Join us this June and July as we help Amandla run virtual reading groups for kids in the South African township of Philippi.
Due to the legacy of apartheid education, literacy is a major challenge as most kids aren’t exposed to a culture of reading. To encourage reading for pleasure among Grades 7 and 9 Philippi learners, these students will be reading Kwame Alexander’s “Crossover” series during their winter holiday.
Join us this June and July as we help Amandla run virtual reading groups for kids in the South African township of Philippi.
Due to the legacy of apartheid education, literacy is a major challenge as most kids aren’t exposed to a culture of reading. To encourage reading for pleasure among Grades 7 and 9 Philippi learners, these students will be reading Kwame Alexander’s “Crossover” series during their winter holiday.
Last fall YSC’s Storyboard platform sought submissions for creative works. Students from around Yale submitted projects that spoke to navigating space, change, and truth during the pandemic. Join us for off the grid, a virtual gallery opening and reception to meet the artists, engage with their work, and celebrate this unique collection of inspired pieces.
The conference is an annual gathering of students and early career professionals who are historically underrepresented in the environmental field and/ or committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field. Conference attendees have opportunities to network, engage in hands-on workshops, and learn from leaders and visionaries in the environmental field.
Join us online for a free Indie Lens Pop-Up screening and filmmaker discussion of THE DONUT KING, a new documentary by Alice Gu, co-presented as part of the Center for Asian American Media’s CAAMFest.
Join the Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies at Yale University for a film screening and a Q&A session after the screening with the film director (Marcelo Díaz) of Maria Luiza. The Q&A session will be moderated by Prof. Margherita Tortora at Yale.
Maria Luiza is a documentary about Maria Luiza da Silva, the first transgender in the history of the Brazilian Armed Forces. After 22 years of work as a military, she was retired due to disability.
The Yale Asian American Cultural Center (AACC) turns 40 this year! Join us on Wednesday, May 12th from 4:00-6:30pm EST for a virtual kick-off as we celebrate 40 years of the AACC serving as a dreaming and organizing space for Asian and Asian American Yalies. You’ll have an opportunity to hear from AACC students, administrators, alumni, and faculty as we reflect on our shared histories, the power of student activism, and discuss frameworks that will help us effectively respond to ongoing anti-Asian violence in the U.S.
Join us for the last webinar in the Yale and Brazil: Supporting Future Science Research Series as part of a conversation moderated by CLAIS Faculty Affiliate Professor Albert Ko.
This event is presented by the Parrhesia Program for Public Discourse and the Chicago Center on Democracy at the University of Chicago. Over the past few years, there has been much debate about the tensions between protecting free speech and creating an inclusive environment on university campuses. There are many interesting and unresolved questions in this area, such as:
What is the role of “civility” in conversations on campus? Are calls for civility a weapon used by those who wish to silence certain voices, or is civility a necessary condition for productive discussion?
The Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, in partnership with the nonprofit organization Justice for Kurds, will host a four-part virtual discussion series on “The Kurds in the Middle East.”
Panel discussions will feature an impressive array of American, European, and Middle Eastern practitioners, including senior Kurdish representatives from Iraq and Syria.
