On July 11, 2025, just days before the FIFA Club World Cup final in New York, Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Institute, in cooperation with the Montreal Institute for Global Security (MIGS), hosted a landmark panel titled “Global Sports, Human Rights Violations and Available Remedies under International Law: The Case of the United Arab Emirates […]

What is plaguing Haiti? Haiti’s political instability has simmered since the slaying of Jovenel Moïse, who had faced opposition protests calling for his resignation over corruption charges and claims that his five-year term had ended. With global inflation soaring, Haiti has been hit hard and is in desperate need of aid. This panel addresses the […]

Interview with Sophia Romma, the writer of the Korean premiere 'Port of Marina Tsvetaeva' Let's overcome gender discrimination in theatre with women's solidarity and struggle. 'Women's gust of wind'. This year's award results of the Tony Awards, the best prize in Broadway musicals and theater, are summarized in one word. The musical 'Fun Home', which […]

Cynthia Grace Robinson playwright/screenwriter/lyricist was born and raised in The Bronx, New York. “I use my platform as a Writer to amplify the voices of characters and narratives rarely portrayed on stage and screen. I believe as storytellers we have a unique opportunity to broaden the spectrum and deepen the complexity of the stories we choose […]

David Donat Cattin, a member of our Advisory Council, has published an article titled “Violations of Human Rights and Available Remedies under International Law: The Case of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Mass Atrocities in Sudan.” The article also highlights key Action Points from a panel discussion held on November 15, 2024, at Cardozo […]

WHERE THERE'S ART, THERE'S HOPECall them authoritarians, totalitarians. The wolf is at the door. You can't despair because that's what they want. Our creative community needs to realize the power it already has. NOW PLAYING THROUGH DECEMBER 1THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY"ORSON'S SHADOW" BY AUSTIN PENDLETON Patrick Hamilton as Kenneth Tynan, Brad Fryman as Orson Welles.  To […]

The Council of Organizations (COO) extends our gratitude to you and your organization, Garden of the Avant-Garde, for  participating in the "Road To The Summit: Council of Organizations" forum that was held on July 15, 2024. Your presentation and remarks were invaluable to a greater understanding of the aim of the United Nations' Summit of the […]