Wednesday, June 2, 2021

June 3: We Must Not Remain Silent: China's Uyghur Genocide and What You Can Do About It

The United States has called China’s mass detention, slave labor, and human rights abuses of Uyghurs a genocide. Yet, the rapidly developing tragedy is just now starting to receive the world’s needed attention.
This 90-minute symposium brings together world-leading experts and advocates to educate us about the history and reality of this ongoing human rights atrocity—and what individuals can do to speak up and take action.
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Date+Time:
June 3, 2021 
12:00 PM Pacific
3:00 PM Eastern

Speakers:
  • Introduction: Elisha Wiesel
  • Commissioner Nury Turkel, US Commission on International Religious Freedom
  • Professor Darren Byler, University of Washington Dept of Anthropology
  • Professor Donald Clarke, George Washington University School of Law
  • Professor Margaret Lewis, Seton Hall University School of Law
  • Professor Emerita Sandra Silberstein, University of Washington Dept of English
Sponsors:
Co-Sponsors
  • Uyghur Human Rights Project
  • JCRC/AJC of Detroit
  • European Union of Jewish Students
  • Holocaust Center for Humanity
  • Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (DC)
  • Jewish Community Relations Council of Indianapolis
  • Jewish Community Relations Council of Great Seattle
  • Jewish Movement for Uyghur Freedom
  • Jewish World Watch
  • Rene Cassin
Credit:
  • Washington State: 1.5 CLE Credits Applied For
  • Other States: You may be able to self-apply for credit

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