Recent Avon Global Center Events

• Panel: Poverty, Violence, and Drugs: Causes and Consequences of Women's Imprisonment in Jamaica. On April 18, 2016, three students from the Global Gender Justice Clinic presented preliminary findings based on research they have done this semester about women's imprisonment in Jamaica.  

• Panel: Faith Based Perspectives on Advancing Women’s Equality: From Oppression to Empowerment. On March 23, 2016, Marilyn Tebor Shaw, Attorney and Counselor at Law of TeborShaw Law, LLC; Walaa Horan, Co-Convener of Ithaca Welcomes Refuges; and Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of Christians for Biblical Equality came to Cornell Law School for an interfaith discussion on how their respective faiths advance women’s equality.

• Speaker: Qur'anic Shari'ah: Gender Justice in Islam.  On March 7, 2016, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice hosted Dr. Nimat Hafez Barazangi for a talk on "Qur'anic Shari'ah: Gender Justice in Islam." Dr. Hafez Barazangi discussed her work interpreting the Qur'an to promote justice and gender equality for women and girls, ensuring their autonomy and self-determination. 

• Speaker: Human Rights and Gender Equality in Post-War Somalia. On November 11, 2015, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, Global Gender Justice Clinic, Dorothea S. Clarke Program in Feminist Jurisprudence, Berger International Speaker Series, Institute for African Development, Cornell Advocates for Human Rights, and the Women's Law Coalition hosted Dr. Deqo Mohamed for a talk on "Human Rights and Gender Equality in Post-War Somalia."

• Documentary Screening October 29th: Telling Amy's Story. On October 29, 2015, the Avon Global Center, together with the Global Gender Justice Clinic and Cornell Advocates for Human Rights, screened a documentary on domestic violence in the US entitled "Telling Amy's Story."

• Panel: #DVFree: Implementing the Human Right to be Free from Domestic Violence in Tompkins County, NY. On October 20, 2015, the Avon Global Center, together with the Global Gender Justice Clinic, organized a panel discussion during which Global Gender Justice Clinic students and a representative from the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County discussed their work in drafting guidelines for employers to protect victims of domestic violence in Tompkins County.

• Speaker: Gender Relationships, Drug Policy and Prison in Latin America. On October 7, 2015, the Avon Global Center, together with the Berger International Studies Program and the International Human Rights Clinic, co-hosted Ms. Corina Giacomello, a researcher with the National Institute of Penal Science in Mexico, for a talk on "Gender Relationships, Drug Policy and Prison in Latin America."  

• Speaker: Women, Business and the Law: Getting to Equal. On September 23, 2015, the Avon Global Center, together with Cornell University's Women in Public Policy, hosted Ms. Almodovar-Reteguis from the World Bank's "Women, Business and the Law Project" for a talk celebrating the launch of the "2016 report on Women, Business and the Law."

• Speaker: "Lean in? Opt out?" Hard Truths–and Strategies for Success–for Women Lawyers Today. On September 17, 2015, the Avon Global Center, together with Cornell Law School's Women's Law Coalition, hosted Judge Delissa Ridgway, a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.

• Domestic Violence Advocates Roundtable. On May 28, 2015, the Avon Global Center, together with Columbia Law School's Human Rights Institute, convened a small group of advocates that in different capacities have been involved in passing local resolutions recognizing freedom from domestic violence as a human right.

• Panel: Beyond 2015: Positive Steps and Potential Setbacks of the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. On April 23, 2015, the Avon Global Center, together with Cornell International Affairs Society (CIAS) and Cornell International Affairs Forum, organized a panel assessing the successes and remaining challenges of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and analyzing its foreseen successor.

• Documentary Screening: India's Daughter. On April 21, 2015, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, together with Cornell University's South Asian Council, Panhellenic Association, Interfraternity Council, Multicultural Greek Letter Council, and Women in Public Policy, screened India's Daughter followed by a discussion. 

• Speaker: Advancing Access to Justice for Women and Children in Ghana. On April 20, 2015, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice and the Berger International Legal Studies Program hosted Chief Justice Wood of the Republic of Ghana to discuss advancing access to justice for women and children in Ghana.

• CSW Side-Event: Ensuring that Courts Do Not Re-Victimize: Making Beijing's Commitments a Reality. On March 9, 2015, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice and the International Association for Women Judges organized a parallel event during the 59th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. 

• Panel: Sexual Assault in the United States Military: How Far Have We Come? On February 19, 2015, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, together with the New York Bar Association, Protect Our Defenders, and the ACLU, organized a panel discussion on military sexual assault.

• Documentary Screening: Saving Face. On February 5, 2015, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice screened the Academy Award-winning documentary, "Saving Face," on acid violence in Pakistan which was followed by a debriefing on the topic by Cornell Professor Sital Kalantry.

• Speaker: Sex Workers at Risk-Criminalization of Condoms. On November 20, 2014, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, the Global Gender Justice Clinic and the LGBT Clinic hosted Megan McLemore, Senior Researcher at the Health and Human Rights Division with Human Rights Watch for a talk on human rights advocacy against criminalization of condoms.

• Panel: Access to Justice for Juveniles in Zambia. On November 3, 2014, the Avon Global Center organized a panel discussion discussing panelists' work in developing the first-ever practice guide on Zambian juvenile law.

• Panel: Recognizing Freedom from Domestic Violence a Human Right in Tompkins County, NY. On October 22, 2014, the Avon Global Center organized a panel discussion highlighting a Global Gender Justice Clinic project advocating for the adoption of a local resolution to recognize freedom from domestic violence a human right. 

• Documentary Screening October 21: Telling Amy's Story. On October 21, 2014, the Avon Global Center screened the documentary on domestic violence in the US, "Telling Amy's Story," followed by a debriefing by the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County. 

• Speaker: Women's Rights as Human Rights in the United States. On October 9, 2014, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice hosted Sandra Park, Senior Staff Attorney for the ACLU's Women's Rights Project for a talk on "20 Years After Beijing-Women's Rights as Human Rights in the United States."

• Meeting: US State Department Visitors from the Middle East and North Africa: On September 16, 2014 the Avon Global Center hosted visitors from Egypt, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen as part of the US State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program. 

• Speaker: Education for Women and Girls is the Key to Liberation. On September 11, 2014 the Avon Global Center hosted Dr. Tashi Zangmo, Executive Director and Founder of the Bhutan Nuns Foundations (BNF) for a talk on education as empowerment.

• Meeting: US State Department Visitors from West Africa. On June 3, 2014 the Avon Global Center hosted visitors from Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Sao Tome and Principe as part of the US State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program. 

• Teleconference: Combating Violence Against Women - What's Working. On May 29, 2014 the Avon Global Center's Executive Director Elizabeth Brundige moderated an event for the American Bar Association on best practices throughout the world for combating violence against women. Listen to a recording of the event here. 

• Meeting: U.S. Secretary of State International Women of Courage Award Winner Visits Avon Global Center. On March 10, 2014 the Avon Global Center hosted Beatrice Mtetwa, Zimbabwean human rights lawyer and activist. 

• Panel: Violence Against Native Women: Resistance and Responses. On March 12, 2014 the Avon Global Center co-sponsored an event on violence against native women and the effects of recent changes in US law. 

• Panel: Careers in Law. On February 20, 2014, the Carl Becker House at Cornell University and Avon Global Center organized an event for undergraduate students on legal careers.

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