Pitt+Human+Rights+Initiative

//The purpose of this initiative is to strengthen working relationships between the University of Pittsburgh and community leaders working to address a variety of human rights concerns in our region. The aim is to amplify human rights on the city’s and university’s agenda and to raise public consciousness and discourse around human rights. We can help build an organized constituency for human rights in Pittsburgh by bringing diverse groups together and mobilizing university resources. Support for this initiative has been provided by the University of Pittsburgh's // //Research in Diversity Initiative of the Office of the Provost and the University Research Council //


 * Project coordinator: **Jackie Smith, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Sociology

Jason Beery, Senior Research & Policy Analyst, Urbankind Michael Goodhart, Director, Global Studies Center, Pitt & Advisory Board member, Pittsburgh Human Rights City Alliance Carol Hardeman, Community Organizer, Hill District Consensus Group anu jain, Executive Director, Gender Equity Commission, City of Pittsburgh & Founder, Inclusant Consulting Jamilah Lahijuddin, Youth Organizing Program, Hill District Consensus Group Larry Meadows, Homewood Children’s Village Dawn Plummer, Pittsburgh Food Policy Council Carl Redwood Jr., Hill District Consensus Group, Vice-Chair, Board of Directors Roger Rouse, Global Studies Center & Pittsburgh Human Rights City Alliance Monica Ruiz, Community Organizer, Casa San Jose Carlos Torres, Executive Director, Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations Laura Wiens, Director, Pittsburghers for Public Transit
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Community Advisory Council **

<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Lisa Alfredson Graduate School of Public and International Affairs <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Peter Odell Campbell, Department of English Program in Composition, Literacy, Pedagogy, & Rhetoric <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Sabina Dietrick, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Waverly Duck, Department of Sociology <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Erika Gold Kestenberg, School of Education Center for Urban Education <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Michael Goodhart, Director, Global Studies Center <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Sarah Goodkind, School of Social Work <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Jordan Hayes, Department of English <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Holly Hickling, University Honors College Academic Community Engagement Advisor <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Cory Holding, Department of English <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Shenay Jeffrey, Outreach Coordinator, Office of PittServes, & Advisory Board member, New Voices for Reproductive Justice <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Kari Kokka, Department of Instruction and Learning <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Dan Kubis, Humanities Center –Public Humanities <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Jules Lobel, School of Law <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Noble Maseru, Director, Center for Health Equity <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Joshua Lew McDermott, PhD student, Department of Sociology <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Paul Nelson, Associate Dean, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Mary Ohmer, Community Organization and Social Action Program, School of Social Work & Center for Race and Social Problems <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Roger Rouse, Global Studies Center <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Jeffrey Shook, School of Social Work <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Sam Shepherd, Arts & Sciences Graduate Fellow, History Department <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Jackie Smith, Department of Sociology
 * __<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">University of Pittsburgh Human Rights Working Group __**

__***Supporting roles**__
 * J<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">amie C. Ducar, Assist. Dir. Community Relations, Pitt Office of Community Relations


 * Community Advisory Council Meetings**


 * Working Group Meetings**


 * Activities/ Announcements**
 * Postdoctoral fellowship: Human Rights and Cities: Linking Local and Global
 * @Health, Human Rights, and Cities Initiative
 * @Campus Equity
 * @Forums on Amazon HQ2 and the Right to the City
 * Open letter to Pitt Chancellor: Urging our universities to stand up for immigrant rights and DACA "dreamers"
 * Summary of recommended Actions and University services for immigrant/DACA students