Lectures & Panels Design from the Margins: Justice Informed Tech and MENA LGBTQ Communities   Tuesday, 12:15–1:15 pm 

A conversation with Afsaneh Rigot to discuss her Design from the Margins methodology for a design process that centers the most impacted and marginalized users for better and more justice focused technology.

Lectures & Panels Jerusalem: Insights into a Divided City  Wednesday, 12:15–1:15 pm

A conversation with Mahmoud Muna, Palestinian Jerusalemite writer and analyst widely known as “the Bookseller of Jerusalem,” to discuss newly emerging political and social trends in Jerusalem and how they are radically changing the conflict landscape and its development.

Lectures & Panels Crisis in Sudan: Challenges of Democratic Transformation and Human Rights Tuesday, 11:00 am–12:30 pm EST

A panel of Sudanese experts for a discussion of current developments in Sudan’s recent conflict and challenges of democratic transformation and human rights.  With Adrienne L. Fricke, Nasredeen Abdelbari, Yousra Elbagir, Kholood Khair, and Mutasim Ali.

Lectures & Panels Bring Zack Home: Advocating for the Arbitrarily Detained through Law and Policy 12:30 – 1:15 pm

Zack Shahin's daughter, Meera Shahin, and his lawyer, Rhys Davies, discuss legal strategies and advocacy for his release from detention in the UAE.