The University of Dayton Human Rights Center, in partnership across the broader University community, invites you to participate in the nomination process for the 2023 recipient of the Romero Human Rights Award. Established in 2000, the award commemorates the ministry and martyrdom of the slain Salvadoran Archbishop and honors an individual or organization whose work has contributed significantly to the alleviation of human suffering. The award itself, a bronze statue of Saint Oscar Romero, is an original piece sculpted by Emily Trick ('00) and Brother Gary Marcinowski, S.M., of the University of Dayton's Department of Visual Arts. 

The 2023 Romero Human Rights Award ceremony and event is scheduled for March 24, 2023 - the anniversary of Saint Oscar Romero’s assassination. The theme for this year's Romero Award is the human right to housing, including the challenges of affordability and gentrification, eviction and displacement, homelessness and criminalization. The aim is to highlight innovative and sustainable solutions that shift housing systems and their relationship to land towards respect for human dignity, equity, and justice on the local, national, and global levels.

We seek nominations of individuals and organizations that epitomize the courage required to confront deep, structural challenges in housing. For this year's award, we seek a diverse pool with a particular emphasis on emerging leaders for whom such recognition would elevate their advocacy in this field. We appreciate your time and welcome your engagement in the nomination process.

For more information on the Romero Human Rights Award:  https://udayton.edu/artssciences/ctr/hrc/romero/index.php

The deadline for the nomination is Friday, November 11th.