Schedule
FORGE 2023
Detailed program.
Participants submitted a personal contribution ahead of the gathering, attended plenaries, how-to sessions, and speakers sessions, and participated in one thematic area of a Solutions Stream.
Speakers & Performers
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Volker Türk
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Judge Hilary Charlesworth
International Court of Justice
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Patricia Gualinga
International Relations Director for the Kichwa First People of Sarayaku
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Ayisha Siddiqa
Youth Climate Advisor to United Nations Secretary General
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Maïmouna Jallow
Writer, Performer, Film & Theatre Director
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Jonathan Rowson
Co-Founder & CEO of Perspectiva
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Ricken Patel
Human Rights Activist
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Kevin A. Ormsby
Dancer, Choreographer and Artistic Director of KasheDance
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Chris Walker
Director of the Division of the Arts at University of Wisconsin Madison
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Siva Thambisetty
Associate Professor of Law, London School of Economics
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Kathryn Sikkink
Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Ivan Krastev
Board Chairman, Center for Liberal Strategies
Solution Stream
The Solutions Stream consisted of a series of workshops grounded in futures- and design-thinking methods. There was one room for each of the four (4) thematic areas. Here’s a look into the facilitation process we used:
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In small groups, share a short summary of your issue area (~4 minutes each) introducing your topic, what you hope to learn and how you hope to evolve your work while at FORGE 2023. Then explore different frames to expand your thinking around your topic.
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Explore creative modes of communication and expression to evolve the way you approach your issue area, including poetry, visual art, and the use of metaphor.
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Explore experiments for change across three time horizons: the present, the near future, and the far future. This will include exploring collaborations across your work.
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Synthesize your experience and learning. What are you taking away from the meeting, and what do you hope might happen next?
Breakout Sessions
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Chanu Peiris
Public Perceptions on Human Rights
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Kizito Byenkya
Public Perceptions on Human Rights
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Steven Jensen
Crowd-Sourcing: A new history of economic and social human rights
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Tatiana Andia
Who owns your DNA? Guaranteeing the right to health in the era of precision medicine
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Mauricio Salgado
Research Theatre & Climate Action
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Una Chaudhuri
Research Theatre & Climate Action
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Sam Gregory
How do we ‘fortify the truth’ in a world of deepfakes?
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César Rodríguez-Garavito
More Than Human Rights Project (MOTH)
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Paola Bergallo
Law and Democracy in Latin America: Lessons from the Green Tide
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Juan Ortiz Freuler
Disarming the propaganda machines
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Gabrielle Apollon
Haitian Migrant Rights: Lessons to Propel a Hemispheric Network of Haitian Leaders
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Ninaj Raoul
Haitian Migrant Rights: Lessons to Propel a Hemispheric Network of Haitian Leaders
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Jackson Gandour
Human Rights and the Privatization of Public Services
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Bassam Khawaja
Human Rights and Privatization of Public Services
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Sarah Knuckey
Decolonizing International Advocacy: Tactics for resistance, empowerment, and solidarity
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Anjli Parrin
Decolonizing International Advocacy: Tactics for resistance, empowerment, and solidarity
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Gulika Reddy
Hope and imagination in the human rights field
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Fei Mofor
Cameroon's Digital Defiance: The Strength of Its People and Private Sector Innovators
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Saneliswa Magagula
Democracy Defender Strategies: Insights from Africa's Last Absolute Monarchy
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Geoff Dancy
Where is the human rights discourse most resonant?
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Chris Fariss
Where is the human rights discourse most resonant?
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Diana Rodriguez
How do you Reorganize a City for Women? Tackling Gender Inequality through Bogota´s Care Blocks
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Ariel Sim
Molecular Impact & The Art of Decomposing
Hosted at the NYU School of Law
November 2-5, 2023