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"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”
—Article 1 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

In what ways are governments and other powerful institutions responsible to act toward individuals and toward each other “in a spirit of brotherhood”? How do we define human rights, in the most expansive sense of the term? And how are rights and resources being claimed and fought for around the world?

Hemispheres Summer Teachers’ Institute 2008 will explore the international context for the rights-related challenges we face today. We will look at specific cases that illustrate how people conceive of and struggle for crucial rights in civil, political, cultural, and economic realms. The workshop program is designed to address the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills objectives for social studies that deal with topics related to history, government, citizenship, and culture.

There is a non-refundable $75 registration fee, which covers workshop materials (including handouts and additional resources), food (coffee and continental breakfast daily; lunch most days), and parking.

Funding is available to provide housing for out-of-town participants at a private dormitory facility near campus (rooms have private bath), or to provide an equivalent monetary stipend to cover housing expenses.

Register today to ensure your place!

This workshop is at capacity - please contact Christopher Rose at csrose@mail.utexas.edu if you would like to register to determine if space is available!

This workshop is sponsored by Hemispheres, the international outreach consortium at the University of Texas at Austin.

Hemispheres is a consortium of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, and the South Asia Institute in the College of Liberal Arts.

This workshop is presented with additional support from the Center for International Business Education and Research.