FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Soyia Ellison, soyia.ellison@cartercenter.org
ATLANTA — More than 60 activists, peacemakers, and community leaders from 36 countries will come together July 21-24 for the Carter Center’s annual Human Rights Defenders Forum to discuss “Restoring Faith in Freedom.”
Topics will include economic and social rights, building faith in institutions, strengthening the social contract, and the recent backlash against human rights defenders. The forum also will showcase the experiences of courageous women and men on the front lines of the fight for human rights.
All sessions on Tuesday, July 24, will be livestreamed on Facebook.com/forumonwomen. Media are welcome to watch and report. In addition, media are invited to attend the final session of the day, from 3:50 p.m. to 5 p.m., which will also be livestreamed on Facebook.com/cartercenter and cartercenter.org. This session will include a 20-minute Q&A with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, during which press, audience members, and viewers of the Facebook livestream may submit written questions related to human rights. Viewers can participate in the discussion using #FaithinFreedom.
Participants in this year’s forum include:
Media interested in attending Tuesday’s session in person, or in interviewing any of the human rights defenders, should contact Soyia Ellison at soyia.ellison@cartercenter.org by Friday, July 20, in order to be cleared for attendance by the Secret Service.
*All sessions will be livestreamed on Facebook.com/forumonwomen.*
Tuesday, July 24
10 a.m. — 11:20 a.m. |
Welcome by Carter Center CEO Ambassador (ret.) Mary Ann Peters Opening remarks by President Carter, “Restoring Faith in Freedom” Remarks by Radhika Balakrishnan, Rutgers University Remarks by Rev. Traci Blackmon, United Church of Christ |
11:45 a.m. — 1 p.m. |
“Restoring the Social Contract” |
2:15 p.m. — 3:15 p.m. |
“Reinforcing the Front Lines of Freedom” |
3:50 p.m. — 5 p.m. |
“Conclusions” Remarks by Andrew Gilmour, representative of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Remarks by Canadian Senator Mobina Jaffer Remarks by President Carter Moderated discussion Livestream Q&A with President Carter (4:30 to 4:50 p.m.) Farewells |
Note: Schedule subject to change.
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