Community Calendar

Florida led the United States in executions in 2025, accounting for 19 executions—approximately 40% of the national total. Against this backdrop, the International Human Rights and the Death Penalty Symposium will convene an exceptional group of globally recognized scholars, practitioners, and policymakers at Florida State University College of Law.

Bringing together leading voices on this topic from across the world, the symposium will examine capital punishment through an international human rights lens. Discussions will explore legal, ethical, and comparative perspectives, fostering rigorous and informed dialogue on one of the most complex and consequential issues in modern law.

Distinguished speakers include Sister Helen Prejean; Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, former President of Mongolia; Mario Marazziti, former deputy in Italy's Camera dei Deputati; Mark Olive, a nationally recognized death penalty litigation expert; Professor Corinna Barrett Lain, University of Richmond School of Law; Professor William Schabas, Middlesex University, London; Robin Maher, Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center, with more to come.

We hope you will join us for this important and globally informed discussion.

This event is free and open to the public. CLE credit pending.

What exactly is ephemera? Ephemera, the everyday items created for temporary use and often destined to be discarded, can provide a fascinating window into the past! These materials are able to help us connect to historic places and offer insight into the lives, events, and activities that once filled them. Drawing from his large collection of Tallahassee ephemera, FSU doctoral student and guest speaker, Chris Carlberg, will share historical artifacts and discuss how they can be used to interpret historic places, explore the built environment, and bring local history to life. Don’t miss this free program on Saturday, November 14, at 10:00 AM. First Florida Capitol (Replica). Register: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/traces-of-place-how-artifacts-bring-local-history-to-life