Content warning: This article has mentions of sexual assault and violence. Nadia Murad, a 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, discussed the role of community and perseverance in social change during the capstone talk for the Global Engagement Summit on Saturday. The student-run summit spanning from Wednesday to Sunday, brought together delegates from around the world,.
Northwestern’s branch of Partners In Health Engage hosted its first campus-wide event Friday at University Hall, featuring keynote speaker Valeria Macias. Partners In Health Engage is a global health and social injustice organization dedicated to providing high-quality health care to address the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of those in need. NU’s chapter of PIH.
To the Northwestern Community, As a collective of student organizations, we represent students of all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, religions and genders. As future doctors, journalists, actors, politicians, lawyers, engineers and professionals, we are obligated to protect and uplift every voice and to preserve their humanity and civil liberties. In the past month, the world has.
Now, more than ever, our collective action as students is essential to ensuring the widespread and equitable access of the vaccine. While voting is an integral first step into getting involved in processes of legislation, taking our advocacy one step further is essential in ensuring a sustained and significant change on the federal and legislative levels.