CRITICAL VOICES WITH GAY MCDOUGALL

SORENSEN CENTER'S "CRITICAL VOICES: FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL"

A CONVERSATION WITH GAY MCDOUGALL

Thursday, February 25, 2021 | 5:00 PM Program

Join the Sorensen Center on Thursday, February 25 at 5:00pm for a “Critical Voices: From Local to Global” discussion with human rights lawyer and activist Gay McDougall who will discuss how lawyers and activists can use United Nations mechanisms to hold the U.S. accountable for racial injustices.

Register now and submit your questions. 

McDougall was recently vice chair of the UN Committee to End Racial Discrimination (CERD), the first UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues, and the Special Rapporteur on the issue of systematic rape and sexual practices in armed conflict. She has spoken at the Sorensen Center almost every year with previous talks covering CERD’s Response to Charlottesville, China’s ongoing crackdown on Uighurs and Muslim minorities, and race and identity in South Africa and the U.S. She also serves on the Center’s Advisory Board. She is recipient of the MacArthur “Genius” award and currently serves as distinguished scholar at the Leitner Center on International Law and Justice and the Center on Race, Law, and Justice at Fordham Law School.

The Sorensen Center’s “Critical Voices: From Local to Global” speaker series features extraordinary leaders from around the world discussing groundbreaking issues.