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Black History Month Speaker Nikki Brown

Cultural attaché Miranda Patterson opened our series of events around Black History Month 2021 with a virtual talk and discussion with Nikki Brown. The talk has been streamed live on Facebook and was moderated by journalist Irene Brickner from the daily newspaper Der Standard. The theme of the virtual talk was African American Voter Engagement and ...

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 18 February, 2021 | Topics: Education, History, Human Rights | Tags: black history month, Civil Rights Movement, equal rights, human rights

Flying the Pride Flag

We are flying the Pride Flag in recognition of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) All persons are born with the same inalienable rights and we condemn any threats to those rights on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Nearly 70 countries still criminalize LGBTI status and activity. The United States continues ...

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 18 May, 2020 | Topics: Culture, Education, embassy, Human Rights | Tags: celebration, equal rights, human rights, IDAHOTB

Internationalizing African American History in the 21st Century

Last week of February, Dr. Robert F. Jefferson, Jr. , came to Austria to discuss how prominent black leaders such as Booker T. Washington and Barack Obama have provided a unique window into understanding the rich complexities of the African American experience and its impact on the international stage. He talked at schools and gave a lecture at the Amerika ...

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 10 March, 2020 | Topics: Education, Events, History | Tags: Civil Rights Movement, equal rights, human rights

Breaking Hate with Christian Picciolini

The U.S. Embassy invited activist and reformed white supremacist Christian Picciolini to Vienna to talk with stakeholders about his work in extremism intervention, prevention, and disengagement. Christian Picciolini runs the NGO Free Radicals , which works on outreach to communities vulnerable to radicalization. Mr. Picciolini has trained government and law enforcement agencies and given talks around the world on ...

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 16 December, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, Human Rights | Tags: antisemitism, Austrian-American Society, Civil Rights Movement, discussion, equal rights, human rights, muslim youth, Österreichsich-Amerikanische Gesellschaft

A Spotlight on Visibility and Growth of LGBTQ Rights

Andrew Reynolds, Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, gave a talk about the odds of LGBTQ politicians compared to their straight counterparts. While many politicians still hesitate to out themselves for fear of the effects such announcement might have on their career, others have come forward, promoting the cause for ...

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 7 June, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, History, Human Rights | Tags: Andrew Reynolds, equal rights, human rights, LGBTQ

Rushan Abbas about human rights violations against Uyghurs in China

In her presentation at the Amerika Haus, Rushan Abbas, Director of Campaign for Uyghur s , detailed various human rights violations against Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang province. Ms. Abbas, herself a Uyghur, came to Washington, D.C., to study, and started raising international awareness for this situation.

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 4 June, 2019 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Events, Human Rights | Tags: China, equal rights, human rights, Rushan Abbas, uighurs, uyghurs

Diplomats for Equality support the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 2019

Embassies, Delegations and Permanent Missions support IDAHOBIT and EuroPride 2019, which will take place in Vienna. We, the Diplomatic Missions of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, The United Kingdom, The ...

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 17 May, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, News | Tags: equal rights, human rights

Ambassador Traina’s remarks at the “Muslims Against Anti-Semitism” Initiative

Ambassador Trevor Traina was honored to speak at an event celebrating Muslimische Jugend Österreich ‘s program against anti-Semitism. [As prepared] Hello. It is an honor to be here today to recognize the Muslim Youth Austria for their initiative “Muslims Against Anti-Semitism.” First, let me start by wishing you all “Ramadan Kareem.” The holy month of Ramadan started this ...

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 8 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: antisemitism, equal rights, human rights, muslim youth, Trevor Traina

Speaking of Feminism

Rachel F. Seidman, Director of the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a 2018/19 Fulbright Scholar at the University of Turku, Finland, visited Austria on April 8 and 9, 2019 for a series of workshops and lectures on feminist activism in the U.S. Throughout her presentations in Vienna and Linz, Professor ...

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 10 April, 2019 | Topics: Education, Events, History | Tags: equal rights, feminism, human rights, Susan Seidman, women's movement

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