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  • Reconfiguring Diaspora: Jews and Polish Solidarność in the 1980s

    Center for Government and International Studies South Building 1730 Cambridge Street, s354, Cambridge, MA, United States

    This talk by the Oxford historian Katherine Lebow explores not only how Polish Jews shaped Solidarity, but how Solidarity shaped Polish JewsThe fact that Jews and those of Jewish descent played an outsized role in the democratic opposition in Poland in the 1980s, including the Solidarity (Solidarność) movement, has been little acknowledged or studied. This […]

  • Women, Power, and Justice: An Evening With Nadia Murad

    Alfred L. Morse Auditorium 602 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, United States

    Please join us for a talk by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Nadia Murad.This event is open to the BU Community. We welcome all students, faculty, staff, and alumni.Nadia Murad is a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, human rights activist, and survivor of the Yazidi genocide. In 2014, she was taken captive by the Islamic State (ISIS) […]

  • Pandemic Political Education Book Club

    Under the Umbrella Bookstore and Cafe 511 West 200 South, #Suite 120, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

    Read books to learn lessons from HIV/AIDS Activism and Disability Justice.

  • Tech and Well-Being: Issues of Policy & Practice

    Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics 133 South 36th Street, Suite 335, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Exploring the promises and perils of data-driven systemsHow do emerging technologies influence our sense of well-being? From predictive analytics in social services to the role of social media in youth mental health, this event explores both the promises and perils of data-driven systems. Featuring experts in AI, homelessness policy, and digital sociology, we’ll discuss how […]

  • Innovation Across Borders: Technology, Culture, Policy, + Inclusive Futures

    CGIS South 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    From Kyoto to the Caucasus: Transferring Inclusive Innovation from Japanese Subcultures to Georgia and BeyondInnovation today is at a crossroads: while AI and emerging technologies promise transformation, innovation ecosystems often reinforce exclusion and technoableism. Japan offers a living laboratory for inclusive innovation. This research at Kyoto Institute of Technology introduces "strategic drifting". and an adaptive […]

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