Oak Institute for Human Rights at Colby College

The Oak Institute for Human Rights would like to invite you to a workshop hosted by Prof. Ken Rodman discussing the Israel-Palestine conflict and international law, on the 29th of April at 6pm. This workshop will be a deep dive into the laws of armed conflict as well as the Genocide Convention, analyzing the text within the context of current events in Israel and Palestine.

Monday, April 29th, 2024
6pm to 7:30pm
Marchetti Room, SSWAC

Dinner Included

This workshop is capped at 20 Colby students; if you RSVP and then are unable to attend, please email Emory Burke, [email protected], so we can pass the spot on to someone else.

Interested in a summer internship related to human rights? Applications open on Monday, March 11 for Oak sponsored summer internships for Colby students. https://oakinstitute.colby.edu/students/internships/

Join the PHIL(Public Humanities Inquiry Lab) and the OSC(Oak Student Committee) in screen printing tote bags reflecting on keywords in the field of critical medical humanities.

Have fun learning to screen print! Learn about medical humanities! Hang out with friends at Greene Block + Studios! Tote bags and supplies are provided.

This event is part of the PHIL’s “Keywords in Critical Medical Humanities Conference”, March 4-6, 2024. Use the link in our bio to sign-up for the tote bag screen printing event and to learn more about the conference.

As we are wrapping up the semester, we want to acknowledge one of our amazing Oak Student Committee members, Charlotte Estrin. Along with being a member of the Oak Student Committee, Charlotte is part of Colby's student-run theater group, Powder and Wig. Charlotte just finished directing the play, Almost, Maine. Congratulations, Charlotte, on a wonderful production! We are so proud of you and of all of our Oak Student Committee members.