Unspoken 2nd Annual Human Rights Festival Oct 17-18 Utica, NY

2nd ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL

CONFERENCE Create Space for Gender-Peace™ October 17-18, 2012 * Utica, NY CONNECT WITH GLOBAL LEADERS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE Rich Cultural Context, Active Conversations, Live Performances

Explore a gendered perspective of human rights. Local, national, and global perspectives bridge the universal nature of gender violence, particularly violence against women and girls, while opening possibilities for gender-peace™. consent, coercion, conflict, impact of war, sexual violence, social norms, female genital cutting, forced/early marriage, community solutions, refugee resettlement, leadership, men as allies and possibility for gender-peace™ Intended audience: local, national, international collaborators for social change NGOs, refugee resettlement agencies, human rights advocates, domestic violence advocates, legal professionals, criminal justice agencies, social service agencies, educators, healthcare professionals, faith leaders, and community leaders.

UNSPOKEN is the essence and experience of our commitment to our core values of community, education, and dignity. Unspoken is an annual human rights forum that combines film, art, music, and a conference into one festival. Held in Utica, NY in October of each year, this multi-faceted forum gives voice to upholding human rights for our world with global to local perspectives. Where: Radisson Hotel-Utica Centre 200 Genesee Street Utica, NY 13502 website: click here Driving Directions When: Wednesday October 17, 2012 at 7:45 AM EDT to Thursday October 18, 2012 at 4:30 PM EDT Add to my calendar Connecting Via LinkedIn: Registered Participants will be invited to join a select LinkedIn group. There will be exclusive postings and a space for conference community development and gracious collaboration. FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/IAmUnspoken Open LinkedIn Group Fees: $ 225 (after Sept 7 $250) $ 175 (students) Program: Wednesday (Oct. 17): 07:45 - 08:45 a.m. Breakfast and Registration 09:00 - 10:30 a.m. Session 1 Protecting the Most Vulnerable 10:45 - 12:15 p.m. Session 2 Refugee Experience 12:15 - 01:15 a.m. Lunch 01:15 - 02:45 p.m. Session 3 Performance: Checkered Floors 03:00 - 04:30 p.m. Session 4 Creating Spaces for Economic Transformation 7:00 p.m. Key-note speaker Mawi Asgedom Thursday (Oct 18): 07:45 - 08:45 a.m. Breakfast 09:00 - 10:30 a.m. Session 1 Forced Marriage in the U.S. 10:45 - 12:15 p.m. Session 2 Social Norms, Social Change 12:15 - 01:15 a.m. Lunch 01:15 - 02:45 p.m. Session 3 Social Change & Community Led Development 03:00 - 04:30 p.m. Session 4 Create Space for Gender-Peace Thu Oct 18 Film Festival Fri Oct 19 Film Festival Sat Oct 20 Film Festival Contact us: General Information: Lisanne Divine Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees lisanned@mvrcr.org +1 (315) 738-1083 x.146 Film Festival Information: Mike Patrei film@iamunspoken.com Registration/Travel: Thalita Bovo Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees thalitab@mvrcr.org +1 (315) 738-1083 x.113 UNSPOKEN™ 309 Genesee Street Utica, NY 13501 www.iamunspoken.com +1.315.520.8410 Unspoken is a program of the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees Sponsored by: This project was supported by Grant No. 2009-UW-AX-0038 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

Register Now! I can't make it Confirmed Speakers: click here for updates Mawi Asgedom Mawi Learning, President Inspiring Author, Harvard Graduate Commencement Speaker to over 30,000 Former Ethiopian Refugee International Trainer, Youth Leadership Trainer, Professional Educator "After I heard Mawi's story on the show, I wouldn't tolerate 'can't' from anyone." Oprah Winfrey Cheryl Hamilton RefugePoint and Checkered Floors Journey to Africa with Cheryl. Experience her organization's role in protecting the most vulnerable refugees, particularly women and girls. & Leave "Checkered Floors" tingling with energy. This brilliant profoundly personal, brave, funny, honest performance illustrates immigrant needs, gender violence and justice. Gil Garcetti "high profile D.A. to stylish photographer." TIME Magazine WATER IS KEY, water, women, and wells Explore West Africa with Gil and discover why water is key. Experience his rich photo journey and commitment to safety and education for women and girls. Global showings:UNESCO in Paris, the United Nations in New York, Fowler Museum Los Angeles Gil is the Former Los Angeles County District Attorney...OJ Simpson, Menendez Brothers, Domestic Violence Prosecutions & Crime Prevention Programs, and Consulting Producer to the TNT hit television series, THE CLOSER. Forced Marriage in the United States Vidya Sri Gangashakti Founder Authentic and moving National & International Collaborative Advocacy Educational Institution Outreach Lena Alhusseini Arab-American Family Support Center Executive Director White House Champion for Change for child protection, domestic violence, and sex trafficking Extensive International service on world issues of child protection and human trafficking Lisanne Divine Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees Director for Community Integration Coordinator for Family Peace program Connecting local, national and international collaborators to cause a social shift away from practices that harm. "Tostan Ranked as One of the 100 Best NGOs" The Global Journal Gannon Gillespie Tostan Director of Strategic Development "To date, over 5,000 communities from eight countries have joined in abandoning both Female Genital Cutting (FGC) and child/forced marriage." Tostan International "Molly Melching, Tostan's founder, named one of the 150 fearless women in the world" Newsweek, Women in the World March 2012 Cristina Bicchieri, Ph.D Sascha Jane Patterson Harvie Professor Director, Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program Professor of Philosophy and Legal Studies University of Pennsylvania Cristina is the S. J. P. Harvie Professor of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Philosophy, Politics & Economics program at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a leader in the fields of rational choice and social norms. She has published six books and hundreds of articles. Her work on social norms shows how changing collective expectations radically changes behavior. UNICEF is adopting her work on social norms in its campaigns to eliminate practices that violate human rights. Loretta Pyles, Ph.D. Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare State University of New York at Albany Creating Spaces for Economic Transformation Developing critical thinking and community building skills that can facilitate sustainable economics and shared decision-making exploring systemic barriers based on race, gender and class and reconstructing community resources that are built on shared values. Deirdre is an experienced executive and leadership coach. She currently serves as Board President for Support1000 and as the Director of the CultureSync Academy. Deirdre will be sharing the playful and values-based approach that Support1000 takes to affirming the dignity of women around the world. Deirdre Gruendler Support 1000 Board President CultureSyc Academy Director Conference Program: With focus on gender violence and possibility for gender peace, the conference experience consists of two full days of active collaborative conversations, rich culture, and live performances. The conference is followed by the Film Festival, showing short and feature length films indentifying actions that uphold human rights and exposing human rights violations from around the world. Click Here for Updated Schedule Conference Registration: The conference will start on October 17, 2012 at 7:45 am and end on October 18, 2012 at 4:30pm. Participants are welcome to stay for the Film Festival portion that will start on October 18, 2012 and end on October 20, 2012. Conference registration fees include full access to the 2-day conference sessions, breakfast, lunch, and snacks each day, admission to all Film Festival displays. Fees: General Admission: $225 (after Sept 7: $250) Student Admission: $175 OVW Travel Funds: OVW CLSSP GRANTEES: The grant manager for the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CLSSP) has approved the use of OVW travel funds to attend the conference. Other OVW Grantees need to consult grant managers to use travel funds.