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SPSSI Celebrates 75 Years of Commitment to Human Rights and Social Justice at the United Nations
October 20, 2022 | 5:30 – 7:45 pm
Church Center, Second Floor, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY
EVENT MATERIALS:
- PDF of the event program
- Presenter and speaker biographies
- "Cautious Courage": SPSSI's Connections and Reconnections at the United Nations (Cherry et al., 2011)
- Effective Policy Applications of Psychological Science: Drawing Parallels between COVID-19 and Climate Change (Tiv et al., 2021)
- A Human Rights Based Approach to the Global Children’s Rights Crisis: A Call to Action (Levy et al., pre-print)
EVENT SCHEDULE:
Greetings and a Moment of Silence
- Dr. David Livert, SPSSI UN/NGO Main Representative
The Vital Relationship between NGOs and the United Nations
- Ambassador Maritza Chan, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations
- Rio Hada, Chief of the Equality, Development, and Rule of Law Section, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – NYC
- Lily Gray, Senior Liaison Officer, UNESCO
- Daniel Seymour, Director of Strategic Partnerships, UN Women
- Rev. Dr. Liberato (Levi) Bautista, President, CoNGO
- Patrick Sciarratta, President, Global NGO Executive Committee
- Houry Geudelekian, Chair, NGO Committee on the Status of Women
- Dr. Florence Denmark, International Council of Psychologists
A Brief History of SPSSI at the United Nations
- Dr. Abigail Stewart, SPSSI President
Special Recognition
- Organizations: Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations; United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; UNESCO; and the NGO Committee on the Status of Women.
- Retiring Team Members: Dr. Rachel Ravich and Dr. Peter Walker.
- Team Affiliates: Dr. Toni Antonucci, Dr. Susan Opotow, and Dr. Harold Takooshian.
- Senior Representatives: Dr. Harold Cook, Dr. Joseph DeMeyer, and Dr. Corann Okorodudu
Closing Remarks
- Alison Goldberg, Yasmin Hussein, and Dr. Anni Sternisko-Wang, SPSSI UN/NGO Youth Representatives
EVENT CO-SPONSORS:
- Division 52
- PCUN
- SPSSI New York
75TH YEAR COMMITTEE:
Anila Balkissoon | Justin Belsley | Harold Cook | Joseph DeMeyer | Alison Goldberg | Yasmin Hussein | Sheri Levy | Sarah Mancoll | Corann Okorodudu | Deborah Fish Ragin | Angelina Roccamo | Anni Sternisko-Wang | Harold Takooshian
CURRENT SPSSI UN/NGO TEAM:
Representatives include: Harold Cook | Joseph DeMeyer | Sheri Levy | Rashelle Litchmore | David Livert | Corann Okorodudu | Laurel Peterson | Deborah Fish Ragin Youth Representatives include: Alison Goldberg | Yasmin Hussein | Anni Sternisko-Wang