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Inaugural Yale Mental Health Symposium: Beyond the Visible: Space, Place and Power in Mental Health

This special symposium seeks to make designers and practitioners aware of their capacity to improve access to and perceptions of mental health. One-quarter of the global population will suffer from mental illness at some stage of life. The built environment therefore becomes an urgent stage in which mental health must be addressed. The rise of urban inequality has huge impacts on an individual’s access to mental health services. This symposium will explore issues of mental health at three scales: the city, the hospital, and the home.

Yale Japanese American WWII Incarceration Day of Remembrance with Frank Sato

The Yale Japanese American Students Union and Asian American Cultural Center invite the Yale community to commemorate the 78th anniversary of President Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent in U.S. concentration camps during World War II. Yale’s 2020 Day of Remembrance will feature a fireside chat with Mr. Frank Sato, former Inspector General of the Departments of Transportation and Veterans Affairs. At age 13, Mr.

Screening of "Sisters in Arms" and reception with director

The Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, in partnership with the nonprofit Justice for Kurds, will present a special screening of the film, “Sisters in Arms,” an inspiring portrait of an international women’s brigade who joins forces with the Kurds to rescue the Yazidis and defeat fanaticism.

REVERSING EXTINCTION: WHY CLIMATE JUSTICE NEEDS ANIMAL RIGHTS

Wayne Hsiung focuses his activism on exposing cruelty and rescuing animals in factory farms, leading to a “domestic terrorism” investigation by the FBI. He currently faces 16 felony charges in 4 criminal cases and will go on trial in mid 2020. His work has been featured in WIRED, The New York Times, and The Intercept.

Pounding Mochi Party -Lunar New Year Celebrations

We would be making mochi from scratch! Pounding mochi in Asian culture (especially in Japanese and Chinese culture) has been a long-lasting tradition of the Lunar New Year celebrations, we would like to share joy, asian culture and delicious food with you!
Contact:yaletangoclub@gmail.com

"Transcend": Yale Well Lecture with Scott Barry Kaufman

Scott Barry Kaufman Ph.D., psychologist and author of “Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization”, in a conversation with Kimberly Goff-Crews, secretary and vice president for university life. How can we reimagine Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in order to realize our full potential and live a more creative, fulfilled, and connected life?
A brown bag lunch is available to take-out for the first 100 attendees.

Contemporary Conversations & Book Signings with Caylin Louis Moore

Caylin Louis Moore grew up in the Compton and South-Central Los Angeles area of California where dreaming big was risky. Today, he is a 25-year-old who overcame a troubled childhood to become a Rhodes Scholar. A Dream Too Big is an eye-opening, inspirational story, that contrary to what others told him, there is no such thing as a dream too big. Moore will be at Saint Thomas More on Thursday to talk about his memoir and will be at Mory’s for a meet and greet. Books will be available for signing and purchase.

Becton Fellowship Lecture. Richard V. Spencer, 76th Secretary of the Navy."Optimization, Decision Making, and Ethics."

In todays competitive environment leaders are continually analyzing the optimization of their enterprises. There are unintended by-products of continual optimization which can produce chains of events that can have detrimental effects on the organization. The Navy conducted multiple comprehensive reviews, and a constant theme evolved that impacted operational, managerial and ethical decision making which will be discussed in this session.

Innovator's Toolkit: Working with Impostor Syndrome

Sometimes our biggest obstacles are the negative stories we tell ourselves, especially when we are trying to muster up the courage to try something new or take a new risk. Join Tracy George for an interactive and empowering session on how to reduce limiting thoughts and beliefs.
This workshop will be hosted by Tracy George, Director of the Yale Well Initiative and the Good Life Center.
Lunch will be provided.

Japan’s Foreign Policy and International Law

Since its modernization in 19th century, Japan has shown respect for the importance of international law, except for a fifteen-year period of aggression. Outside of the span of time between 1931 and 1945, Japan’s foreign policy has been heavily founded on concepts of international law for most of its history. In fact, this influence is one of the key reasons why Japan succeeded in both its efforts to rapidly modernize, as well as its remarkable postwar restoration. At the same time, the importance that Japan places on international law creates limits around Japan’s foreign policy.