Conversations

>> VERSIONE IN ITALIANO A SEGUIRE << You are cordially invited to join us for the 8th Global Campus of Human Rights Online Conversation. The conversation will take place on Tuesday 8 April 2025 at 11 am (CET) via zoom.   THEME “The importance of education and sports to embrace peace at the local and international level” #IDSDP2025 #sport4humanrights   We believe that higher education must be at the center of a sustainable future for the world and for the city of Venice. It could become one of the driving forces amidst this period of time, both for our local and global community. Now we are also exploring the links and sinergies with the culture of sports that lead to concrete actions.   SPEAKERS Andrea Tomaello, Deputy Major of the City of Venice Diego Vecchiato, Specialist in Techniques for the Protection of Human Rights (UniPadova) and President of the Panathlon Club Venezia Friso Roscam Abbing, EU Fundamental Rights Agency Guido Battaglia, Centre for Sports and Human Rights Roberto Daneo, Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation Presilia Mpanu-Mpanu, Social & Environmental Sustainability Expert at UEFA 2024/2025 student representatives of the European Master for Human Rights and Democratisation, EMA (Global Campus Europe) Moderator: Director Elisabetta Noli   The opening welcome words will be done by representatives of the local authorities and the Secretary General of the Global Campus of Human Rights.   This event will be translated into Italian and English and animated with live illustrations.   Click here to register.   ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS   The Global Campus of Human Rights wants to provide a space for exchanging views on the possible futures of Venice, and to do so is organising a series of “Global Campus of Human Rights Conversations” which are taking place as short one-hour online discussions since 2020.   These conversations provide an opportunity for local partners, the government authorities, our staff, professors, alumni and students, to actively participate in the discussion on the future development of the city of Venice, which hosts the headquarters of the Global Campus of Human Rights: the Monastery of San Nicolò (Venice Lido).   For more information, please contact: pressoffice@gchumanrights.org or communications@gchumanrights.org *** L’Ufficio Stampa del Global Campus of Human Rights vi invita a partecipare all’ottava “Online Global Campus Conversation” che si svolgerà via Zoom martedì 8 Aprile 2025 dalle ore 11:00 alle 12:00 (CET).   IL TEMA “L’importanza dell’educazione e dello sport per abbracciare la pace a livello locale ed internazionale” #IDSDP2025 #sport4humanrights   Crediamo che l’istruzione superiore debba essere al centro di un futuro sostenibile per il mondo e per la città di Venezia. Può diventare una delle forze trainanti in questo periodo, sia per la nostra comunità locale che globale. Adesso ricerchiamo sul collegamento e sulle sinergie tra l’educazione e la cultura dello sport, e come possano arrivare ad azioni concrete.   I RELATORI Andrea Tomaello, Vice-sindaco della Città di Venezia Diego Vecchiato, Specialista in Teniche di Protezione e Tutela dei Diritti Umani (UniPadova) e Presidente del Panathlon Club Venezia Friso Roscam Abbing, EU FRA Agency Guido Battaglia, Centre for Human Rights and Sports Roberto Daneo, Rappresentante della Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 Presilia Mpanu-Mpanu, Esperta di Sostenibilità Sociale e Ambientale, UEFA Rappresentanti degli studenti del nostro Master Europeo in Diritti Umani e Democratizzazione (EMA – Global Campus Europe) per l’anno accademico 2024/2025 Moderatrice: Direttrice Elisabetta Noli   Le parole di benvenuto saranno da parte delle autorità locali e il Segretario Generale del Global Campus of Human Rights.   Questo evento verrà tradotto in italiano e inglese, e animato con illustrazioni live.   Clicca qui per registarti al webinar.   LE CONVERSAZIONI Il Global Campus of Human Rights vuole fornire uno spazio per lo scambio di opinioni sui possibili futuri di Venezia, e per farlo sta organizzando una serie di “Global Campus of Human Rights Conversations”, brevi discussioni online della durata di un’ora, dall’anno 2020.   Queste conversazioni forniscono un’occasione per partner locali, governo, staff, professori, alumni e studenti, di partecipare attivamente alla discussione sullo sviluppo futuro della città di Venezia, città che ospita la sede del Global Campus of Human Rights presso il Monastero di San Nicolò (Lido di Venezia).   Per maggiori informazioni contattare: pressoffice@gchumanrights.org oppure communications@gchumanrights.org   #GCHumanRights #GCHumanRightsPress #GCHumanRightsConversations  

The Press Office had the honour to interview the 2024 Right Livelihood Laureate Anabela Lemos about her work at Justica Ambiental and her objectives in the near future.    Please share with us about your background and role in Justica Ambiental in empowering communities to stand up for their rights and demand environmental justice?    I have been an environmental justice activist ever since I remember. We started an environmental movement in my neighbourhood to stop a cement kiln from incinerating obsolete pesticides. We won. From there, we realized there was a need to support communities and protect the environment due to Mozambique’s model of development: opening the door to foreign investment, bringing with it land grabs, human rights violations, loss of livelihoods, wars. We realized that communities that lived in rural areas did not have a voice about what happened in their lands, were not aware of their rights, but they were well aware of what they wanted or did not want. We started working together, supporting their struggle, and the importance of defending the right to say no.    How was being recognised as Right Livelihood Award 2024 and how did it help with your activities and mission to boost urgent and long-term social change? How are you benefiting with all this visibility? How could we support your cause?    The recognition of the importance of our work, by such a prestigious prize, in a country like Mozambique that our leaders do not care about our people, do not care about the needs of peasants or fisherfolk or rural communities (the majority of our population) and the urgency to protect our forests, our rivers and sea for the future generations and planet is very important. JA has faced a lot of criticism for the work we do, we have been labelled as anti-development or anti-patriotic, apart from the constant threats and intimidations. So this prize shows that we are doing the right thing, that to fight for a better world is the right thing to do, and gives us strength to carry on. And above all, this recognition and the visibility it brings means more protection for JA team and especially the community activists who are on the frontlines resisting corporate land grabs and denouncing human rights violations.    You can support our cause by helping to further raise the voice of mozambicans who are every day affected by fossil fuel and extractivism megaprojects, demanding an end to fossil fuel exploration,  stopping false climate solutions such as mega-dams, REDD, industrial tree plantations, and joining us as we demand an end to corporate impunity by advancing strong and binding legislation to regulate transnational corporations at national, regional and international level. You can help us concretely by using the network of Right Livelihood to have more people supporting and endorsing our declarations, disseminating our case studies and amplifying our demands especially in the global north, where most of these companies are headquartered. We have international campaigns around specific projects, to expose and denounce violations (such as the campaign to stop the gas projects in Cabo Delgado, and the campaign against the Mphanda Nkuwa dam in the zambezi river), where we work in collaboration with partners from across the world to expose the violations and demand respect for mozambican peoples’ right to say no. Joining these campaigns as a partner, and be part of the strategizing and collective work, is a great way to help us even more.    What is your opinion on the importance of human rights education in the field of development of projects and environmental justice?    It’s hugely important, many of the problems we currently face in the world could be avoid if people understood the importance of Human rights and incorporated them in their work. A good education is the basis of your development as a person. If we learn to value human rights more than we value money or material possessions, if we place life and dignity at the center of decision making, we will be able to build different societies and preserve mother nature.    What are the most important challenges ahead in the field of Human Rights and Democracy in the world? Could educational programmes like ours at the Global Campus of Human Rights contribute to create a safe space for discussion on these challenges?    Education programs should start from an early age, deepening the knowledge as you grow. People will be more aware of human rights, and will have better tools to fight against violations, but only education won’t be able to stop these violations.    In the field of human rights and democracy, we need to understand that human rights violations are happening at the hand of powerful transnational corporations, in collusion with corrupted government elites. Without binding laws to regulate these entities, human rights violations will continue to happen systemically. Just like all across my country, Mozambique. Companies from France, Portugal, Italy, Japan, China, USA, and many others are wrecking our climate and peoples lives. We need binding legislation to regulate transnational corporations and stop this pattern of impunity. This is a critical loophole in international law that urgently needs to be addressed.    Could you give a message to the students, professors, alumni, partners and staff of the Global Campus of Human Rights?    Don’t be afraid to support and raise radical ideas. Fight against human rights violations and defend the universality of human rights.      For more information contact our Communications and Press Offices:   Elisa Aquino – Isotta Esposito – Francesca Sante – Carlotta Brunetta  pressoffice@gchumanrights.org - communications@gchumanrights.org     Read interviews and updates in our seasonal digital Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine to be informed about the latest News, Events and Campaigns with our local and international unique community of donors, partners and friends.  Stay tuned for the 15th issue of the Magazine coming soon in March in English and Italian.      #GCHumanRights  #GCHumanRightsPress  #GCHumanRightsMagazine  

“Receiving the Right Livelihood Award is both a profound honour and a significant responsibility.”

>> VERSIONE IN ITALIANO A SEGUIRE << You are cordially invited to join us for the 7th Global Campus of Human Rights Online Conversation. The conversation will take place on Wednesday 21 February 2024 at 11 am (CET) via zoom. THEME The value of education and projects regarding Sustainability: Local and International Perspectives. We believe that higher education must be at the center of a sustainable future for the world and also for the city of Venice and could become one of the driving forces amidst this period of time, both for our local and global community. Sustainability is not only a beautiful world but it has to lead to education and concrete actions. SPEAKERS Mariagiovanna Scrobogna, Spokesperson Sustainability Team of TEDxVenezia Alessandro Costa, General Director of Venice World Capital of Sustaininility Foundation (Fondazione Venezia Capitale Mondiale della Sostenibilità – VSF) Hélène Molinari, Founder of SUMUS Community Chiara Shania Mongello & Vasil Nikolaiev Ivanov, 2023/2024 student representatives of the European Master for Human Rights and Democratisation, EMA (Global Campus Europe) The opening welcome words will be done by the City of Venice, the Secretary General Manfred Nowak and the Administrative Director Elisabetta Noli. This event will be translated into Italian and English and animated with live illustrations. REGISTER AT https://bit.ly/GC-conversation-7 ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS The Global Campus of Human Rights wants to provide a space for exchanging views on the possible futures of Venice, and to do so is organising a series of “Global Campus of Human Rights Conversations” which are taking place as short one-hour online discussions. These conversations provide an opportunity for local partners, the government authorities, our staff, professors, alumni and students, to actively participate in the discussion on the future development of the city of Venice, which hosts the headquarters of the Global Campus of Human Rights: the Monastery of San Nicolò (Venice Lido). For more information, please contact: pressoffice@gchumanrights.org or communications@gchumanrights.org *** L’Ufficio Stampa del Global Campus of Human Rights invita a partecipare alla settima Online Global Campus Conversation che si svolgerà via Zoom mercoledì 21 febbraio 2024 dalle 11:00 alle 12:00 (CET). IL TEMA Il valore dell’educazione e dei progetti sui temi della Sostenibilità: Prospettive locali e internazionali. Crediamo che l’istruzione superiore debba essere al centro di un futuro sostenibile per il mondo e per la città di Venezia, e diventare una delle forze trainanti in questo periodo, sia per la nostra comunità locale che globale. “Sostenibilità” non è solo una bella parola ma deve anche guardare all’educazione e guidare ad azioni concrete. I RELATORI Mariagiovanna Scrobogna, Referente Team Sostenibilità per TEDxVenezia Alessandro Costa, Direttore Generale di Fondazione Venezia Capitale Mondiale della Sostenibilità – VSF) Hélène Molinari, Fondatrice di SUMUS Community Chiara Shania Mongello & Vasil Nikolaiev Ivanov, rappresentanti degli studenti del nostro Master Europeo per i diritti umani e la democrazia (EMA – Global Campus Europe) per l’anno accademico 2023/2024 Le parole di benvenuto saranno da parte del Comune di Venezia, Regione Veneto, del Segretario Generale Manfred Nowak e della Direttrice Amministrativa Elisabetta Noli. Questo evento verrà tradotto in italiano e inglese, e animato con illustrazioni live. REGISTRAZIONE: https://bit.ly/GC-conversation-7 LE CONVERSAZIONI Il Global Campus of Human Rights vuole fornire uno spazio per lo scambio di opinioni sui possibili futuri di Venezia, e per farlo sta organizzando una serie di “Global Campus of Human Rights Conversations”, brevi discussioni online della durata di un’ora. Queste conversazioni forniscono un’occasione per partner locali, governo, staff, professori, alumni e studenti, di partecipare attivamente alla discussione sullo sviluppo futuro della città di Venezia, città che ospita la sede del Global Campus of Human Rights presso il Monastero di San Nicolò (Lido di Venezia). Per maggiori informazioni contattare: pressoffice@gchumanrights.org oppure communications@gchumanrights.org #GCHumanRights #GCHumanRightsPress #GCHumanRightsConversations

The Press Office had the occasion to interview Adriana Caravelli sharing her experience in the CEDU Training.