"All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals" - David Scheffer, former ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues and Director, Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law

"The Blessing Next to the Wound: Imagination and Social Change" - Hector Aristizábal, psychologist, actor, and human rights activist and Diane Lefer, playwright and author

Beneath the Blindfold: Sneak preview and Q&A with Hector Aristizábal and filmmakers Ines Sommer and Kathy Berger Wednesday, January 18 at 8 pm International House Assembly Hall - 1414 E. 59th Street Nightwind - by Hector Aristizábal psychologist, actor, and human rights activist Thursday, January 19 at 8 pm Reynolds Club Third Floor Theater - 1135 E. 57th Street Brown Bag Lunch and Discussion: Hector Aristizábal and Diane Lefer on human rights advocacy in Latin America and the Theater of the Oppressed Friday, January 20 at 12 pm CLAS, Kelly Hall room 114, 5848 S. University Avenue Reading/Performance by Diane Lefer, author, playwright, and self-described “troublemaker” Friday, January 20 at 3 pm OMSA - Room 140, 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue Awakening the Imagination for Social Change Workshop with Hector Aristizábal Friday, January 20 at 4-5:30 pm OMSA - Room 140, 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue Teaching Writing as a Tool for Social Change Workshop with Diane Lefer Saturday, January 21 10 am-12:30 pm Cobb Hall room 409, 5811 S. Ellis Avenue

"Cities on Speed: Global Visions for an Urban Future"- A documentary project of four films on the challenges posed by megacities

Shanghai: Space Tuesday, February 7th Discussed by Jin Yan, Graduate Student, Department of Sociology, The University of Chicago Cairo: Garbage Tuesday, February 14th Discussed by Noha Forster, Arabic lecturer in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, The University of Chicago Mumbai: Traffic Tuesday, February 21st Discussed by Prof. Sanjeev Vidyarthi, Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning & Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago Bogota: Improving Civic Behavior Tuesday, February 28th Discussed by Paola Castaño, PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology, The University of Chicago

"Truth and Reconciliation after the Holocaust?: The Case of Lithuania" Ellen Cassedy, author of "We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust"

"At Your Own Risk: What Is To Be Done?" - Van Jones, environmental advocate and co-founder of Rebuild the Dream; Marc Bamuthi Joseph, artist

"Mayan Cultural Politics and the Guatemalan Dream: Understanding Mayan cosmovision at the intersection of politics, spirituality and the material world" - Carlos Escalante, Intercultural Coordinator, Sustainable Development for Guatemala (DESGUA)

"Human Rights: Ideas + Institutions" - Lecture series by Professor Elizabeth Borgwardt, Richard & Ann Pozen Visiting Professor in Human Rights, University of Chicago and Associate Professor of History, Washington University in St Louis

April 17 - "The Transformation of the Modern International Human Rights Regime" Introduction by Professor James Sparrow, Associate Professor of History, University of Chicago May 1 - " 'Constitutionalizing' Human Rights: The Rise and Rise of the Nuremberg Principles" Introduction by Professor Jane Dailey, Associate Professor of History, University of Chicago May 15 - "Commerce and Complicity: Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Abuses" Held at Public Law Workshop, Law School, Room 203 - 1111 E. 60th Street

"NATO: Where It Came From & Where It's Going" - John Mearsheimer, R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science and co-director of the Program on International Security Policy, University of Chicago

"Challenges in Combatting Torture" Juan E. Mendez, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

"The Global Fight for LBGT Rights" - Boris Dittrich, Advocacy Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program, Human Rights Watch

"We Overcame Torture" - Lessons from the fight against sexual violence and State repression in Mexico

Italia Méndez, Campaign Against Political Repression and Sexual Torture

"The Drug War and Human Rights in Mexico" - Sister Consuelo Morales, Director of Citizens in Support of Human Rights; Nik Steinberg, Researcher for Human Rights Watch

"HIV and Human Rights in Iran" - A discussion with Dr. Kamiar Alaei and Dr. Arash Alaei

"The Invisible War" - Film Screening