Join the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights and Pozen Visiting Professor Monica McWilliams for a two-part Human Rights Lecture Series as she reflects on lessons learned in Northern Ireland and around the world.
McWilliams is a Professor of Women's Studies and has worked around the world on conflict resolution and peace negotiations. While at UChicago this quarter, she is teaching "Gender, Crime, and Human Rights."
Peace Negotiations: What Works and What Doesn't
Lessons from Northern Ireland
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
4:30 - 6:00PM | Reception to follow
Harper Memorial Library, Room 130
1116 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution
Lessons from Northern Ireland and Elsewhere
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
12:00noon - 1:15PM | A light lunch will be provided
Classics Building, Room 110
1010 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
These events are free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality.
Monica McWilliams is Professor of Women’s Studies, based in the Transitional Justice Institute at the University of Ulster. Monica was the Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission from 2005-2011 and responsible for delivering the advice on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. She was the co-founder of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition political party and was elected to a seat at the Multi-Party Peace Negotiations, which led to the Belfast (Good Friday) Peace Agreement in 1998. She served as a member of the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly from 1998-2003 and the Northern Ireland Forum for Dialogue and Understanding from 1996-1998. Her published work focuses on domestic violence, human security and the role of women in peace processes. She was the Distinguished Lecturer at the 2010 Women PeaceMakers Conference at the University of San Diego’s Institute for Peace and Justice. She is the recipient of two honorary doctorates and a special Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. She is a graduate of Queen’s University, Belfast and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.