Next 24 October, we invite you to join us at the Open Society Foundations (OSF) in New York for the event The Right to Academic Freedom and the Advancement of the SDGs and Human Rights: Leveraging Sustainable Development and Human Rights, Including the Right to Science, for the People and Planet.
This event is aimed at reinforcing the importance of academic freedom for the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We understand that academic freedom is foundational for sustainable development, and the achievement of peace and human rights, including the right to science and creativity. It is at the heart of scientific progress, which is essential in countering local and global crises. Science, technology and innovation are called on to play a pivotal role in promoting the enjoyment of human rights across the globe and in fulfilling the promises carried out through the SDGs and the Pact for the Future. Academic freedom is also central for the advancement of other human rights and is as important to a functioning democracy as an independent judiciary, a free press, and a thriving civil society.
When: October 24, from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm ET. A welcome coffee will be served at 4:30 pm
Where: Open Society Foundations | 224 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019
Program:
Welcoming remarks:
OSF and CAFA
Speakers:
Farida Shaheed (UNSR on the Right to Education)
David Robinson (Education International)
Henry D. Wright (Global Student Forum)
Pablo Vommaro (CLACSO)
Lily Gray (UNESCO)
Closing remarks:
Jesse Levine (SAR)
Moderation:
Camilla Croso (CAFA)
This event will be in English only
Organizers:
Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas, Scholars at Risk (SAR), the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education Farida Shaheed, UNESCO, Education International, Global Student Forum, the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE) and Open Society Foundations (OSF).
Read the concept note here | Online participation will be available.