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Watch the 2019 Oslo Freedom Forum theater sessions live, May 27-29. Programming continues at continues at 10:00” CEST on May 28. View the full program of events at hrf.org/off19.
Watch the 2019 Oslo Freedom Forum theater sessions live, May 27-29. Programming continues at continues at 10:00” CEST on May 28. View the full program of events at hrf.org/off19.
Sunday, May 26, 2019
- 10:00 - 16:00
Registration – Grand Hotel
Avoid the lines on Monday by checking in at the lobby of the Grand Hotel. - 12:30 - 13:30
Meet the Freedom Fellows – The Library, Grand Hotel
- 18:00 - 19:00
Opening of Flowers from the Rubble: Remembering Raed Fares – Vega Scene
Honor Syrian democracy advocate and former OsloFF speaker Raed Fares, assassinated in November 2018, with an immersive exhibit featuring his work. Monday, May 27, 2019
- 9:00 - 10:15
Registration – Det Norske Teatret
- 9:00 - 15:00
Interactive Expo – Det Norske Teatret
The Interactive Expo explores the intersection of human rights and creative industries. Join us for exhibits, technology demos, one-on-one conversations, interactive art projects, interviews with experts and activists, and more! - 10:30 - 11:45
Theater Session 1 – Det Norske Teatret
- Opening Remarks by Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide
- Timothy Synder American historian and author
- Yousra Elbagir Sudanese journalist and foreign news reporter
- Felix Maradiaga Nicaraguan democracy advocate
- Denise Ho Hong Kong-based artist and LGBTQ rights advocate
- 12:30 - 13:30
Theater Session 2 – Det Norske Teatret
- Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein Jordanian diplomat, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Fabiana Rosales First Lady of Venezuela
- Asli Erdogan Turkish writer and human rights advocate
- Garry Kasparov Advocate for Russian democracy, with Molly McKew, information warfare expert
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
- 9:00 - 9:40
Registration – Det Norske Teatret
- 9:00 - 15:00
Interactive Expo – Det Norske Teatret
- 10:00 - 11:00
Theater Session 3 – Det Norske Teatret
- Performance on Awe by Beau Lotto
- Andrew Zolli American writer and Planet Labs advisor
- Thae Yong-ho North Korean Defector and former deputy ambassador of North Korea to the United Kingdom with Bob Kelly
- Fartuun Adan Executive Director of of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre in Somalia
- Nury Turkel Uyghur rights advocate and attorney
- 11:30 - 12:30
Theater Session 4 – Det Norske Teatret
- Poetry reading by Adam Roa
- Pete Pattisson Video and photo journalist based in Kathmandu
- Lartiza Diversent Cuban lawyer and independent journalist
- Sharofiddin Gadoev Tajik opposition activist
- Preet Bharara American lawyer and former U.S. attorney, in conversation with Bill Browder Economist and Magnitsky Act proponent
- 12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break* –
*Participants with all-access tickets may join lunch at the Grand Hotel. - 14:00 - 17:00
MESH Sessions – MESH
The Lounge
- 14:00 - 14:45 — Instituting a Global Sanctions Regime
- Hagar Hajjar
- Bill Browder
- Kyle Parker
- Rebecca Vincent
- Sjoerd Wiemer Sjoerdsma
- Presented by Human Rights Foundation
- 15:00 - 15:30 — Building Online Communities
- Ebele Okobi
- Pepe Borras
- Omar Mohammed
- Ben Pauker
- Presented by Facebook
- 15:40 - 16:00 — The Power of Decentralization
- Brock Pierce
- Thor Halvorssen
- Presented by Human Rights Foundation
- 16:15 - 17:15 — Breaking the Cycle of Corporate Impunity
- Sandra Cossart
- Nick Grono
- Amanda Ghahremani
- Pete Pattisson
- Presented by Freedom Fund
- 14:00 - 14:30 — Inside The Saudi Phone Hacking Scandal
- Iyad El-Baghdadi
- Karen Attiah
- Presented by Human Rights Foundation
- 14:45 - 15:05 — North Korea’s Highest Ranking Defector: A Conversation with Thae Yong-Ho
- Thae Yong-Ho
- Phil Robertson
- Presented by Human Rights Foundation
- 15:20 - 16:00 — Privacy in the Surveillance Age
- Sonya Mann
- Danny O’Brien
- Filip Chytry
- Presented by HMA!
- 16:15 - 17:15 — Doing Development Differently
- Dhananath Fernando
- Candelaria de Elizalde
- Aimable Manikrakiza
- Matt Warner
- Presented by Atlas Network
- 14:00 - 14:45 — Workshop: Creative Tactics for Dissent
- Shehzil Malik
- Rodrigo Diamanti
- Naina Bajekal
- Presented by HRF’s Art in Protest
- 15:00 - 16:15 — Workshop: Designing Solutions to China’s Uyghur Crackdown
- Nury Turkel
- Gopika Setlur
- Presented by Elefint Designs
- 16:30 - 17:00 — Actions That Heal, The Office
- Maryam Faghihimani
- Parvaneh Andache
- Leyla Hussein
- Rick Doblin
- Presented by Human Rights Foundation
- 14:00 - 14:45 — Instituting a Global Sanctions Regime
- 19:00-19:30
Performance by the Gao Brothers – Spikersuppa Square
The Gao Brothers will stage their performance, "Utopia of the Embrace," for the public. - 19:00 - 21:00
Screening of #Female Pleasure and Conversation with Leyla Hussein – Vega Scene
Vega Scene will present #Female Pleasure with anti-FGM advocate and former OsloFF speaker Leyla Hussein. - 20:00 - 22:00
Dinner* – Kullt
*Entry for all-access ticket levels only Wednesday, May 29, 2019
- 9:00 - 9:45
Registration – Det Norske Teatret
- 10:00 - 11:00
Theater Session 5 – Det Norske Teatret
- Performance by ATLYS
- Bryan Fogel Academy Award-winning director of Icarus
- Laila Haidari Afghan activist combating drug addiction and religious
- extremism
- Memory Mbewe Children's and girls' rights advocate from Malawi
- 11:30 - 12:30
Theater Session 6 – Det Norske Teatret
- Audrey Mbugua Head of Kenya’s Transgender Education and Advocacy
- Felix Agbor Nkongho Cameroonian human rights lawyer and activst
- Esther Htusan Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from Burma
- Lina and Walid al-Hathloul Siblings of jailed Saudi women's rights advocate Loujain al-Hathloul
- 12:30 - 13:00
2019 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent Award Ceremony – Det Norske Teatret
The Human Rights Foundation will award this year's Havel Prize to:
- Rayma Suprani Venezuelan cartoonist
- Rap Against Dictatorship Thai rap group
- Ramy Essam Egyptian musician
- 13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break* –
*Participants with all-access tickets may join lunch at the Grand Hotel. - 16:00 - 17:30
Defending the Defenders: The Right to Protect the Environment – Oslo City Hall
Oslo is the European Green Capital of 2019. Join us for this public event at City Hall to celebrate the activists putting themselves at risk to defend their environment. Featuring:
- Welcome by Governing Mayor of Oslo Raymond Johansen
- Remarks by Minister of Climate and Environment Ola Elvestuen
- Marc Ona Essangui Gabonese rain forest protector and Goldman Prize recipient
- Panel discussion and open Q&A moderated by Melissa Mahtani, featuring:
- William Amanzuru Ugandan environmental rights defender
- Lisseth Boon Venezuelan anti-corruption journalist
- Yevgeniya Chirikova Russian advocate and Goldman Prize Recipient
- 20:00
Closing Reception and Dinner* – Taket
With music by Alsarah and the Nubatones and Ms. Mohammed.
*Entry for all-access ticket levels only
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