The Social Practice of Human Rights (SPHR), a biannual conference hosted by the Human Rights Center at the University of Dayton, provides a unique space for scholars and practitioners to engage in collaboration, dialogue, and critical analysis of local and global human rights advocacy.
The partnership between the Human Rights Center and OGR has included two SPHR conferences as well as OGR internships. Videos and articles from the conferences can be found below.
In October 2019, SPHR convened to address the urgency of developing threats with hope and vigor, sustainable movement-building, and disruptive methods—even when it means, to quote Pope Francis, “going against the grain.”
The conference was organized around three core themes: social and political transformation, technological transformation, and eco-economic transformation. The event featured research sessions, creative workshops by JustLabs, multidisciplinary panels, and keynote addresses by Opal Tometi, Anand Giridharadas, and Zeynep Tufecki.
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Social and Political Transformation
Technological Transformation
Eco-economic Transformation
Power and Participation in Philanthropy
Innovations in Corporate Accountability
The Social Practice of Human Rights (SPHR), a biannual conference hosted by the Human Rights Center at the University of Dayton, provides a unique space for scholars and practitioners to engage in collaboration, dialogue, and critical analysis of local and global human rights advocacy.
The partnership between the Human Rights Center and OGR has included two SPHR conferences as well as OGR internships. Videos and articles from the conferences can be found below.
In October 2019, SPHR convened to address the urgency of developing threats with hope and vigor, sustainable movement-building, and disruptive methods—even when it means, to quote Pope Francis, “going against the grain.”
The conference was organized around three core themes: social and political transformation, technological transformation, and eco-economic transformation. The event featured research sessions, creative workshops by JustLabs, multidisciplinary panels, and keynote addresses by Opal Tometi, Anand Giridharadas, and Zeynep Tufecki.
Click to play any of the videos below.
Social and Political Transformation
Technological Transformation
Eco-economic Transformation
Power and Participation in Philanthropy
Innovations in Corporate Accountability
The 2017 SPHR conference explored the challenges to advocacy posed by racism, xenophobia, and other forms of extremism.
The conference was organized around three core themes: forced migration, peace, and modern-day slavery, and featured research panels, plenary dialogues, and keynote addresses from a variety of human rights researchers and practitioners.
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SPHR17 Opening Remarks: Tony Talbott, HRC and William Dobson, NPR
SPHR17 Concluding Plenary: OpenGlobalRights
SPHR17 Plenary: Modern-day Slavery Advocacy in a Globalization of Indifference
SPHR17: Transitional Justice and Peace in Colombia: A Victim’s View - Nadiezhda Henriquez
SPHR17 Plenary: Peace Advocacy in a Globalization of Indifference
SPHR17: Migrants Under Attack in the US & the Roadmap towards Human Rights - Marilena Hincapie
SPHR17 Plenary: Forced Migration Advocacy in a Globalization of Indifference
OpenGlobalRights teamed up with the University of Dayton Human Rights Center to feature its biennial conference, the Social Practice of Human Rights (SPHR), which serves as a platform to bridge the divide between scholars and practitioners and enable critical reflection on human rights research on and for advocacy.
In October 2019, SPHR convened to address high-risk threats that present themselves with unprecedented urgency. It was be our task to reinvigorate collaborative efforts with hope and vigor, building sustainable movements and disruptive methods even when it means, to quote Pope Francis, “going against the grain.”
Featured speakers at the conference included Opal Tometi, Anand Giridharadas, Zeynep Tufecki.
The University of Dayton is the university for the common good: As a Catholic, Marianist research university, the University of Dayton has long been a center of programming, dialogue and education on social justice and human rights. Founded in 2013, the Human Rights Center expands the University’s mission to integrate both the theoretical and practical approaches to learning and unite with other institutions, groups and individuals working to realize the common good both locally and globally.
For more information about the Human Rights Center or the conference, visit go.udayton.edu/hrc
Click to play any of the videos below.
SPHR17 Opening Remarks: Tony Talbott, HRC and William Dobson, NPR
SPHR17 Concluding Plenary: OpenGlobalRights
SPHR17 Plenary: Modern-day Slavery Advocacy in a Globalization of Indifference
SPHR17: Transitional Justice and Peace in Colombia: A Victim’s View - Nadiezhda Henriquez
SPHR17 Plenary: Peace Advocacy in a Globalization of Indifference
SPHR17: Migrants Under Attack in the US & the Roadmap towards Human Rights - Marilena Hincapie
SPHR17 Plenary: Forced Migration Advocacy in a Globalization of Indifference
