Past Events Past Events View Upcoming Events Facet Event Type - Past Events UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Facet UVA Partner - Past Events Racial Justice and Equity International and Global Affairs Democracy Domestic Policy & Politics Economics Global Politics & International Relations Leadership Social Entrepreneurship Chauvin Trial Education Political Science Social Equity Health Policy Immigration National Security Social Psychology Advocacy Ethics (-) Humanitarian Policy Facet Area of Focus - Past Events Oct 26 21st Century Civil Protest: A Case Study of the Nigeria #EndSars Protest Oct 26, 2021 / 2:00 PM Great Hall, Garrett Hall Six 2021 Mandela Washington Fellows will present on and facilitate a virtual discussion around the focus, structure and impact of Nigeria’s grassroots #EndSARS campaign, which targets a special police unit implicated in widespread human rights violations but has catalyzed a broader call for social justice among African youth across the continent. Learn more Oct 19 "Human Flow" Film Screening with Kirsten Gelsdorf and David Leblang Oct 19, 2021 / 6:00 PM Online via Zoom Batten professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and David Leblang lead a screening and discussion of the film "Human Flow" as part of a documentary series addressing the immigrant and refugee experience. Learn more Sep 22 "Separated: Children at the Border" Film Screening with Lucy Bassett Sep 22, 2021 / 6:30 PM Online via Zoom Batten Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy Lucy Bassett leads a screening and discussion of "Separated: Children at the Border" as part of a documentary series addressing the immigrant and refugee experience. Learn more
Oct 26 21st Century Civil Protest: A Case Study of the Nigeria #EndSars Protest Oct 26, 2021 / 2:00 PM Great Hall, Garrett Hall Six 2021 Mandela Washington Fellows will present on and facilitate a virtual discussion around the focus, structure and impact of Nigeria’s grassroots #EndSARS campaign, which targets a special police unit implicated in widespread human rights violations but has catalyzed a broader call for social justice among African youth across the continent. Learn more
Oct 19 "Human Flow" Film Screening with Kirsten Gelsdorf and David Leblang Oct 19, 2021 / 6:00 PM Online via Zoom Batten professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and David Leblang lead a screening and discussion of the film "Human Flow" as part of a documentary series addressing the immigrant and refugee experience. Learn more
Sep 22 "Separated: Children at the Border" Film Screening with Lucy Bassett Sep 22, 2021 / 6:30 PM Online via Zoom Batten Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy Lucy Bassett leads a screening and discussion of "Separated: Children at the Border" as part of a documentary series addressing the immigrant and refugee experience. Learn more