As the political and economic crisis escalates in Haiti, one that has inevitably led to Haitians fleeing in search of livelihood and safety, this panel will explore the historical context of the crisis with a particular focus on U.S. intervention in Haiti, U.S. immigration policy, and treatment of Haitian refugees. Panelists will also suggest solutions that are grounded in human and humanitarian law with a particular focus on promoting and protecting human dignity. Panelists: Erin B. Corcoran Associate Teaching Professor and Executive Director, Kroc Institute for International Peace StudiesJean Marc Brissau Staff Attorney at the Notre Dame Law School Global Human Rights Clinic  Karen E. Richman Professor of the Practice and Director of Undergraduate Academic Programs, Institute of Latino Studies  TJ D'Agostino Assistant Professor of the Practice, Keough School of Global Affairs  This event is cosponsored by the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.  Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wanted to write a rock opera about Jesus Christ from Judas Iscariot's point of view. Just in their twenties at the time, the two recorded the Jesus Christ Superstar cast album.With proof of principle in place, they launched a Broadway musical which was later adapted by Norman Jewison (fresh off Fiddler on the Roof) for film. The film version is told through a popup musical that springs from a hippie school bus traveling in the desert and, like the musical, recounts the last days of Jesus Christ (Ted Neeley) with an emphasis on the role Judas Iscariot (Carl Anderson), his betrayer, played in his death and the emotions behind it. GET TICKETS