Events
Fall 2026
World Without Genocide: Virtual Presentation Series
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 from 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 from 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Thursday, October 8, 2026 from 4:30pm to 7:15pm
In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, join the Holocaust Resource Center, Human Rights Institute, and Council on Global Education and Citizenship for a virtual three-part presentation series: World Without Genocide. Explore memory, justice, and human rights across Latin America with Dr. Ellen J. Kennedy. The presentation series will be held via Zoom.
For more information, please contact: humanrights@kean.edu
Human Family: Works on Paper by Otávio Roth
September 28, 2026 to December 4, 2026 at the Human Rights Institute Gallery
Opening Reception: September 28, 2026 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Human Family: Works on Paper by Otávio Roth shares the artist’s 1978 series of prints illustrating all thirty articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a statement of self-determination inspired by our nation’s founding documents.
For more information, please contact: galleries@kean.edu
Common Read 2026-2027
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 from 2:15pm - 3:30pm at Wilkins Theater
Join Kean Common Read and the Human Rights Institute for the 2026-2027 Common Read. This year's Common Read features Sanaz Toossi's work, English.
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For more information, please contact: humanrights@kean.edu
Empty Plate at the Table
Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 4:30pm EST at the Human Rights Institute Room 201
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, join us for an important panel discussion on Domestic Violence and Community Care featuring YWCA Union County, Refugee Assistance Partners NJ, and The Campbell House. This event is co-presented by the Community Wellness and Counseling Center, Kean Wellness Center, Cougar Connections, and Office of Belonging and Community Engagement.
Empty Plate at the Table will be on display from October 12-16, 2026
For more information, please contact: humanrights@kean.edu
Madan Sara: Film Screening
Tuesday, October 27, 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
Human Rights High School Virtual Program
Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 9:00am to 10:30am EST via Zoom.
As a survivor of conversion practices, Dr. Lucas Wilson will present on his own experiences and how this has compelled his research on how the prevalence of conversion practices in North America violate human rights.
For more information, please contact: humanrights@kean.edu