Latest Past Events

Critical Voices: Impeachment and Beyond

CUNY School of Law 2 Court Square West, Long Island City

The Sorensen Center and the CUNY Law's Office of Student Affairs host a panel discussion with Atiba Ellis, Ruthann Robson, and B.J. Steiner on the impeachment inquiry against President Trump and its wider implications for democracy.

Critical Voices: Money & Right-Wing Influence: Threats to Democracy and Human Rights

CUNY School of Law 2 Court Square West, Long Island City

A "Critical Voices" discussion with Mukami Marete and Dr. Stellah Bosire, Co-Executive Directors of UHAI - The East African Sexual Health and Rights Initiatives and queer feminists who have dedicated their lives to strengthening the voices of the LGBTI community in East Africa, and Anne Nelson who has written extensively about human rights and defiance of totalitarian regimes.

Critical Voices: Strategic Litigation in the Face of Rising Authoritarian Regimes

CUNY School of Law 2 Court Square West, Long Island City

James Goldston, Executive Director of the Open Society Justice Initiative, and Maina Kiai, 2019 Sorensen Center Scholar-in-Residence, discuss a strategic approach utilizing litigation, advocacy, and movement building in an increasingly authoritarian world.