You are invited to the 2021 International Human Rights Day Celebration in Milwaukee Featuring Three Speakers with Extensive International Human Rights Experience on Voting Rights, Assembly Rights, & Asylum In An Informative Panel Discussion On “Human Rights Challenges Facing Democracy’s Future” Saturday – December 11th, 2021 from 11 AM – 12:30 PM Free & Open to the Public A Virtual Program – Registration is Required Co-sponsored by the City of Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission, the Milwaukee County Human Rights Commission, and the United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee Panelists Dr. Rachel Buff speaking on “Dreams of Democracy by Asylum Seekers” Rachel Ida Buff teaches history and Comparative Ethnic Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is an author, most recently of A is for Asylum Seeker: Words for People on the Move / A de Asilo: Palabras para Personas en Movimiento. Currently, she is working on a novel, Holy Toledo, and a book of essays about migration and survival, Thinking Like a Caravan. Attorney Tim Muth speaking on “Challenges of Furthering Democracy Globally“ Tim Muth is a civil rights lawyer in the US and a writer and analyst on human rights and political issues in El Salvador. Tim is a staff attorney at the ACLU of WI where his work focuses on immigrant rights and on the criminal justice system among other civil rights issues. He is also the founder and principal author of El Salvador Perspectives, a leading English language source of news and information about contemporary El Salvador. Dr. Paru Shah speaking on “Assaults on Democracy Domestically” Dr. Paru Shah is an Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Shah has authored numerous scholarly publications exploring her research interests in race and American politics, ethnicity and politics, urban politics, and public policy analysis. Moderator Dr. Chia Youyee Vang is Interim Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer and Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She oversees the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) that is responsible for advancing diversity and equity and fostering inclusion for all members of the campus community. She is a professor of history and has been on the UWM faculty since 2006. To register, go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vy_gUNZrR46EJglng42_SQ or Watch via livestream on the ERC Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ERCMKE