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Category Archives: Human Rights

05 Feb
2017, Articles, Blog, Gender, Global Issues, Human Rights, Illinois, Religion and Spirituality, Society and Culture, Theology

#MeToo Movement is Empowering Evangelical Women

“How the #MeToo Movement is Empowering Evangelical Women in America” By: Olivia Peera, Communications Intern In recent months, discussion of sexual harassment and...

28 Jun
2017, Democracy, Governance, Human Rights, Illinois, Interfaith, Lecture Series, Media, Niagara Forums, Politics, RSVP

NF: “Free Speech vs. Hate Speech: Where is the Line?”

13 Feb
2017, FRONTPAGE, Human Rights, Illinois, Newsletter, Peace and Conflict, Politics

Honoring Activist Rosa Parks

Honoring Activist Rosa Parks By: Ellen Gutoske Interfaith Engagement Intern Rosa Parks is often credited as a tired old woman who didn’t want...

23 Mar
Blog, Event Recaps, Gender, Global Issues, Human Rights, Leadership, Society and Culture

Linsey Maughan Talks UN Women Chicago Chapter, Fundraising, and the Importance of Education

On March 16, the Niagara Foundation welcomed Linsey Maughan to talk about the UN Women Chicago Chapter as a part of the “Public...

| Tagged chicago, feminism, gender, global issues, human rights, Linsey Maughan, Niagara Foundation, social justice, UN Women, United Nations, USNC-UN Women
22 Mar
Blog, Global Issues, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Statements, Terrorism

Niagara Foundation Condemns Brussels Attacks

Niagara Foundation entirely condemns the terrorist attack on Tuesday, March 22nd in Brussels, Belgium. The attack occurred at both the Zaventem airport and...

| Tagged airport, attacks, Belgium, bombings, Brussels, ISIS, Islamic State, Maelbeek, Niagara Foundation, subway, terrorism, terrorist attacks, Zaventem
07 Mar
Events, Human Rights, Illinois, Interfaith, Peace and Conflict, Religion and Spirituality, Special Events, Theology

Fourth Presbyterian Church Hosts Screening of Love is a Verb

On March 16, 2016, at 6:30 pm, Fourth Presbyterian Church will host a screening of the 2014 documentary Love is a Verb. Love...

| Tagged chicago, documentary, fethullah gulen, Fourth Presbyterian Church, gulen movement, hizmet, Love is a Verb, Niagara Foundation, Terry Spencer Hesser
04 Mar
Blog, Democracy, Global Issues, Governance, Human Rights, Media, Politics, Statements

Niagara Foundation Condemns Government Takeover of Zaman

Niagara Foundation strongly condemns the Turkish government's aggressive takeover of one of the nation's largest newspapers.

| Tagged Erdogan, freedom of press, freedom of speech, government, government takeover, journalism, media, takeover, turkey, Zaman
26 Feb
Blog, Democracy, Diplomacy, Education, Event Recaps, Global Issues, Health, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics, Public Affairs, Society and Culture

Yemen, Iran, and Syria: The 2016 State of the Middle East Forum on the “Crisis in the Gulf”

On February 17, the Niagara Foundation hosted the annual “State of the Middle East Forum” at Roosevelt University’s Fine Arts Building. The forum...

| Tagged 2016 State of the Middle East Forum, Dr. David Faris, Iran, Middle East, State of the Middle East Forum, Syria, Yemen
19 Feb
Blog, Day Overviews, Economic Development, Global Issues, Human Rights, Society and Culture

February 20 is World Day of Social Justice

oday is World Day of Social Justice. This day is recognized by the U.N. and its member states and was officially created in...

| Tagged development, globalization, human rights, Niagara Foundation, social justice, United Nations, World Day of Social Justice
05 Feb
Blog, Event Recaps, Global Issues, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, Theology

Professor Julius Crump Examines Evil, Its Role in Public Discourse

On February 2nd, the Niagara Foundation had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Julius Crump to our Friends in Faith lecture series. For this...

| Tagged collective evil, evil, Julius Crump, Lake Forest College, problem of evil
28 Jan
Blog, Diplomacy, Global Issues, Human Rights, Interns' Corner, Politics, Society and Culture

Closing the 90 Mile Gap

This wonderful artistic collaboration proved Cubans will start to experience cultural changes in their lives, but how will this new US-Cuba relation will...

| Tagged Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, Cuba, Diplomacy, tourism, travel, United States
27 Jan
2016, Branches, Chicago Global Family, Education, Gender, Human Rights, Illinois, Leadership, Public Affairs, Public and Global Affairs, RSVP

CGF: Linsey Maughan, President of USNC-UN Women- “Global Issues Facing Women Today”.

27 Jan
Blog, Day Overviews, Global Issues, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict

January 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day

On January 27th, 1945 Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops. Sixty-one years later, this day of remembrance was designated in 2006 by the...

| Tagged genocide, Holocaust, human rights, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, United Nations
20 Jan
2016, Conferences & Panels, Diplomacy, Global Issues, Human Rights, Illinois, Niagara Forums, Peace and Conflict, Public and Global Affairs, Speakers, Terrorism

The State of the Middle East Forum 2016

20 Nov
Blog, Economic Development, Event Recaps, Human Rights, Interfaith, Leadership, Niagara Updates, Religion and Spirituality, Society and Culture

Event Recap: 2015 Peace & Dialogue Awards

Each year, the Niagara Foundation publicly recognizes individuals and organizations in the Chicago community who have distinguished themselves in their profession and contributed...

| Tagged Andrea Zopp, chicago, Chicago Community Trust, Community Service Award, Daniel Ash, Fethullah Gulen Award, Gesture, Lifetime Leadership Award, Niagara Foundation, Peace & Dialogue Awards, silent auction, Suzanne Morgan
14 Nov
Blog, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Religion and Spirituality, Statements

Niagara Foundation’s and Fethullah Gulen’s Statements on Paris Terrorist Attacks

Niagara Foundation’s Statement Niagara Foundation vehemently condemns the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 14, 2015. Violence against civilians is never justified and...

| Tagged fethullah gulen, islam, Paris. terrorism, terrorist attacks
10 Nov
2015, Events, Human Rights, Illinois, Interfaith, Lecture Series, Religion and Spirituality

2015 Fethullah Gulen Lecture Series at LSTC

10 Oct
Blog, Day Overviews, Global Issues, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Society and Culture

Today is World Day Against the Death Penalty

The 13th World Day Against Death Penalty will be marked on October 10, 2015. This day is to raise awareness about death penalty...

| Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, United Nations, World Day Against the Death Penalty
09 Oct
Blog, Event Recaps, Human Rights, Society and Culture, Values

Event Recap: Friends in Faith with Hazim Fazlic

On October 8, Hazim Fazlic, adjunct professor of Islamic Studies at Lake Forest College and imam of the Islamic Cultural Center of Greater...

| Tagged culture, Europe, immigration, islam
09 Oct
Blog, Day Overviews, Human Rights, Society and Culture

Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day

October 10th marks World Mental Health Day, a day created to bring awareness to the stigma of mental illness. This stigma results in...

| Tagged mental health, United Nations, World Mental Health Day
02 Oct
Blog, Day Overviews, Global Issues, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict

Today is the International Day of Non-Violence!

October 2nd marks the International Day of Non-Violence, which the United Nations established through a resolution in 2007. The date is significant because...

| Tagged International Day of Non-Violence, Mahatma Gandhi, non-violence, Peace
18 Sep
Blog, Event Recaps, Gender, Human Rights, Leadership, Peace and Conflict, Society and Culture

Event Recap: Chicago & Global Family with Travis Rejman

On Wednesday, September 16, Travis Rejman, the founding Executive Director of the Goldin Institute joined Niagara Foundation for an intimate discussion on the...

| Tagged community, Conflict resolution, Goldin Institute, Haiti, poverty, social change, the Philippines, Travis Rejman, women
18 Sep
Blog, Day Overviews, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict

Today is National POW/MIA Recognition Day

The United States’ National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday of September each year. Americans take the time to remember...

08 Sep
Blog, Event Recaps, Human Rights, Religion and Spirituality, Society and Culture

Event Recap: Friends in Faith with Father Larry Dowling

On Tuesday, September 1, Father Larry Dowling ofSt. Agatha Parish and St. Agatha Catholic Academy in Chicago’s North Lawndale community joined Niagara Foundation for...

| Tagged Catholicism, Conflict resolution, Violence
08 Sep
Blog, Education, Global Issues, Human Rights, Interns' Corner

Today is International Literacy Day!

Every year, on September 8, The United Nation’s International Literacy Day shines a light on global literacy need as it promotes the significance...

| Tagged International Literacy Day, literacy, UNESCO, United Nations
24 Aug
Blog, Global Issues, Human Rights, Interns' Corner

Yesterday was International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition!

Every year, on August 23, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed. The United Nations...

| Tagged International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, UN, UNESCO
17 Aug
Blog, Global Issues, Human Rights, Interns' Corner, Politics, Public Affairs, Society and Culture, Values

A Nation of Immigrants: Why Multiculturalism Matters

Immigration today is by all means a controversial issue, but it is also the heart of this country. America is shaped and rooted...

| Tagged immigration, Multiculturalism
10 Aug
Blog, Global Issues, Human Rights, Interns' Corner

Saturday was International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

“The interests of the indigenous peoples must be part of the new development agenda in order for it to succeed. Together, let...

| Tagged International Day of the World's Indigenous People, United Nations
10 Aug
2015, Chicago Global Family, Education, Global Issues, Human Rights, Illinois, Leadership, Peace and Conflict, Society and Culture, Values

Chicago & Global Family: Travis Rejman of Goldin Institute to speak on “The Power of Community in Social Change”

27 Jul
Blog, Global Issues, Human Rights, Interns' Corner, Society and Culture, Values

Reflections on Tunisia

The views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...

| Tagged travel, Tunisia
27 Jul
Blog, Economic Development, Event Recaps, Gender, Global Issues, Human Rights, Society and Culture, Values

The Importance of Women in Combatting Food Insecurity: A Recap

The views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...

| Tagged chicago, Food insecurity, United Nations Association
21 Jul
Blog, Day Overviews, Governance, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Society and Culture

Saturday was Nelson Mandela International Day!

By Jasmin Rojo, Communications Intern July 16 Nelson Mandela International Day was declared in 2009 by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). It...

| Tagged Nelson Mandela, United Nations
20 Jul
2015, Chicago Global Family, Default Category, Education, Global Issues, Human Rights, Public and Global Affairs

CGF: Charlene A Carruthers to speak on “Activism in Chicago”

18 Jun
Blog, Friends in Faith, Human Rights, Illinois, Interfaith, Religion and Spirituality

Event Recap: Fr. James Mikhail on the Plight of Coptic Christians

By Alyssa Slager, Communications Intern On June 16th, the Niagara Foundation was happily joined by Father James Mikhail for a Friends in Faith...

08 May
Blog, Human Rights, Leadership, Peace and Conflict

Islamic preacher honored for his commitment to humanitarianism

Reposted from Niagara Foundation-Madison Atlanta, April 9, 2015 – Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College awarded its prestigious 2015 Gandhi...

| Tagged fethullah gulen, Ghandi King Ikeda Peace Award, gulen movement, hizmet, human rights, Peace
03 May
Blog, Global Issues, Human Rights, Society and Culture

What is World Press Freedom Day?

By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern One of the founding principals of the United States of America is the protection of free speech. Unfortunately,...

| Tagged freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, Guillermo Cano, Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, human rights, journalism, Mazen Darwish, media, press, Syria, UN, UNESCO, United Nations, World Press Freedom Day
20 Apr
2015, Chicago Global Family, Global Issues, Human Rights, Illinois, Public and Global Affairs, Society and Culture

CGF: Crime & Crimean Tatars: One Year After the Russian Invasion

16 Apr
Blog, Global Issues, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict

Niagara Commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern From 1933 to 1945, an estimated 11 million people – six million of whom were Jewish men, women...

| Tagged Holocaust, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel, Judaism
06 Mar
2015, Conferences & Panels, Global Issues, Human Rights, Lansing, Society and Culture, Values, Women's Club

Weaving Her Story: Celebrating Women’s History Month – Lansing

06 Mar
2015, Ann Arbor, Conferences & Panels, Gender, Global Issues, Human Rights, Michigan, Society and Culture, Women's Club

Panel: “Celebrating Women as Community Builders” – Ann Arbor

06 Mar
2015, Conferences & Panels, Detroit, Gender, Global Issues, Human Rights, Michigan, Society and Culture, Women's Club

Panel: “Celebrating Women as Community Builders” – Detroit

24 Feb
Articles, Blog, Default Category, Events, Global Issues, Human Rights, Illinois, Society and Culture

Not My Life Screening Event Recap

By: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern On Wednesday, February 18, Niagara Foundation screened the film Not My Life in partnership with UNICEF US Fund....

| Tagged children, documentary, exploitation, fair trade, human trafficking, modern slavery, Not My Life, sex trafficking, UNICEF, UNICEF US Fund
20 Feb
Articles, Blog, Global Issues, Human Rights, Society and Culture

Niagara Commemorates World Day of Social Justice

By: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Today at Niagara Foundation, we celebrate World Day of Social Justice. The United Nations General Assembly named February 20th...

| Tagged equality, equity, justice, social justice, United Nations, World Day of Social Justice
09 Feb
Global Issues, Human Rights, Illinois, Interviews, Society and Culture

Interview with UNICEF’s Marshaun Montgomery on Human Trafficking

By: Kathleen Ferraro, Communications and Membership Coordinator This Wednesday, February 18, from 5:30-7:30 PM Niagara Foundation will partner with UNICEF US Fund to...

| Tagged documentary, human trafficking, Human Trafficking Awareness Month, modern slavery, Not My Life, UNICEF
20 Jan
2015, Human Rights, Illinois

Fighting Human Trafficking: Screening of “Not My Life” in Partnership with UNICEF US Fund

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Blog, Bloggers, Human Rights, Martin Forward, Peace and Conflict, Public Affairs, Religion and Spirituality, Values

Glory and the World Cup

Photo via Flickr (IsakFotografi) This is a blog post by one of our contributing authors. Dr. Martin Forward is a British, Methodist Christian...

2014, Gender, Human Rights, Illinois, Leadership, Niagara Forums, Values

Women in the Workplace for Women’s History Month

2013, Gender, Human Rights, Illinois, Niagara Forums, Values

Domestic Violence with Dawn Dalton and Judge Bob Anderson

2013, Gender, Human Rights, Illinois, Niagara Forums

Domestic Violence Awareness

19 Apr
2013, Global Issues, Human Rights, Illinois, Leadership, Niagara Forums, Public Affairs

Turkey Today with Fatih Yildiz, Consul General, The Republic of Turkey

2013, Global Issues, Human Rights, Illinois, Leadership, Niagara Forums, Society and Culture

Immigration Reform & Immigrant Integration: The Prospects for 2013

2013, Economic Development, Education, Global Issues, Human Rights, Illinois, Niagara Forums, Public Affairs

Recidivism: Is Illinois on top of its game?

2011, Economic Development, Human Rights, Illinois, Niagara Forums, Public Affairs

Antonio R. Riley, HUD Midwest Regional Administrator

20 Jun
2009, Abrahamic Traditions Dinner, Human Rights, Illinois, Peace and Conflict, Religion and Spirituality, Society and Culture, Values

MERCY AND COMPASSION: Perspectives from the Abrahamic Traditions 2009

29 Apr
2009, Global Issues, Human Rights, Illinois, Niagara Forums

Hunger in Chicago with Kate Maehr, Executive Director, Greater Chicago Food Depository

2008, Human Rights, Illinois, Niagara Forums, Society and Culture, Values

Is Black History Month Really Necessary ? with Warner Saunders, Anchor, NBC5 Chicago

13 Nov
2007, Abrahamic Traditions Dinner, Human Rights, Illinois, Society and Culture

CHARITY: Perspectives from the Abrahamic Traditions 2007

17 Jan
2006, Abrahamic Traditions Dinner, Human Rights, Illinois, Religion and Spirituality, Society and Culture, Values

CHARITY: Perspectives from the Abrahamic Traditions 2006

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