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April 8, 2026
Wednesday
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Colonialism, Empire, and Race: Critical conversations on law, movements, & the university
11:50 am - 6:00 pm
This symposium brings together two roundtables and a film screening to engage the entanglements of law, colonialism, and racialisation. It convenes scholars whose work examines the ongoing formations and afterlives of empire, exploring how legal regimes both shape and are shaped by colonial and racial hierarchies, as well as the…
April 14, 2026
Tuesday
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Not Dead Yet: International Law and Human Rights in an Age of Uncertainty
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
In an era when headlines declare international law “dead” and conflicts rage across Palestine, Ukraine, and Sudan, a groundbreaking nine-country survey published in a report from Lex International reveals a surprising truth: the global public overwhelmingly rejects the idea that “might makes right.” From Indonesia to the United States, 80-95%…
March 23, 2026
Monday
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Byse Workshop: Local Communities in the International Investment Regime
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Monday, March 23 2026, 3:45-5:15; WCC 1023. This session will feature Prof. Philippe Sands. The investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) regime is often criticized for structurally favoring foreign investors, offering them direct avenues to challenge state regulations while providing few formal mechanisms for affected communities to participate. Scholars have also raised…
March 11, 2026
Wednesday
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Virtual Yoga Nidra for Harvard Student-Parents
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Harvard Student-Parents and Caregivers Network is hosting a virtual yoga class. Feeling stretched thin by parenting, midterms, and everything else? Join the Harvard University-wide Parents network for a relaxing Yoga Nidra session on Zoom. You’ll simply lie down, get cozy, and be guided into a state of…
March 2, 2026
Monday
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Violence & Resistance from Palestine to Minneapolis
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
ICE’s violence on our streets and in our communities is an emergency, but it’s not new. Join NLG, Tzedek, and Justice for Palestine for a teach-in and discussion with an on-the-ground protest journalist about state violence and its collaborators, whether in Palestine, Minneapolis, or right here at Harvard. Lunch will…
February 19, 2026
Thursday
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Justice for Palestine Lunch and Short Film Screening
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join Justice for Palestine, Tzedek, the Muslim Law Students Association, and the National Lawyer’s Guild for a lunchtime screening of The Present (2020), a short film about a Palestinian father and daughter navigating checkpoints in the West Bank. The screening will be followed by a short discussion, and lunch…
February 9, 2026
Monday
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“Everything I Needed to Know About Judging, I Learned by Being a Dad” with Judge Stephanos Bibas (CA3)
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm
Join us as we hear from Judge Stephanos Bibas of the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals on how he views his role as a judge and its surprising connection to his parenting. Judge Bibas is a great friend of the chapter and always a worthwhile talk! Swissbakers will…
November 20, 2025
Thursday
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PON Live! Book Talk: Robert Malley – Tomorrow is Yesterday: Life, Death and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
In this talk, Robert Malley will discuss his recent book, co-authored with Hussein Agha, written from the perspective of two people who have been involved in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations going back to the 1990s. Malley will share conclusions based on their insights and personal experiences regarding the viability of a two…
September 11, 2025
Thursday
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[Streaming] Strategic Litigation in Focus: Individual Criminal Liability and Pursuing Accountability for Palestine
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join Harvard Law Justice for Palestine in live-streaming Strategic Litigation in Focus: Individual Criminal Liability and Pursuing Accountability for Palestine…
April 24, 2025
Thursday
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Hate & Remediation: Where Does Harvard Go From Here?
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Sometime soon, the Presidential Task Forces on Combating Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Bias and on Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias will release their final reports. How should HLS respond in today’s climate? What can students, faculty, and administrators do to meaningfully reduce hate and discrimination? Join Professor Kennedy and Professor…
April 8, 2025
Tuesday
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Nonviolent Resistance: Lessons from Issa Amro
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Issa Amro is a Hebron-based Palestinian human rights defender, activist, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee who has dedicated his life to the use of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience to fight Israel’s occupation in the West Bank. In 2007, Issa founded Youth Against Settlements which seeks to end the expansion…
April 8, 2025
Tuesday
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Colonial Bureaucracy and Contemporary Citizenship with Yael Berda
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Yael Berda discusses her book “Colonial Bureaucracy and Contemporary Citizenship,” which examines how the legacies of colonial bureaucracy continue to shape political life after empire. Focusing on the former British colonies of India, Cyprus, and Israel/Palestine, the book explores how post-colonial states use their inherited administrative legacies to classify and…
April 2, 2025
Wednesday
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Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments [Book Launch]
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
On April 2, at 12:15 pm EST, join us for the book launch of “Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments” in which Kenneth Roth presents his reflections on a lifetime spent in the struggle for human rights. In three decades under the leadership of Kenneth…
April 2, 2025
Wednesday
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Tell Me Your Story | Parenting and Autism Panel: A Journey for Support and Awareness
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
What do we know about Autism? What do we know about the spectrum related to Autism diagnoses? How does society, family and close friends react to their experience with an autistic person? These are some of the questions that we will explore in Tell Me Your Story: Special Edition Panel,…
March 28, 2025
Friday
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Lent/Iftar/Shabbat for Liberation
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Join HLS Justice for Palestine, Tzedek, Middle Eastern Law Students’ Association, Muslim Law Students’ Association, Queer & Trans People of Color, and the Bell Collective for Lent + Iftar + Shabbat for Liberation! We expect an evening of collective prayer, delicious food, and revolutionary love.
March 28, 2025
Friday
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Lent/Iftar/Shabbat for Liberation
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Join HLS Justice for Palestine, Tzedek, Middle Eastern Law Students’ Association, Muslim Law Students’ Association, Queer & Trans People of Color, and the Bell Collective for Lent + Iftar + Shabbat for Liberation! We expect an evening of collective prayer, delicious food, and revolutionary love.
March 12, 2025
Wednesday
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The Imperial Boomerang Comes Home
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm
How the US government uses the techniques & technologies of imperial violence to control within its constructed borders. Featuring: Tala Alfoqaha ’25 (Palestinian organizer and lawyer) and Afsaneh Rigot (Advisor at Cyberlaw Clinic & Advocate against tech weaponization)…
March 12, 2025
Wednesday
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Israel/Palestine in International Law with Zinaida Miller and Salma Waheedi, moderated by Guy Priver
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Zinaida Miller, Professor of Law and International Affairs; Faculty Co-Director, Center for Global Law and Justice; Faculty Co-Director, Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy at Northeaster University in conversation with Salma Waheedi, Lecturer on Law and Executive Director of the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim…
March 11, 2025
Tuesday
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Tzedek General Body Meeting
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
HLS Tzedek is a community of progressive, pro-Palestinian Jewish law students. Join us for kosher lunch to learn more about our history, mission, and plans for spring semester. You can also pick up a Shabbat Care Package!…
February 26, 2025
Wednesday
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Conversation with Yadin Kaufmann ’84: Improving Israeli-Palestinian Relations Via Cooperation in Tech
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join AFI for a lunch talk with HLS Alum Yadin Kaufmann ’84, a partner in Israel’s first venture capital fund and a founder of the Palestinian Internship Program and other initiatives to help build a Palestinian start-up nation. Yadin will share insights on his career path and efforts to promote…
February 25, 2025
Tuesday
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Conversation with UN Special Rapporteur on Housing Dr. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join UN Special Rapporteur Balakrishnan Rajagopal for a discussion about displacement and domicide in Palestine. Rabea Eghbariah will moderate the conversation.
February 25, 2025
Tuesday
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Conversation with UN Special Rapporteur on Housing Dr. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join HLS Justice for Palestine to hear from Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing , as he discusses domicide–systematic or widespread attacks on housing and civilian infrastructure that causes death and suffering–in Gaza. In November of 2023, Dr. Rajagopal issued a UN report warning…
February 6, 2025
Thursday
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Palestinian Perspectives on Fear and Hope in Gaza and the West Bank
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Join LSFP on Thursday, February 6 at 9:30am in WCC 3019 for a screening of “In Their Words: Palestinian Perspectives on Fear and Hope in the West Bank and Gaza,” a virtual discussion with Palestinian advocates and activists on the ground hosted by the Carr Center for Human Rights at…
November 20, 2024
Wednesday
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The Injustice of Cultural Heritage Loss: The Case of Nepal
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm
Join the Harvard Human Rights Journal and the Mittal Institute for a discussion about the theft, trafficking, and trade of precious artifacts from Nepal and countries around the world, and the ways in which students and advocates in the United States can advance the right to culture, identity, and property.
November 15, 2024
Friday
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Shabbat Against Genocide
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
HLS Tzedek is a community of pro-Palestine Jewish students. Join us for a Shabbat dinner filled with food, ritual, and community building.
November 12, 2024
Tuesday
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Illegal Occupation: Palestine, the ICJ, and the Counter-Hegemonic Potential of International Law
12:20 pm - 1:30 pm
In July, the International Court of Justice issued a historic advisory opinion concluding that Israel’s decades long occupation and annexation of Palestinian territory is illegal under international law and that all nations had the duty to recognize it as such and not assist its perpetuation. Professor Ardi Imseis served as…
October 31, 2024
Thursday
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A Conversation with Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join Harvard Law Justice for Palestine for lunch with Mosab Abu Toha, renowned Palestinian poet, scholar, and librarian from Gaza. Abu Toha is the author of Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza (2022, City Lights), which won a 2022 Palestine Book Award. Abu Toha is…
October 17, 2024
Thursday
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Lawyering in Rural Communities: How to Thrive as a Public Interest Lawyer in Regions with Limited Resources
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join Wasserstein Fellow Angelica Salceda as she shares insights on building a public interest career in regions with great needs but limited legal resources. Angelica will discuss how to grow professionally even when you’re one of the few attorneys in the region, strategies to balance local demands while continuing to develop legal expertise, and how to leverage available resources to bridge the gap. She’ll also cover ways to navigate unique joys and challenges of place-based practice. Lunch provided. Please RSVP below! Open to the HLS community.