Oxford Consortium for Human Rights

The Community Action Summit, organized by Trinity College in partnership with the Oxford Consortium for Human Rights, brings together community leaders, advocates, policymakers, practitioners, students, and scholars to engage with pressing human rights challenges. Designed to bridge academic conversations about human rights with the work being done in communities, the Summit creates opportunities to share experiences, exchange ideas, and explore approaches to advancing human rights and social justice. Drawing on Trinity College’s commitment to engaged human rights education and the Oxford Consortium’s international network, the Summit connects local Connecticut experiences with broader human rights conversations, emphasizing collaboration, community engagement, and meaningful action. Through discussions, workshops, and opportunities for dialogue, it seeks to strengthen relationships across disciplines and institutions, elevate community knowledge, and foster lasting partnerships that extend beyond the event itself.

The 2026 Community Action Summit theme is: Human Rights Education, Democracy, and Legislative Action.

Thursday, October 15, 2026 and Friday, October 16, 2026.  Oxford Consortium for Human Rights Community Action Summit:  Human Rights Education, Democracy, and Legislative Action. Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.
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Photo Highlights of the Thursday, November 6, 2026 Oxford Consortium for Human Rights Community Action Summit:  Community Engagement and Human Rights Education.  Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.

Professor Nhat-Dang Do and student researchers Chloe Libby ’27 & Antonia Kambolis ’26: Because You Asked: Relational Organizing through Hartford Voter Captains Project.

 

 

Professors James Truman, Leslie Ribovich, Sheila Fisher, Lucius Couloute, Erin Frymire, and Shane Gleason with student tutors Ari Martinez ’27, Birdie Stark ’26, and Caitlin Doherty ’26: The Trinity Prison Education Program and Carceral Studies.

 

 

Professor Shaznene Hussain, Janet Bauer, and Erna Alic with student Clara Sams ’26: Global Migration and Refugee Resettlement Lab: Community Engagement Meets the Human Rights Classroom.

 

 

Professor Christina Heatherton and Student Fellows Tamara Lopez ’28 & Linnea Mayo ’26: Trinity Social Justice Institute and Student Fellowship.

 

 

 

Professor Joshua King: A Legacy of Student Occupation: Cinestudio, Film, and
Human Rights