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Daynard Roundtable: Snapshots: Viewing Elder Abuse Through Multidisciplinary Lenses

Presented by Northeastern University School of Law

January 30, 2013

 Marie-Therese Connolly '84, recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Award for her national leadership in combatting elder abuse, leads a roundtable discussion with experts in the field.

In Our Name: A Play of the Torture Years

Presented by Northeastern University School of Law

January 29, 2013

Professor Michael Meltsner's acclaimed play, which offers a searing depiction of how and why the US government found itself brutally treating the men it detained after 9/11, will be performed at Northeastern University.

Following the performance, please join us for a panel discussion featuring:

Professor Lawrence Friedman...

Daynard Distinguished Lecture: Marie-Therese Connolly

Presented by Northeastern University School of Law

January 28, 2013

Marie-Therese Connolly '84, recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Award for her national leadership in combating elder abuse, speaks about "Emerging from Obscurity: Elder Justice Issues in an Aging America."

A Look Inside SB 1070

Presented by Northeastern University School of Law

February 15, 2012

The Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA) will sponsor a viewing of the documentary "A Look Inside SB 1070" and host speakers from the Center for New Community, the film's producer. The film follows a national student delegation as it toured Arizona in August of 2010 amidst the passage of the controversial state immigration...

Just Performance: Enacting Justice in the Wake of Violence

Presented by Northeastern University School of Law

December 1-December 2, 2011

This two-day symposium will explore the performative dimensions of justice-seeking in the aftermath of violence, with a focus on Cambodia, Peru and the United States. What do public ritual, theater, truth commissions and criminal trials each offer as justice-seeking strategies? How does performance satisfy the human need to understand violence...