April 17-18, 2019 Democratizing Data: Grassroots Strategies to Advance Human Rights Robert L. Bernstein Institute for Human Rights Speakers shared creative tactics and strategies to push the boundaries of what data encompasses--with community-led initiatives defining data as art and evidence essential for healing, inclusion and liberation. Moderator: • Nikki Reisch, Legal Director, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, NYU School of Law Panelists: • Anusha Chandrasekharan, Senior Program Manager, PRAXIS • Katie Diamond, Communications Director, Theatre of the Oppressed NYC • Nitin Sawhney, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, The New School • LaTonya Tate, Executive Director, Alabama Justice Initiative; Soros Justice Fellow

Speaker describes all the challenges in measuring human progress and explains that it is a political exercise and not merely a statistical issue.