Campus Y holds advocates Human Rights Week with series of events

CORRECTION: Due to a reporting error, a previous version of this story listed events for the 2012 Human Rights Week instead of 2013. The story has been changed to reflect these changes.

Campus Y committees will be holding a series of events through this Saturday to advocate for Human Rights Week.

“One-third of our committees, with hundreds of students, are working together to put on this whole week,” said Jagir Patel, co-president of the Campus Y.

Though slavery is illegal, there are still almost 27 million people enslaved worldwide. Issues such as human trafficking will be addressed at events orchestrated by Advocates for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Carolina Against Slavery and Trafficking and STAND-UNC.

The following events will be held this week:

All week

Voices through Visions Human Rights Photography Exhibition
Location: Union West Lounge

Monday, Feb. 11

DiPhi debate and open discussion
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Campus Y seminar room 208

Tuesday, Feb. 12

“The New Asylums” screening
FRONTLINE examines mental illness in prisons
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Hamilton Hall 420

World Micro-Market’s Valentine’s Day sale
Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Location: Anne Queen Faculty Lounge

Wednesday, Feb. 13

World Micro-Market’s Valentine’s Day sale
Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: Anne Queen Faculty Lounge

Human Rights Week Keynote Speaker with the former president of the ACLU, Nadine Strossen
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Nelson Mandela Auditorium

Thursday, Feb. 14

Discussion with anthropology professor Rudi Colleredo-Mansfield
Will discuss community economies and cultural change in the context of globalization
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Campus Y conference room 103

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Valentine’s Day fair trade chocolate event
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: The Pit

Friday, Feb. 15

PSS Training: Effective Lobbying for Immigration Reform
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Campus Y seminar rooms 207 and 208

Spoken Word for Social Justice
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Bingham Hall 103

Saturday, Feb. 16

Human Rights dinner
Open to the first 25 people to RSVP to ahr.campusy@gmail.com
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Anne Queen Faculty Lounge