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Human Rights Poster Exhibition

If you have not been able to join us for the grand opening and/or did not have a chance to see it yet, we would like to remind you that the thought-provoking Human Rights Poster Exhibition will be open to the public until June 30, 2007, with guides and musicians present every afternoon.

What
When 2007-07-01 00:00 to
2007-07-30 00:00
Where Logan International, Airport Boston, Terminal E, Arrival Hall
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Please come by, enjoy, reflect, discuss, sign the guestbook, pick up some human rights related material, and fill in the feedback postcard at:


Logan International
Airport Boston,
Terminal E,
Arrival Hall

 

Poster Logan 1

 

One of many comments from previous visitors at the airport:
"Great way of raining awareness. Music was lovely and meaningful. Thanks for organizing this educational program. Thank you so much for this exhibit; incredible effort. A well chosen spot for this event. This is great and so timely, as we are just returning from teaching children in India. The groups of photographs are powerful and emotive."

 

and from our logbook:
"A police officer came and talked with us for a long time today. His high school-age daughter works with Amnesty International, so he asked for those materials that might be most helpful for her. We talked about his daughter's college plans and about his travels in Belize, Canada and Mexico. The officer pointed out the irony that in a world so full of information and communication technology, so many people are still missing information about human rights abuses. He mentioned that during his time in Belize, he often heard people complain about immigrants from Guatemala. "But these migrants need work," he explained-his comment a response to two of the exhibit's questions (Nowhere to run, no place to hide? and Human Capital or human beings?). "Many are trying to support their families or find refuge."

 

Partners

 

  • MIT Center for International Studies Program + Program on Human Rights and Justice
  • Harvard Committee on Human Rights Studies, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
  • Berklee College of Music

 

Sponsors

 

  • Massport, Logan International Airport, Boston
  • Lindt, Master Swiss Chocolatier, USA
  • Karl Popper Foundation, Zug, Switzerland
  • Switzerland Tourism, New York
  • Human Rights Policy Section, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
  • Presence Switzerland, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
  • Swiss International Airways

 

This event takes place within the scope of the ThinkSwiss Program. “ThinkSwiss – Brainstorm the Future” is a US wide program on Education, Research and Innovation for 2007. It focuses on the exchange of expertise and know–how in academia and business community in Switzerland and the US. The program is under the auspices of Presence Switzerland (PRS), the Swiss State Secretariat for Education and Research (SER) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Leading Houses of the program are: Consulate of Switzerland Boston, Embassy of Switzerland Washington, swissnex San Francisco.

www.ThinkSwiss.org

 

Kind regards,

your SHARE TEAM

Emil

  

Poster Logan 2
 

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