The Life and Legacy of George Lister

Conference Proceedings

You will find video of each conference session, courtesy of Donald Dodson, posted next to its place on the schedule below.

Friday, Dec 1, 2006

2:30–3:00 p.m.	Registration
3:00 p.m. Eidman Courtroom UT Law School	Welcome from Deans and Directors Larry Sager University of Texas School of Law Jim Steinberg University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs Bryan Roberts University of Texas Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (Streaming Video of Welcome)*
3:15–4:00 p.m. Eidman Courtroom UT Law School	Conference Introduction: George Lister's Style Karen Engle University of Texas School of Law Tracy Wahl National Public Radio (Streaming Video of Introduction)*
4–5:30 p.m. Eidman Courtroom UT Law School	Cold War Politics and Diplomacy: Social Democracy and Economic Development Before "Human Rights" Confirmed Participants: Alvaro Santos (Chair) University of Texas School of Law Elizabeth Borgwardt Washington University William D. Rogers Kissinger Associates and Arnold & Porter LLP Lars Schoultz University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Streaming Video of Cold War Politics and Diplomacy)*
5:30–6:30 p.m. Jamail Pavilion UT Law School	Reception: A Toast to the Memory of George Lister Tom Harkin United States Senator, Iowa Don Fraser Former Member of Congress and Former Mayor of Minneapolis Friends of George Lister Toast to the Memory of George Lister (audio only)*
7:00 p.m. Downtown Austin	Dinner Discussion: Human Rights, Foreign Policy and the Role of Congress (space is limited) Introductions Bernard Rapoport Speakers: Tom Harkin United States Senator, Iowa Don Fraser Former Member of Congress and Former Mayor of Minneapolis Moderator: Steve Inskeep National Public Radio (Streaming Video of Dinner Discussion)*

Saturday, Dec 2, 2006

8:30–9:00 a.m. Jamail Pavilion UT Law School	Continental Breakfast
9–10:45 a.m. Eidman Courtroom UT School of Law	The Institutionalization of Human Rights: Congress and the State Department Confirmed Participants: Alan Kuperman (Chair) University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs Morton Halperin Open Society Institute Grover Joseph Rees United States Department of State John Salzberg Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace Ruth Wedgwood Johns Hopkins University (Streaming Video of The Institutionalization of Human Rights)*
10:45–11:00 a.m.	Coffee Break
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Eidman Courtroom UT School of Law	Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Deployment of Human Rights (Focus on Latin America in 1970s and 80s) Confirmed Participants: Gerald Torres (Chair) University of Texas School of Law Joe Eldridge American University Claudio Grossman American University Washington College of Law Peter Kornbluh National Security Archive (Streaming Video of Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy)*
12:30–1:30 p.m. Jamail Pavilion UT Law School	Lunch (space is limited)
1:30–3:00 p.m. Eidman Courtroom UT School of Law	George Lister's Legacy, the Future of Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy Confirmed Participants: Karen Engle (Chair) University of Texas School of Law Arvonne Fraser University of Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs David Kennedy Harvard Law School Karin Ryan The Carter Center (Streaming Video of George Lister’s Legacy)*
3:15–4:30 p.m.	Optional Tours of Benson Collection and LBJ Library
4:30–5:30 p.m.	Living Newspaper Performance: St. Stephens Troupe (Streaming Video of Living Newspaper: “Got Rights?”)*

* The streaming videos linked to on this page are in the Windows Media (WMV) format. Windows Media Player is included with Microsoft Windows, or you can download a free copy.