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Human Rights Centre Film Screening - 13th

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.

  • Thu 2 Nov 23

    17:30 - 20:30

  • Colchester Campus

    CINE10

  • Event speaker

    Various

  • Event type

    Lectures, talks and seminars

  • Event organiser

    Human Rights Centre

  • Contact details

    Law and HRC Events and Communications Team

You are warmly invited to attend this film screening hosted by the Essex Human Rights Centre.

13th - An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Don't miss this opportunity to attend a thought-provoking film screening at our Human Rights Centre! The film being showcased is called "13th". It sheds light on the intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States. This event aims to create awareness and promote discussions on human rights issues.

This will be chaired by Dr Katya Al Khateeb.

13th - copyright Netflix.  

How to book

Please book a ticket through Eventbrite. Any problems with booking please email lawhrcevents@essex.ac.uk.

About the Human Rights Centre

The Essex Human Rights Centre is composed of over 2000 alumni, current students, over 100 members from across 11 disciplines, fellows, and partners.

The Human Rights Centre acts as a hub for this community, facilitating interaction at the University, online, and through networks we have established across the world.

Our community is unique in its diversity, sense of unity, and shared resolve for the advancement of human rights globally. For the thousands of students and staff that have passed through the Human Rights Centre’s doors, the Centre has been more than an institute built to generate research and develop and exchange ideas. It has also been a meeting place to form lasting friendships and bonds.

Together, Essex students, staff, graduates and partners, from every corner of the world, have worked on human rights projects that have had, and continue to have, a tangible practical impact on the ground. This is a central part of the legacy of the many individuals who have contributed to the establishment and growth of the Centre.
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