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-28 posts tagged "human rights"
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, March 11, 2021
On Feb. 24, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Equality Act. Supported by President Biden, the bill seeks to amend current civil rights law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. If passed, the Equality Act would be the most powerful piece of legislation in protection of basic
Holden Perrelli | Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Siobhán Mullally, visiting professor from the National University of Ireland, Galway, discussed global human trafficking in a lecture Monday sponsored by the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies. In her first-ever visit to Notre Dame, Mullally explained legal and policy initiatives to the European issue of trafficking in
Campus Ministry | Monday, January 21, 2019
For nearly a half century, the Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week the week following the Epiphany (this year, the celebration was Jan. 6-13, 2019). The week is an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting immigrants, refugees, children, victims and survivors of human trafficking. The theme
Drew Lischke | Monday, November 19, 2018
Even if you haven’t been keeping up with the news lately, you are probably aware of the wildfires that currently engulf large swaths of the Californian countryside. Before I get too deep into my opinion, it’s necessary to say that these wildfires are truly tragic. A lot can be said about the impact climate change
Teagan Dillon | Tuesday, April 24, 2018
The differences between human rights and civil rights can be subtle. Defining and identifying these concepts can be a difficult task. Investigating this difference was the central topic during a five-week community engagement project with seventh and eighth grade students at Marshall Intermediate Center in South Bend. Led by three Notre Dame seniors and associate
Jordan Cockrum | Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Saint Mary’s sophomore Annie Maguire spoke out in support of human rights throughout the year. However, because December is Universal Human Rights Month, the importance of advocating for others is especially relevant. “It is our right as humans living on this earth to use our voices for the good, and as college students we are
Tom Naatz | Thursday, August 31, 2017
This academic year, PrismND — Notre Dame’s first official LGBT and ally organization — aims to continue its mission of trying to help the campus experience of students in the LGBT community. “We try to help those students improve their Notre Dame experience and advocate for them,” senior Baylea Williams, PrismND’s president, said. Senior Kelly Valenzi,
Letter to the Editor | Monday, April 24, 2017
In my political philosophy class last week, our discussion about the meaning of the word “intolerance” in John Rawls’s “A Theory of” provoked a strong and healthy debate about same-sex marriage. One of my classmates was discussing how people holding intolerant views in modern-day society ought to be treated by supposedly “tolerant” individuals. He argued
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Consider the scenario: A 55 year-old farmer — father to three, grandfather of two and married for 20 years — endures a decade-long drought near Jalisco, Mexico. His farm is subsidized, novel irrigation tactics are introduced, low-interest loans are given, but the inevitable occurs: His crop runs dry, his debt surpasses $20K and he decides
Devon Chenelle | Monday, April 4, 2016
Whether it be Henry and William James, or Kim, Kourtney and Khloe, little grabs the popular imagination quite like remarkable families. One such family is that of (aunt) Hanabiko “Koko” and (niece) Binti Jua. Koko’s innovations in linguistics and animal husbandry revolutionized both fields. Binti Jua became one of Chicagoland’s heroines when, in Brookfield, Illinois,