor Jan Black, whose lifelong work on human rights led to her being elected to the board of directors of Amnesty International USA in 2011.

The May 10 event begins at 7:30 p.m., in the Irvine Auditorium at 499 Pierce Street, and is free and open to the public. The keynote address will be followed by a reception with live entertainment.

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