UNC Human
Rights Convention Agenda
9:00 Welcoming
Remarks Professor Blau Reading
of the Preamble - Crista Cuccaro
Introduce Collective Rights
and speaker -Stacey
Garner SPEAKER – Professor Eunice Sahle, Democracy Rights to Democracy Rights to Peace Rights to Participate in
Social Movements Rights to Pluralism and
Diversity Rights of Citizens Discussion 9:45 Introduce Social
Rights and speaker
-Emerson Evans SPEAKER: Dr. Sergio Chavez, Rights
of Migrants Rights of Migrants, asylum seekers and refugees Rights of Women Rights to Prenatal Care Rights of Children Rights of the Elderly Rights of Veterans Rights to Education Rights to Sports and Arts Rights to Leisure Rights to Housing Rights to Information Introduce speaker: Adeline Rogers SPEAKER: Demetrius Semien,
Reparations to the descendents of slaves Discussion 10:45 Introduce
Political and Civil and Political Rights - Bria
Marcelo Rights of Prisoners Rights of Disabled People Right of Vulnerable Groups Prohibition of Torture Prohibition of Sexual
Violence Freedom from Discrimination Right to Religious Freedom Rights of Speech Intellectual Property Rights Rights to Privacy Prohibition
of Capital Punishment Right to Informed Consent in
Scientific Research Rights to Same-Sex Marriage Discussion
12:00 Lunch Emerson Evans, Introduce Speaker Mayor Foy Lunch – Keynote Mayor Foy 12:30 Discussion 1:00 Introduce
Economic Rights - Bobbi Ruffin Rights of Labor Rights to Occupational Safety Rights to Decent Job Farmers’ Rights Consumers’ Rights Right to an Adequate Standard
of Living Workers’ Rights –
Maternity/Paternity Leave Rights to a Living Wage Rights to Equal Pay Labor Union Rights Healthcare Rights Discussion 2:00 Reconsidering
Collective Rights: Culture and the Environment Introduce Collective Rights and the Speaker - Tessa Bialek SPEAKER – Professor Flora Lu, Environmental
Rights Environmental rights Right to Inherited Culture Rights to Language Rights of Indigenous Peoples Collective Bargaining Rights to Food Security Economic Security Rights 3:00 Introduce Mayor
Mark Chilton, Judith Blau Mayor Chilton, 3:20 Discussion 3:20-5:00 Process and Where Do We
Go From Here? – Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Jennifer Galassi,
Orange County Human Rights Agency Joy Messinger, APPLES
office, Campus Y