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New York Event: Human Rights Celebration, December 10

Concert Celebration: 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

11/17/2008

IGLHRC believes that a vital part of our mission is supporting the work of activist organizations and allies by disseminating important information on human rights issues affecting LGBT communities worldwide. To this end we are reposting the following announcement from one of our partners.

World Premiere: "A Flame in the Dark"
Thiago de Mello and Amazon, With Special Guest Ithamara Koorax and others

December 10th, Wednesday, 7:30pm
Proshansky Auditorium
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Ave (btwn 34th & 35th)
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
No registration. Please arrive early for a seat. 212-817-2005

Join Grammy Award-nominated composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist Gaudencio Thiago de Mello for the World Premiere of "A Flame in the Dark," his tribute to Sergio Vieira de Mello, in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Speakers will include:

  • William Kelly, President, The Graduate Center, CUNY
  • Charlotte Bunch, Center for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University
  • Monica Aleman, International Indigenous Women's Forum
  • Hossein Alizadeh, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
  • Catherine Albisa, National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI)

Host:

  • Blanche Wiesen Cook, Distinguished Professor of History, The Graduate Center, CUNY