Events

Panelists: Professors Mai’a Cross, Stephen Flynn and Julie Garey from Northeastern will be joined by Guest Panelist Oley Kotsyuba from the Ukrainian Research Institute of Harvard University. Moderated by Professor Gretchen Heefner. See flyer for more information and to RSVP.

Conversation with former Puerto Rico Senator Juan Dalmau. Puerto Rico is facing its worse social, economic and political crisis since the Commonwealth government was founded in 1952. Juan Dalmau will discuss what he considers to be a path out of that morass. See flyer for RSVP.

Russia’s brutal February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has attracted widespread condemnation across the West. Government and media circles present the conflict as a simple dichotomy between an evil empire and an innocent victim.

Putting Social Impact Lab Principles and Practices into Action The Social Impact Lab is proud to welcome Lynn Zovighian to Northeastern University as our inaugural Zameli Family Fellow. As a social investor, human rights advocate, and managing director of The Zovighian Partnership, Lynn integrates Social Impact Lab principles and practices into projects across the Middle East. Please join Lynn and Northeastern faculty members for a week of conversations and workshops about doing the work of social change at the intersection of systems thinking, ethical practice, and social justice.

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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Implications for Global Politics with Denise Garcia and Mai’a Cross. Panel discussion of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its potential outcome, and the implications for Ukrainian citizens.

2022 Valerie Gordon Human Rights Lecture with Tiffany Joseph. Displacement, Citizenship and Human Rights: Challenges for the 21st Century. The lecture features outstanding lawyers, judges, scholars and advocates who share their experiences in advancing human rights. This year’s speaker is Tiffany Joseph, Associate Professor of Sociology and International Affairs and Graduate Program Director for Sociology.

Why does a country with religious liberty enmeshed in its legal and social structures produce such overt prejudice and discrimination against Muslims? Sahar Aziz’s groundbreaking book demonstrates how race and religion intersect to create what she calls the Racial Muslim. Comparing discrimination against immigrant Muslims with the prejudicial treatment of Jews, Catholics, Mormons, and African American Muslims during the twentieth century, Aziz explores the gap between America’s aspiration for and fulfillment of religious freedom. With America’s demographics rapidly changing from a majority white Protestant nation to a multiracial, multi-religious society, this book is an in dispensable read for understanding how our past continues to shape our present—to the detriment of our nation’s future.

A webinar with Francesca Batault, SSH’19 and Charles Allen, Director of Partnerships at The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), one of the leading international think tanks. Click here

HOW I LIVE. 4 Families. 5 Countries.  And the global fight to cure childhood cancer. Follow the incredible journeys of four children with cancer and the healthcare teams working to cure them. Filmed on the front lines of global pediatric oncology. An inspiring film about the global fight to cure childhood cancer.

“The Toughest Citizenship and Statehood Challenge in the Middle East” Webinar The Toughest Citizenship and Statehood Challenge in the Middle East: Ideas to transcend Palestine-Israel failed non-diplomacy and ignite genuine peace negotiations.Four seasoned analysts, scholars and practitioners from Israel and Palestine suggest pathways to meaningful negotiations for a permanent peace that transforms refugees into citizens and foes into peaceful neighbors.

“Promoting Democracy: The Force of Political Settlements in Uncertain Times” .Dr. Jamal’s book examined the impact of the political settlements and the mediating role of Western donor assistance on political movements and emergent civil society groups in the Palestinian territories and El Salvador, culminating in Hamas’ election victory in 2006 and the political aftermath that transpired. The book draws from research for which she won the best fieldwork award of the Comparative Democratization section of the American Political Science Association. Recordings:https://vimeo.com/472599135 andhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I0YKl0nnXU

“How to End a Failing War” with Dominic Tierney, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department, Swarthmore College. On Zoom. RSVP for link.

“Disasters as Suffering Out of Place” with Jacob Remes, Clinical Associate Professor, New York University. In 909 Renaissance Park, 1135 Tremont St., Boston. RSVP required.

“The Problems and Failures of Civilian Cyber Defense” with Lior Tabansky of the Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center, Tel Aviv Univeristy. In 909 Renaissance Park, 1135 Tremont St., Boston. RSVP required.

“Exploring Resilience and Equity Through the Prism of a Pandemic: Perspectives from the field” in 909 Renaissance Park, 1135 Tremont St., Boston. RSVP required.