Upcoming Event
Human Rights Film Series Starts TONIGHT!
Posted November 5th, 2008 by kdonleyJoin COAR tonight at 7 pm in the Gold Room of ASU’s Memorial Union for a showing of "Don’t Fence Me In."
The film is the first in conjunction with the ASU West Human Rights series this Fall. Other events include additional film screenings, panel discussions and speakers.
For more information about the series, visit: http://www.west.asu.edu/publicaffairs/public_events/?i=765
See you at the movies!
World Unity Day Event
Posted November 4th, 2008 by kdonleyWorld Unity Day Event will take place on Friday, November 7th from 10AM – 12 Noon at the Desert West Community Center. You are invited to attend to learn more about different cultures and communities represented in Arizona! COAR and other community outreach organizations will have a table with additional information on volunteering and getting involved. Dave Deneau, of the City of Phoenix will provide a presentation on human rights.
Address
6501 W. Virginia Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85035
One Heart Betrayed -- First Friday Event
Posted November 3rd, 2008 by kdonleyA multimedia, interactive, public art project on and in a 20 foot metal shipping container. Walk inside this airless prison to experience first hand, through music, painting, sculpture and video, the human rights abuses in Eritrea.
First Friday Artwalk
Friday night, Nov. 7
Holgas Art Gallery
821 N 3rd Street in
Phoenix
2008 Human Rights Seminar Series
Posted October 22nd, 2008 by kdonleyNoon-1:30 pm, Monday, November 3, Dave Holness will present: "The Right to Food in South Africa: Giving Substance to Socioeconomic Rights."
Holness is the campus law clinic director at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa. The event takes place at ASU West -- 47th Ave. and Thunderbird.
Noon-1:30 pm, Monday, November 10, Simon Weldehaimont will present: "The Human Rights Situation in Eritrea: The Promise Betrayed."
COAR Youth Refugee Soccer Day!
Posted October 21st, 2008 by kdonleyWhat: COAR and SC del Sol are hosting a refugee youth soccer clinic
When: 2-4 pm, Sunday, November 16th
Where: ASU West Soccer Fields (47th Avenue & Thunderbird)
Closing Reception of Refugee Exhibit Thursday
Posted October 1st, 2008 by kdonleyOn behalf of the International Rescue Committee and the ASU Museum of Anthropology
You are invited to the closing reception of:
From Harm to Home: Through the Eyes of Refugee Children
Oct. 2, 2008
5 – 7 p.m.
ASU Museum of Anthropology ( http://asuma.asu.edu/VisitUs )
COAR Events in September
Posted September 2nd, 2008 by kdonleyLooking for a few easy ways to get involved with COAR? Consider attending one of our upcoming events this month:
5:30 pm, Monday, Sept. 8: Meet photographer Eliza Gregory and hear more about “Fuse: Portraits of Refugee Households in Metropolitan Phoenix.” Join us at the ASU Museum of Anthropology for a tour of the gallery, a chance to hear refugees’ experiences and to see this stunning collection of portraits.