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MAYNOOTH SOCIAL JUSTICE WEEK 2018

A Call to Action

26th February - 2nd March 2018

Maynooth Social Justice Week in Maynooth University is a collaborative effort between students, staff, and agencies such as Trocaire and the Irish Missionary Union, aimed at raising awareness of global challenges and promoting social justice.

Maynooth students have demonstrated time and time again their commitment to reach out to people on the margins of society both in Ireland and abroad. Students will have a central role in all aspects of the week, with strong involvement by the Students’ Union and by Student Services and academic staff.

For further information, you can contact us as follows:

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/social-justice-week-2018

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MaynoothSocialJustice

Twitter: @MaynoothSJW18

Hashtag: #MUCalltoAction

Universal Declaration of Human Rights - 70th Anniversary

2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (adopted on the 10th December 1948 by the General Assembly).

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages.

You can listen to Eleanor Roosevelt reading the Declaration of Human Rights by clicking on the following link: UNDHR by Eleanor Roosevelt

For more information about the UDHR, please click on the following link: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Social Justice Week 2018 Programme

MONDAY, 26TH FEBRUARY

Event	Speaker(s) / Contributor(s)	Venue	Time
MU Library: Via Twitter and Facebook - Database of the Day	Library	Library	All Day

Comhlámh Information Stand on Overseas Volunteering (Cohlámh is the organisation for returned development workers)	Comhlamh	Arts Building	10 am - 12 noon
The Politics of Climate Change	Prof. Peadar Kirby	Lyreen Hall 1 (South Campus)	12 noon - 2 pm
Workshop on Development Education and Ethical Volunteering	Ruth Powell & Sandra Collins (Comhlámh)	Classhall E (Arts Building)	1 pm

"Condemned to Remember" - Film marking the 70th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights Followed by a Q&A Session with Tom Reichental (Holocaust Survivor) Book your ticket by clicking on the following link: Condemned to Remember Tickets	Edward Kennedy Institute	John Hume Lecture Theatre 1	6.30 pm
Public Lecture: Heat, Greed and Human Need Book your ticket by clicking on the following link: Heat, Greed & Human Need Tickets	Prof. Ian Gough	John Hume Lecture Theatre 2	6 pm

TUESDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY

Event	Speaker(s) / Contributor(s)	Venue	Time
MU Library: Via Twitter and Facebook - Database of the Day	Library	Library	All Day

Climate Justice: interdisciplinary challenges. Panel discussion with Prof. Ian Gough, Lorna Gold (Trocaire), Prof. Peadar Kirby, Prof. John Sweeney, Seán MacDonagh	Prof. Ian Gough, Lorna Gold (Trocaire), Prof. Peadar Kirby, Prof. John Sweeney, Seán MacDonagh	White Board Room (Library, 1st Floor)	10 am - 12 noon
Lecture: Gender, Inclusion and Education	Dr. Bernie Grummell	Room SE 236, School of Education	11 am - 1 pm

Lecture: Wellbeing, Power and Privilege PLEASE NOTE that due to the National weather alert this lecture has been postponed until the following Tuesday (6th March - see change of venue)	Dr. Catriona O'Toole	SE012 (School of Education)	4 pm - 7.30 pm

WEDNESDAY, 28TH FEBRUARY

Event	Speaker(s) / Contributor(s)	Venue	Time
MU Library: Via Twitter and Facebook - Database of the Day	Library	Library	All Day

Lecture: Gender, Equality and Inclusion in Technology Design & Use	Dr. Aphra Kerr	CB3, Callan Building	2 pm - 3 pm

Societal Challenges, Research Day A series of panels will showcase research within the University Developing Migrant Integration Policy in the Public Sector: A Human Rights Approach (Dr. Clíodhna Murphy, School of Law and Criminology/MU SSI) The Limits of Sexual Equalities through Legislative Inclusion: Liveabilities and Heteroactivisms (Professor Kath Browne, Department of Geography/MU SSI) The use of new social media in resisting and redefining the social meanings of male sex work (Dr. Paul Ryan, Department of Sociology/MU SSI) Careers of under-researched populations: an entanglement of Identity & Career from the micro perspective (Dr. Marian Crowley Henry, School of Business/MU SSI)		Conference Room (Floor 2), Iontas	2 pm - 3.30 pm
Societal Challenges, Research Day A series of panels will showcase research within the University Unemployment Benefits in Ireland: the 2009 cut to Job Seekers Allowance for 18 and 19 year olds (Professor Donal O’Neill, Department of Economics) HAP and HUBs: Where is the right to housing? (Dr. Rory Hearne, MU SSI) Recrafting informal education for gender equality (Dr. Aphra Kerr, Sociology/MU SSI) Higher Education in a Global Era (Dr. Bernie Grummell, Departments of Adult Education and Education/MU SSI & Dr. Fergal Finnegan, Department of Adult Education )		Conference Room (Floor 2), Iontas	3.45 pm - 5.15 pm

THURSDAY, 1ST MARCH

Event	Speaker(s) / Contributor(s)	Venue	Time
MU Library: Via Twitter and Facebook - Database of the Day	Library	Library	All Day
Access to all to Ken Saro-Wiwa Archive.	Library	Library	All Day
Universal Declaration of Human Rights presentation	Library	Library Foyer	All Day

Social Justice Week Stands Highlighting Homelessness (Chaplaincy) Zero Waste (Green Campus Society) demonstration on how to recycle properly with the government's "new accepted list", how to segregate waste on campus Introduction to Zero Waste movement (how to start; Food Waste) Not sooo Fast Fashion (with Nu Wardrobe, startup based in Dublin dedicated to sharing and swapping extend the life-cycle of clothes and to reduce waste).		Arts Building	10 am - 2 pm

Reflections on the UDHR at 70; its relevance in facing modern human rights challenges Law Students discussion & open to other students, (with tea/coffee)	Dr. Amina Adanan & Dr. Noelle Higgins	Classhall A (Arts Building)	10.30 am - 12 noon

SUMUD - Everyday Resistance Documentary examining life under Israeli military occupation in the West Bank, told through the stories of Palestinian women.	Trocaire in association with MU Dept of Media Studies	MUSSI Seminar Room, Iontas Building	1 pm - 2 pm

Lecture: The Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples - CANCELLED due to national weather alert and resulting travel restrictions	Prof. Jérémie Gilbert (University of Roehampton)	CB4, Callan Building	2 pm - 4 pm

FRIDAY, 2ND MARCH

Event	Speaker(s) / Contributor(s)	Venue	Time
MU Library: Via Twitter and Facebook - Database of the Day	Library	Library	All Day
Access to all to Ken Saro-Wiwa Archive.	Library	Library	All Day
Universal Declaration of Human Rights presentation	Library	Library Foyer	All Day

Social Justice Week Updates

You can keep up to date with the week and new additions to the programme by following our website and Facebook and Twitter accounts:

Website: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/social-justice-week-2018

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MaynoothSocialJustice

Twitter: @MaynoothSJW18