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Dear Alumni,
The year that went by was another big challenge for all human beings and our wish is that you have all managed to take good care of yourselves and your loved ones. The vibrant community of the EMAlumni Association is gathering its strengths, ideas and aspirations and is welcoming 2022 with re-newed energy and determination to enhance our network and promote human rights, through any possible means.
In November 2021, Gabriel Alves de Faria moved on from the position of the Secretary General of the Association towards new and exciting projects. Gabriel's contribution to the advancement of the Association's goals has been remarkable and we hope for his new path to be as creative, as was his work with us. I am honored to take up this creative role and support our community in enhancing personal and professional links, create new collaborations and fight for social justice and human rights, against all challenges. I would like to urge all our members to contact the Association, even without a specific proposal in mind. A simple discussion might work miracles.
Entering the New Year, we kicked-off the "Conversations with Alumni", providing a platform for online discussions among our members, over a dedicated human rights or democratization related topic. In the framework of this project, discussions on digital rights, migration, child rights, arts, the situation in the Middle East and in Afghanistan, alumni book presentations and more have already taken place. It is a tool for alumni to present work experiences, a meeting place to share knowledge and create new synergies.
The network of Ambassadors that reside all around Europe, in the second semester destinations of the EMA program, has been mobilized and the local hubs now await the current EMA students to help them indulge in the local community feeling and provide support. New Career and Well-being webinars will take place in the springtime, while the EMAlumni Award and the annual General Assembly will follow right after.
Year 2022 marks the 25 years of the EMA Program and it is a great occasion to celebrate. Ideas for ways to bring us together on this occasion are already on the table. The Association is open to any suggestion on how to celebrate the thriving community of human rights professionals and human rights activists who have been sharing the Lido experience, since the very beginning of the EMA.
Our message for the New Year is no different from any other year: CONNECT WITH US
Let us share new powerful messages and create new and impactful projects.
Health, laughter and strength to all!
Penny
Secretary General of the EMAlumni Association
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EMA HIGHLIGHTS
NEW SECRETARY GENERAL
We welcome Penny PAPASPYROPOULOU (EMA 2007) in the position of Secretary General and wish her an exciting and meaningful experience!
"We are extremely pleased that Penny has accepted the position as Secretary General. Her previous experience in the EMA community and passion to drive the Association is already proving an invaluable asset." Adam Jacobi Moller, President EMAlumni Association.
Penny has focused on education and training for vulnerable groups of people (IOM, Hellenic Ministry of Education and in grassroot organisations) and acted as an advisor in human rights (freedom of expression, corruption and right to information, child rights, migration) at the European Parliament. She is an activist and has a keen interest in Arts, Culture and Human Rights.
ART & HUMAN RIGHTS
The EMAlumni Association aiming to highlight the power of arts and culture in human rights work and present the brilliant work of alumni in this field, initiated a new collaboration with Global Campus of Human Rights, offering the "Performing Music and Human Rights" workshop to the EMA 2021/2022 students, in November/December 2021.
Kosta Karakashyan on the set of WAITING FOR COLOR: Chechnya LGBTQ+ Persecution Documentary Dance Film
In the opening of the workshop examples of alumni work were presented to the students:
Kosta KARAKASHYAN (ΕΜΑ 2020) and his dance activism
Gabriel ALVES DE FARIA (ΕΜΑ 2013) and his photo / video / theater work for human rights
Andra MATEI (ΕΜΑ 2007) and her groundbreaking work on artistic freedom and artists' rights
Laura Maria Calderon during the
"Performing Music and Human Rights" Workshop
Project Manager of Musicians for Human Rights in Greece, Laura Maria CALDERON (ΕΜΑ 2016) shared her experience working with refugee women in Greece, through music workshops and facilitated the three days workshop with a group of current students, using body percussion, song composition, singing and dancing. The inspired students presented the outcome of the workshop during the Human Rights Film Festival activities in early December on campus, in the presence and guidance of EMAlumni Association board member Tanja FACHATHALER (EMA 2015) .
If your work and interests match the "Art and Human Rights" project, get in touch at info@emalumni.org and share your thoughts over a possible collaboration.
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GLOBAL CAMPUS ALUMNI
News and Updates
Global Campus Alumni has a new website*! Find information about the GCA's activities, upcoming events and opportunities while staying connected to over 4000 human rights professionals across the globe.
Submit your news, events and job opportunities here.
*Website under construction
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GLOBAL CAMPUS of HUMAN RIGHTS
News and updates
Online Global Campus of Human Rights Conversations
«Human Rights Pavilion Cosmocafes 2022»
9 March 2022, 1PM (CET)
This conversation focuses on the past and future developments of the Human Rights Pavilion and Cosmocafes, which were inaugurated during the 58th Biennale of Venice in 2019 and will be reignited during the upcoming Biennale Arte 2022.
Register here by Monday, 7 March at 4 pm (CET).
MOOC: Socio-Economic Justice Through Human Rights
This self-paced MOOC explores current developments in implementing economic and social rights and their role in redressing unjust distribution of resources and powers. It looks at legal frameworks and current political, social and economic challenges to better understand their links with a rights-based approach to socio-economic justice. Through regional examples and case studies, it provides a global overview of difficulties and obstacles but also possible alternatives and solutions.
Course dates: 7 of February to 6 of March 2022
Deadline for enrolment: until 27th of February
More information on the Global Campus for Human Rights' website. Watch an introduction to the course on Youtube here.
Conference: "Mental Health: Children’s perspectives on the Challenges and Ways Forward"
For two days the Global Campus of Human Rights and the Kathmandu School of Law, together with supporting partners organised the first child-led Global Campus International Conference.
The topic "Mental Health: Children’s perspectives on the Challenges and Ways Forward" was chosen by children themselves through previous consultations.
You can re-watch all the sessions of this event here
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JOB BOARD
Please help other alumni by posting jobs here.
You will not only help the wider alumni community, but you also ensure that qualified human rights activists will be better supported to get a job within the human rights world.
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UPCOMING EVENTS / CALLS
The EMAlumni Association will be running a series of webinars in late April and early May, which will focus on career development and wellbeing for students and recent graduates.
Image from 2021 webinars
The sessions will touch upon: getting your first job, how to find a field position, a CV clinic, and looking after your mental health in what is sometimes a challenging field. If you would like to share your experiences on any of the above, by helping to facilitate a session email fionnuala@emalumni.org
More information coming soon!
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NEWS & UPDATES
CONVERSATIONS with ALUMNI Vol. 3
The Conversations with Alumni entered their third year and we welcomed 2022 with a discussion about the current situation in Afghanistan.
Drawing of a 13 year old Afghan boy, who belongs to a family supported by AiCN
Our expert speakers, Charlemagne GOMEZ (EMA 2000), Independent Consultant and member of AiCN (Afghan in Crisis Network), Matthew WILLNER-RIDE (EMA 2006), Program Manager - Global Threats, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) and Florence CARROT (EMA 2014), humanitarian worker specialized in protection, presented their past and current initiatives and experiences from Afghanistan. The discussion was moderated by Adam MOLLER (EMA 2007), President of the EMAlumni Association.
INFO SESSION with EMA Students
On January 7, board member Giuseppe AMATULLI (EMA 2014) and Secretary General Penny PAPASPYROPOULOU (EMA 2007) held an online meeting with the 2021/2022 EMA students, to share information and answer to students' questions concerning the Ambassadors' project and possible challenges during the second semester.
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NEWS FROM THE ALUMNI NETWORK
Prof. Dr. Julieta MIRA (EMA 2007) - Researcher in Charge - has been awarded the project Scientific and Technical Research Project PICT-2020-SERIEA-03654 titled: “Justice without borders for State Crimes: Learnings from the application of the universal jurisdiction in Argentina” (“Justicia sin fronteras por crímenes de Estado: Enseñanzas de la aplicación de la jurisdicción universal en la Argentina”).
Julieta has also a post-doc scholarship in Germany with the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung as member of the "International Research Group on Authoritarianism and Counter-Strategies". More info here
Read here the newest story (only in German) by Theresa BENDER - SABELKAMPF (EMA 2017) following her trip to Odessa to investigate the situation of Domestic Violence in Ukraine, a country which has yet to ratify the Istanbul Convention.
Adam DRNOVSKY (EMA 2017) is selected to participate to the 2022 Global Classroom scheduled to take place at the Centre for Human Rights, at the University of Pretoria from the 30 May to 4 June 2022 and it will examine the theme of Internal Displacement.
Adam has additionally co-authored the article "Bias in the eye of beholder? 25 years of election monitoring in Europe" .
The article of Gema OCANA NORIEGA (EMA 2006) on "COVID-19 Restrictions on Reproductive Healthcare: Balancing rights in times of crisis" is now published in the GCHR Preparedness blog.
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Did you publish an article, book, photo, report, or video touching upon a human rights subject? If you want to share it with fellow alumni write to theodora@emalumni.org.
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ALUMNI HUBS
The time has come for EMAlumni Ambassadors to receive the second semester students in their cities. We are waiting for your news!!
Ambassadors are the heart and soul of the alumni network, they can include you in the alumni hubs and connect you to alumni in their locations, as well as give useful advice if you've just moved to their city.
We have around 52 Ambassadors in 43 cities across Europe!
Do you want to be an Ambassador?
We are currently looking for Ambassadors in some of our second-semester destinations, including Budapest, Bucharest, Seville, Tartu, and Ljubljana.
For more information and Expression of Interest please contact: giuseppe@emalumni.org
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EMALUMNI ASSOCIATION
You can support the EMAlumni association by becoming a supportive member with an annual subscription of 20 Euros.
Submit your donation in the account below:
Account Name: EMAlumni Association Vzw
IBAN code: BE13746031611439
BIC code: KREDBEBB
Bank Name: KBC
or
GLOBAL CAMPUS ALUMNI
We are part of the larger network of GCA. You can stay tuned for activities and news from this larger network by accessing their new website.
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