Events
Spring 2026
Love Yourself Pop-Up
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 3:00pm EST at the MSC Greek Lounge
The Love Yourself pop-up recognizes that self-care is not a luxury but a human right. In this event, each student will make self-care kits and write love notes to themselves. This event helps empower individuals to encourage students to prioritize their personal well-being.
For more information, please contact: humanrights@kean.edu
Human Rights Week: Sustainable Movie Night
Monday, March 23, 2026, at 6:30pm EST at VISER (NTLC)
Join us in honor of Human Rights Week for a Sustainable Film Screening and Discussion featuring your favorite orange mustached forest guardian! This event is co-hosted with DESS, Urban Learning Collaborative, and the President's Sustainability Task Force.
For more information, please contact: humanrights@kean.edu
Human Rights Week: ASL Youth Symposium
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 from 9:00am - 1:00pm EST at Liberty Hall
This years ASL Youth Symposium will feature Jaymes Jorsling: partially deaf writer, actor, & painter.
ASL students in grades 9–12 of all levels are welcome! ASL interpreters will be on site.
For more information, please contact: humanrights@kean.edu
Human Rights Week: From Us for Us
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm EST at MSC 226 & 228
Join the Human Rights Institute as part of Human Rights Week for From Us For Us to play exciting and interactive games. This program is designed for students can learn how inequality creates instability.
Together we’ll discover how unity, shared responsibility, and supporting one another matters for everyone.
For more information, please contact: humanrights@kean.edu
Human Rights Week: Stitch For Change
Thursday, March 26, 2026 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm EST at the MSC Game Room
Join the Human Rights Institute as part of Human Rights Week for Stitch for Change - A No-Sew Upcycling Workshop!
Turn your old clothes into something new while taking action for human rights and sustainability. Bring an old t-shirt, scarves, fabric scraps, etc. We will transform them into bags, hair accessories, scarves, and more.
No skillset required. Don't have spare items? No problem! We have extras and all equipment required.
For more information, please contact: humanrights@kean.edu
The 18th Annual Human Rights Conference
Friday, March 27, 2026 from 9:00am EST - 1:00pm ET at Wilkins Theatre
Join the Human Rights Institute for our 18th annual Human Rights Conference. This year, we will be focusing on sustainability. The event is free and open to the public.
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For more information, please contact humanrights@kean.edu
From Swastika to Jim Crow: The German Jewish Refugee Scholars Hired at HBCUs
Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 12:00pm EST at Kupferberg Holocaust Center, Queensborough Community College
From Swastika to Jim Crow tells the story of German Jewish scholars who joined the faculty at historically Black colleges and universities in the South and the challenges of leaving one oppressive society for another. In this discussion, documentarians Joel Sucher and Steven Fischler will share their process making the film. Registrants will receive a link to screen the film 48 hours before the event.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu
Curation as Care
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 2:30pm EDT via Zoom
Join Dare Turner (Yurok Tribe), Curator of Indigenous Art at the Brooklyn Museum, for a discussion about the practice of community representation, engagement, and dialogue through the curation of historical and contemporary Native art in encyclopedic museums. Turner will address the concept of "curation as care" as it relates to her recent projects and her role in stewarding the Brooklyn Museum's Indigenous art collection.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu
Fall 2026
Madan Sara: Film Screening
Tuesday, October 13th, 2026 at 3:30pm EST at the Human Rights Institute Gallery
The film centers on the informal status of women in Haitian society, their importance to that same society, and how it functions. Madan Saras delivers goods throughout the country and most times sells their goods in the public marketplaces to support their families. However, it is dangerous work because they are subject to being robbed, disruption on the street which holds up commerce, and other dangers. Most times they are not protected by the authorities. This event is co-hosted with Street Team Productions and the President's Sustainability Task Force.
Following the film, join us for a conversation with the filmmaker Etant Dupain and Street Team Productions.
For more information, please contact: humanrights@kean.edu