Yale Alumni LIVE: Frank Eccher ’19, Live from Alaska!
Live (really, really live) from Alaska!
Live (really, really live) from Alaska!
Hear from two of Connecticut’s leading figures in environmental justice on how progress is made, from the grassroots activist level to the political level. Sharon Lewis introduces us to the work of the CT Coalition for Environmental Justice, describing the ways that they attempt to educate politicians, overcome common roadblocks, and ultimately get attention towards the most relevant issues through strategic communications.
Have you ever had a difficult time understanding and relating to certain people? Have you found some relationships to be too difficult to tolerate? Are some people simply impossible to work with or be friends with or just plain mean? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get along with others better? If no one bothered you? We have a workshop for you!
Ornithologist and writer Dr. Drew Lanham sits down with Dr. Thomas Easley, founder and author of Mind/Heart for Diversity, to discuss what it means to embrace the full breadth of his African-American heritage and his deep kinship to nature and adoration of birds.
Women’s Groups Waving Truths in Conflict Scenarios
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Join the Yale African American Affinity Group and the National Alliance on Mental Illness for a follow up conversation on mental health, wellness, and the impact on the family and in the workplace in the Black/African community.
Important conversations regarding the mental health and wellness of Black people are being brought to the surface in a time when the world is grappling with its long-standing history of systematic racism, protests against police brutality, and COVID-19. Join the Yale African American Affinity Group for a discussion about mental health in the Black community. Jameela Jackson, Mackenzie Davis, and Leonard Jahad will provide a platform where Black individuals can authentically listen, learn, and share.
Moderated by Ever Osorio (Yale University) in Spanish with English translation.
Please register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xPMd2VV4SGiDKxNNE4NITw
La lucha contra la violencia de género en América Latina
“La profundización de la violencia de género en un contexto de restauración patriarcal”.
Mgtr. Andrea Tuana. Trabajadora social. Directora de El Paso, ONG orientada al trabajo en derechos humanos y violencia doméstica y sexual (Uruguay).
“Estado cómplice y responsable: las reparaciones judiciales a víctimas de violencia doméstica en Colombia”.
Mgtr. Natalia Soledad Aprile. Abogada. Profesora e investigadora de Derecho Público y Género (Universidad del Rosario – Colombia)
Organized by the student network of the Latin American Interdisciplinary Gender Studies Network (LAIGN). Event in Spanish with English translation.