Articles

• Working Towards a Greater Future

  Fray Tomas, executive director of la 72, a migrant shelter in Tenosique, Mexico, travels the world to draw international attention to the “tremendous” human rights violations that affect migrants making their way through Central America and Mexico. He is visiting Marquette University this week to share his stories with students and the community as part […]

• Fighting Fear, Overcoming Silence

  Right now, it is Uganda against homosexuals and the biggest solidarity we have is from people who respect and support the rights of LGBTI persons all over the world – Clare Byarugaba By Becca Carballo, Kristina Lazzara, and Dana Potts Ugandan LGBTI activist Clare Byarugaba didn’t have to come out to her parents. The media […]

• Activists Share Real-World Experiences

  People around the world who fight injustice often have difficulty spreading their message. That’s a situation some Marquette University faculty and students are working to change.   The Marquette Democracy project, an initiative of two MU political science professors, brought four international activists during the Spring 2017 semester to interact with Marquette students and speak […]

• Fighting for Human Rights in Egypt

  A young Egyptian activist continues to fight after the resignation of Mubarak. By David Goldman and Max Templin Fighting against injustice usually comes with consequences. Nobody knows this better than Wael Ghonim, Egyptian computer engineer turned revolutionary. Ghonim sacrificed his own personal safety when he joined the fight against the tyranny of Egyptian President Hosni […]

• Human Rights Activist Speaks Out

  By Thomas Salinas, Kristen Sheffer and Lydia Slattery   Marquette students and faculty, and Milwaukee community members funneled into the Alumni Memorial Center’s Room 163, Wednesday, at 4 p.m. Organizers brought in extra chairs. They hadn’t anticipated the crowd of more than 50 people who came to hear a speaker on the eve of Easter […]