All Ages

Admiring the Kichwa Otavalo Indigenous People of Ecuador Today

Join us for a discussion with Diego Tituaña, Kichwa Otavalo, a diplomat in the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 2019 World Fellow. Diego will discuss the current issues, and topics their community faces today. As well as highlight the many ways their community expresses their identities through various mediums in an ever changing world. This event is also a part of the course “Indigenous Cultures in a Global Context,” being offered spring 2021.

Happy Initiative: Welcome to Chechnya Panel Discussion

The Humanities, Arts, and Public Health Practice at Yale (HAPPY) Initiative and the Yale School of Public Health in conjunction with the Yale Schwarzman Center invite you to a free film screening of Welcome to Chechnya.

VIRTUAL: Learn the Art of Origami

If you’ve never tried origami, please join the Office of International Students & Scholars for a special virtual workshop where we will teach you the basics and learn how to make a beautiful paper tulip!
Origami is composed of the Japanese words oru (to fold) and kami (paper), and has a rich and complex history. This 45 minute workshop will be led by Yuko Amikra, one of our active ISPY members from Japan, who will walk us through some history of origami and show us step-by-step how to make a lovely spring inspired tulip (designed credit: Kunihiko Kasahara).

Alternative Voting Systems: Approval, or Ranked-Choice?

Join us for the panel discussion, “Alternative Voting Systems: Approval, or Ranked-Choice?” This student-run event, organized by Jackson Institute graduate students, is co-sponsored by Yale Effective Altruism.

Trans Visibility Series

Trans Visibility Series - Transgender Musician Spotlight

CLAIS Latin American History Speaker Series with Sylvia Sellers-García, Associate Professor of History at Boston College

Join us for the CLAIS Latin American History Speaker Series with Sylvia Sellers-García, Associate Professor of History at Boston College, for her talk on “Social Violence and Women’s Health in Colonial Guatemala City”

VIRTUAL: The Technological Fix: Presence, Absence, and the Limits of Telemedicine

Few physicians or patients have not been affected by the sudden expansion of telemedicine in the past year, which ballooned into mainstream clinical practice in 2020 as a technological patch laid over the holes in healthcare access caused by the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet even though telemedicine may feel like an useful if uncomfortably new medium to most practitioners or patients today, the theory and practice of this “medicine at a distance” were laid out more than five decades ago.

VIRTUA: IMPACT 2: How to Run for Office

Patricia Russo, Executive Director, Women’s Campaign School at Yale will share stories of the good, the bad, and the unpredictable on the campaign trail as you prepare a run for office. Patti will provide ways in which you can avoid expensive, rookie mistakes in order to run effectively and successfully. If you are interested in leading a more civically engaged life, this workshop will help you find your footing quickly and easily. Come jump into the political pipeline with Patti!
Patricia Russo

IMPACT 2: Writing For Change: The Power of the Op-ed

Something bugs you. Excites you. Compels you to act. But how? How do you share your expertise or passion about a topic and try to change the world or, at least, the way some people think?
In this workshop, we’ll discuss how to get your voice onto the page and your ideas onto the national stage. We’ll cover the key components of great opinion essays, the best way to approach an outlet, working with an editor, and review a few attendees’ pieces. (Pieces of no more than 750 words need to be submitted by March 8 and will be selected by the workshop leader.)

VIRTUAL: IMPACT 2: How to Tell Your Story In Your Voice

Stories are powerful communication tools that can connect us and move us to action. Participants in this workshop will gain a basic understanding of the science of storytelling and what to consider when creating a story. We will then use Marshall Ganz’s model to help all participants draft a short “story of self.”