Composition
The HRWG currently has two co-chairs:
- Antonia Haber, aeh2152@columbia.edu
- Jessica Hemphill, jlh2170@columbia.edu
Three major subcommittees comprise the HRWG. If you would like to get involved in the activities of these subcommittees, just contact the coordinators listed below in order to participate in the subcommittee meetings.
- Jennie Taylor, Treasurer, jat2152@columbia.edu
- Kiri Haggans, Events Coordinator, kfh2111@columbia.edu
- Tracy Slagle, Program Coordinator, tms2136@columbia.edu
- Nandini Gopinadh, Media & Communications Coordinator, ng2283@columbia.edu
Committees:
- Human Rights in Practice:
This committee is working to inject practical elements into the SIPA human rights education, such as by creating opportunities to do volunteer work with HR orgs in the city during the school year and by preparing fieldtrips to human rights organizations in the area.
- Events and Education:
This committee is working to "educate to liberate." it is responsible for putting on panels, movies, brownbags, and other educational events. the group also has an outreach/ACTION component working toward engaging the SIPA human rights community with the broader Columbia and New York community through action and education, and by becoming a strong channel for dialogue, support, and activism.
- Curriculum:
This committee is working on reshaping SIPA's human rights curriculum offerings. they are currently campaigning for a skills-based human rights course that would be a two-semester course, with a workshop component in the spring and a project placement in the summer (possibly modeled on the EPD or CR workshops).