2008-2009
October
Explaining the African Vote: The Role of Government Performance and Ethnicity in the 2007 Kenyan Elections
Date: October 2nd
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: C-104 Hesburgh Center
Description: Dr. Clark Gibson, Chair of the Department of Political Science at UC San Diego. Scones and cider will be served.
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The Exiles (1961), WORLDVIEW Film Series
Date: October 3
Time: 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm, 105 minutes
Location: Browning Cinema
Description: The film will be introduced by director Charles Burnett
The independently produced The Exiles was warmly received at the 1966 Venice Film Festival. Although made 30 years ago, the issues raised by the film are just as potent and powerful today. The story concerns a trio of young Native Americans who decide to leave the reservation. Once they've reached Los Angeles, the three protagonists find themselves just as lost and isolated as they would have been in the middle of the desert. Non-professionals Yvonne Williams, Homer Nish and Tommy Reynolds offer strong, naturalistic performances; in fact, they don't seem to be acting at all, but instead living their parts. Tickets: $6, $5 faculty/staff,
$4 seniors, and $3 all students
More Info: http://performingarts.nd.edu/index.php?page=detail&event=855, http://www.exilesfilm.com/
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“The Sub-Prime Mortgage Mess and Federal Reserve Policy”
Date: October 4
Time: three and one-half hours before kickoff
Location: Annenberg Auditorium of the Snite Museum of Art
Description: “The Sub-Prime Mortgage Mess and Federal Reserve Policy,” with Christopher Waller, Gilbert F. Schaefer Professor of Economics. The worst since the Great Depression, the current credit market crisis in the United States has lasted for more than a year, driven in large part by the sub-prime mortgage mess that has led to massive losses in the banking sector. Waller will discuss what caused the crisis and the effects of unprecedented intervention by the Federal Reserve.
More Info: http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=29106
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"Haitian Health and Education"
Date: October 5
Time: 2-4pm
Location: McKenna Hall
Description: One of Four Round Table Discussions in McKenna Hall with Haitian expert guests. Just 750 miles south of Florida, Haiti and the Dominican Republic --two of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere-- have been devastated by four tropical storms in four weeks, killing as many as 1,000 people and displacing close to 1 million. What can we do?
More Info: http://www.nd.edu/~class09/
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The Structural Violence of Humanitarianism
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
4:15-5:30 pm
Hesburgh Center Auditorium
Public lecture by Dr. Linda Whiteford, at 4:15pm in the Hesburgh Center auditorium. Dr. Whiteford is a professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Associate Vice President for Global Strategies and International Affairs at the University of South Florida, Tampa.
People are drawn to humanitarian aid work for many reasons, just as those who seek their shelter do so for many reasons. They meet in the hellish terrain of great and urgent need, confronted by limited and constrained ability to provide. This presentation takes the violence done to women and girls during times of civil and military conflict, geophysical and political disasters, and complex emergencies as the lens through which to view the global failure to provide reproductive rights to women. We must consider the political agendas of those who shape the policies and programs of assistance, particularly in the provision of reproductive rights. Global violence inherent in the widespread ‘normalization’ of rape—in this case, of women, girls, and boys—in and around humanitarian aid camps, reflects the biopower of the state to control the welfare of its citizens. However, the ‘citizens’ of international aid shelters and camps are stateless people having fled their governments into the care of global protection. These ‘citizens’ are three ways vulnerable, made victims by their gender, ethnicity, and their state of statelessness.
Linda Whiteford's research has influenced an extraordinary number of medical anthropologists, economic anthropologists, and policy-makers over the last two decades. As a medical and economic anthropologist who studies the linkages between infectious disease, international health, development, and marginalized or refugee populations, Whiteford's research serves as a
foundation for understanding connections between global policy and local realities. Her work takes place in Latin America, most recently in Ecuador and Cuba, as well as refugee camps in various regions across the world.
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Humanity in the Midst of War: The Work of the Red Cross
Date: October 9
Time: 7-8:30pm
Location: C-103 Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Description: Jamie Williamson, a British citizen and member of the ICRC Delegation in Washington, D.C., is legal counsel to the Washington delegation, which handles visitations of U.S.-held prisoners from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as all diplomacy between the ICRC and the Canadian and U.S. governments. A representative of the St. Joseph chapter of the Red Cross will be on hand to speak to work with former refugees and ways for the community to get involved.
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Dare Not Walk Alone (2007), WORLDVIEW Film Series
Date: October 10 and October 11
Time: October 10: 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm, October 11: 6:30pm, 83 minutes
Location: Browning Cinema
Description: Director Jeremy Dean scheduled to be present. This film is an emotional march from past to present combining rarely seen news footage from 1964 with present day testimony to tell the true story of troubled times in the historic tourist town of St. Augustine, Florida where African-Americans and their allies in the white community put their lives on the line to force the President of the United States to sign the first civil rights act. The film also takes a look at the aftermath of desegregation and the challenges that it presents to all Americans. In the end we see signs of hope and reconciliation and are challenged to take the next step forward.
Described as a "powerful slice of roiling American history" by the Los Angeles Times. Set to a soundtrack that flows from gospel to hip-hop, the film places the heroic struggle for civil rights in the context of current conditions in a place where those struggles were fought, a place that epitomizes what Barack Obama has called "the gap between the promise of our ideals and the reality of their time." Tickets: $6, $5 faculty/staff,
$4 seniors, and $3 all students
More Info: http://performingarts.nd.edu/index.php?page=detail&event=858
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GuluWalk
Date: October 12
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Indiana University South Bend, cars from Main Circle at 12:30
Description: Join people across the world in a 2 mile solidarity walk with the children of Northern Uganda. We walk to bring a voice to the suffering that has gone on far too long. Presentation to follow. Sponsored by Africa Faith and Justice Network and IUSB Student Government.
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Discussion: "Getting Acquainted with Catholic Charities"
Date: October 13
Time: 5:45-6:45pm
Location: Giovanini Commons, Lower Level, Mendoza College of Business
Description: The President of Catholic Charities USA, Fr. Larry Snyder, will discuss with students the mission of Catholic Charities, how to get involved in Catholic Charities and professional and entry-level positions.
Free pizza.
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"Social Issues," "The 5 Non-Negotiables," "Life Issues"
Date: October 13
Time: 10am – 11am
Location: TBA
Description:
More Info: ND Votes '08
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Labor Documentary and Lecture: "Made in L.A. (Hecho en Los Angeles)"
Date: October 15
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Hesburgh Center Auditorium
Description: Follow three Latina garment workers through a groundbreaking lawsuit and consumer boycott, as they fight to establish that American retailers should be liable for the labor conditions under which their products are manufactured. An insider's view into the struggles of recent immigrants and the organizing process itself. (70 minutes, 2007, In Spanish and English with bilingual subtitles.) Part of the Higgins Center Labor Film Series.
More Info: http://www.nd.edu/~hlrc/
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Documentary: "The Price of Sugar"
Date: October 15
Time: 7PM
Location: Hesburgh Library Carey Auditorium, 1st floor
Description: Just 750 miles south of Florida, Haiti and the Dominican Republic --two of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere-- have been devastated by four tropical storms in four weeks, killing as many as 1,000 people and displacing close to 1 million. What can we do?
More Info: http://www.nd.edu/~class09/
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"Haitian Culture"
Date: October 16
Time: 7-9PM
Location: McKenna Hall
Description: One of Four Round Table Discussions in McKenna Hall with Haitian expert guests. Just 750 miles south of Florida, Haiti and the Dominican Republic --two of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere-- have been devastated by four tropical storms in four weeks, killing as many as 1,000 people and displacing close to 1 million. What can we do?
More Info: http://www.nd.edu/~class09/
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"Haiti and the Environment"
Date: October 27
Time: 7-9PM
Location: McKenna Hall
Description: One of Four Round Table Discussions in McKenna Hall with Haitian expert guests. Just 750 miles south of Florida, Haiti and the Dominican Republic --two of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere-- have been devastated by four tropical storms in four weeks, killing as many as 1,000 people and displacing close to 1 million. What can we do?
More Info: http://www.nd.edu/~class09/
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Book Launch: "Social Movements for Global Democracy"
Date: October 28
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: C103 Hesburgh Center
Description: Featuring author Jackie Smith, associate professor of sociology and peace studies at the Kroc Institute and commentary by John Markoff, university professor of sociology, history, and political science at the University of Pittsburgh & David Cortright, Kroc Institute research fellow and president of the Fourth Freedom Forum. Following the lecture will be a reception and book signing in the Great Hall. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.
More Info: http://kroc.nd.edu/events/08jsmith.shtml
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Documentary: "The Road to Fondwa"
Date: October 29
Time: 7PM
Location: Hesburgh Library Carey Auditorium, 1st floor
Description: Just 750 miles south of Florida, Haiti and the Dominican Republic --two of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere-- have been devastated by four tropical storms in four weeks, killing as many as 1,000 people and displacing close to 1 million. What can we do?
More Info: http://www.nd.edu/~class09/
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"Beyond Voting: The Human Right to Political Participation in the Twenty-First Century"
Date: October 30
Time:
Location: Hesburgh Center
Description: Speakers: Jackie Smith, Associate Professor of Sociology and Peace Studies and Robert Fishman, Professor of Sociology and Kellogg Fellow
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November
"Healthcare for the World's Poorest: Is Voluntary (Private) Health Insurance an Option? "
Date: November 6
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: 136 DeBartolo Hall
Description: Cosponsored by Economics and Policy Studies
Speaker: Jacques van der Gaag, co-founder and co-director of the Amsterdam Institute for International Development
More information about Professor van der Gaag can be found at http://www.brookings.edu/experts/v/vandergaagj.aspx and http://www.aiid.org/.
"Economic Inequality & Attitudes toward Homosexuality"
Date: Nov 11, 2008
Time: 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
Location: C103 Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Description: Featuring Tina Fetner, assistant professor of sociology, McMaster University. Free and open to the public.
More Info: http://kroc.nd.edu/events/08fetner.shtml
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"Ethical Leadership in Business"
Date: Nov 11, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: 141 DeBartolo Hall
Description: Joe Loughrey, President and Chief Operating Officer, Cummins, Inc. The Lecture Series is presented each fall by the Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business and the Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide.
More Info: http://www.nd.edu/~cba/BergesLectureSeries/index.shtml
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Labor Documentary and Lecture: "Maquilapolis (City of Factories)"
Date: Nov 12, 2008
Time: 4:30 PM, 68 minutes
Location: Hesburgh Center Auditorium
Description: Filmmakers, working closely with Mexican women employed in the factories of transnational corporations, capture an intimate look at the lives of families struggling to survive on poverty wages in communities polluted by their employers. While Maquilapolis does show the downside to the current global economy, it also shows that organized workers can successfully demand that the laws be enforced. (68 minutes, 2006, In Spanish with English subtitles.) Facilitator: Jackie Smith, Associate Professor of Sociology & Peace Studies. Part of the Higgins Center Labor Film Series.
More Info: http://www.nd.edu/~hlrc/
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"Never Too Poor to Save: The Other Side of Microfinance"
November 13
4:00 p.m.
Eck Center Auditorium
"Never Too Poor to Save: The Other Side of Microfinance" is the title of a lecture to be delivered by Guy Vanmeenen of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, starting at 4 p.m. in the Eck Center Auditorium with a reception and networking opportunities to follow. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Vanmeenen is Catholic Relief Services' senior technical advisor for Microfinance in Africa and has 15 years experience in development and microfinance. CRS' savings-led strategy, the Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) model, has been rolled out in more than 22 African countries. CRS was recently awarded $8 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to use the model to help thousands of rural families in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda increase their savings and gain access to small loans.
SILC members are typically the poorest of the poor, mainly women, who have limited or no access to financial services. Often having a weekly savings capacity of just 10 cents to $1, SILC members slowly build their savings over time to increase their financial security. Groups also pool savings to provide members with small loans that are paid back with interest. These loans are often used to start a small business such as buying a goat for breeding or setting up a small kiosk shop to sell basic goods.
SILC groups provide members with a secure savings system, access to an internal loan fund, and a positive return on savings. These benefits help members increase assets and improve their quality of life. Most SILC groups also set up a special emergency fund that members can tap during crises, such as a family illness, increasing community resilience in times of hardships.
Faculty and students representing all colleges and disciplines are welcome to attend this event. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Mendoza College of Business and the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies' Microventuring Certificate Program, the MBA Net Impact Club, the Ford Family Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity, and the Center for Social Concerns.
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic community. The agency alleviates suffering and provides assistance to people in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. For more information, please visit http://www.crs.org or http://www.crsespanol.org.
For more information about the lecture or the microfinance program at Notre Dame, contact Melissa Paulsen, Gigot Center program director, at (574) 631-7568 or Paulsen.5@nd.edu.
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The Sari Soldiers (2008), WORLDVIEW Film Series
Date: November 14, 2008
Time: 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm, 90 minutes
Location: Browning Cinema
Description: Director Julie Bridgham is scheduled to be present. Filmed over three years during the most historic and pivotal time in Nepal's modern history, The Sari Soldiers is an extraordinary story of six women's courageous efforts to shape Nepal's future in the midst of an escalating civil war against Maoist insurgents, and the King's crackdown on civil liberties. When Devi, mother of a 15-year-old girl, witnesses her niece being tortured and murdered by the Royal Nepal Army, she speaks publicly about the atrocity. The army abducts her daughter in retaliation, and Devi embarks on a three-year struggle to uncover her daughter's fate and see justice done. The Sari Soldiers follows her and five other brave women, including Maoist Commander Kranti; Royal Nepal Army Officer Rajani; Krishna, a monarchist from a rural community who leads a rebellion against the Maoists; Mandira, a human rights lawyer; and Ram Kumari, a young student activist shaping the protests to reclaim democracy. The Sari Soldiers intimately delves into the extraordinary journey of these women on opposing sides of the conflict, through the democratic revolution that reshapes the country's future. Tickets: $6, $5 faculty/staff, $4 seniors, and $3 all students
More Info: http://performingarts.nd.edu/?page=detail&event=906
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Ford Human Development Conference
Date: November 7-8
Time: TBA
Location: Hesburgh Center
Description: Innovation in the Service of Human Dignity:
A Human Development Conference at the University of Notre Dame
More Info: http://kellogg.nd.edu/events/conferences.shtml
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December
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Ongoing
Exhibit at Snite: Maxim Kantor: Selections from the Wasteland and Metropolis Print Suites
Date: August 31—November 23, 2008
Time:
Location: Snite, Milly and Fritz Kaeser Mestrovic Studio Gallery
Description: "Wasteland principally revolves around Kantor’s characteristic Russian themes…the repression and squalor of the late Soviet era, and the chaotic, crime-ridden, gangster-plagued birth of a new Russian State. But in Metropolis he has created a vast compendium of images inspired by ancient and modern art, newspapers and photography, on the lines of a medieval “Universal History” updated for our age, embracing geography, history, mythologies, stories pagan, biblical and Christian, illustrating societies, their hierarchies and power politics."
More Info: http://www.nd.edu/~sniteart/exhibits/
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“Nicaragua” Exhibit
Date: Sept 15-Nov 14
Time: Free admission Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm.
Location: Visit the ND Downtown Office, 217 S Michigan St., South Bend.
Description: In this collection of images, Grant Ramsey reveals the beauty and rich humanity of daily life in post-revolutionary Nicaragua. A self-trained photographer and Notre Dame professor who has traveled extensively in Nicaragua, Ramsey offers a body of work that pulses with an inner rhythm and emotional vitality. Public parking is available.
More Info: http://www.grantramsey.com
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Faculty Colloquim
Inequality in America: Assessing Human Development in the U.S.
Friday, October 31
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
319 Mowbray Hall
This Department of Sociology colloquium takes an unusual form to allow us to engage with colleagues in discussions about new research and reference material of general relevance to the department and to our society. Join us for a panel discussion of the new report on inequality in the United States, The Measure of America: The American Human Development Project 2008-2009.The report is modeled on the United Nations Development Programme’s global Human Development Report, which has provided authoritative analysis and a ranked index for countries around the world for almost two decades. The Measure of America is the first time the human development approach has been applied in the United States or any other industrialized nation. It provides important comparisons and data compilations that aim to shape policy discussions and social science analyses. Visit the website for Interactive maps, to compute your own human development index score and for updates on policy debates.
http://measureofamerica.org/
Panelists: Bill Carbonaro, David Hachen, Maureen Hallinan, Bob Brenneman
Chair and Facilitator: Jackie Smith
2007-2008
Poverty, Petroleum and Politics
How oil and mining industry secrecy fosters poverty and conflict
(And what YOU can do to change that.)
Wednesday, Nov. 28
7:30pm Montgomery Auditorium, LaFortune
(Across from Starbucks)
Petroleum is one of the world's most precious resources. Developing nations rely on petroleum and mining as a main source of income. There is hope that these practices benefit everyone involved, but often, the exact opposite occurs. Secrecy between companies and nations often leads to increases in poverty and conflict. How are Poverty, Petroleum, and Politics all interrelated and causing strife around the world?
Tutu Alicante, a native of Equatorial Guinea and founder of Equatorial Guinea Rights & Democracy Network, along with Ian Gary, Extractive Industries Senior Policy Advisor for Oxfam America, come to Notre Dame to talk about the impact secrecy in oil and mining is having on people around the world and what YOU can do about it.
For more information please email Gary Nijak at gnijak1@nd.edu