The Ford Foundation Presents "Beyond Conventions: Reimagining Human Rights in a Time of Change"

  , 9am - 5pm

 A full-day Ford Foundation 75th anniversary forum bringing together activists, rights defenders, government and private sector leaders, artists and writers to challenge us all to think beyond conventions and to reimagine what human rights can and should be in a time of great change.

Ten years into a new century, is the human rights movement changing along with a changing world? Are the promises of landmark human rights conventions being felt in the lives of people who struggle for basic survival and dignity every day?

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With performances by Sussan Deyhim , Angelique Kidjo and Universes.

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, New York City

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