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In Pursuit of Food Justice, Globally and Locally | Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

Food Justice, a social movement ensuring universal access to nutritious, affordable, and culturally appropriate food for all, is a growing imperative today. Only by examining the structural...

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Working with Refugees and Displaced Persons: The International Rescue Committee in Iowa | ICFRC

Join speakers Sarah Terlouw and Aimerance Nzinga for this important conversation. Sarah Terlouw, IRC's Executive Director in Iowa, will speak about her 15-year career supporting refugees, her...

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Digital Democracy and Youth Empowerment | Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

Young people are increasingly using digital technologies to participate in democracy. This event will explore how digital technologies can be used to empower young people and encourage them to...

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Latinos in Iowa: Planting Seeds of Prosperity, Power and Progress | ICFRC

In honor of this year's Hispanic Heritage Month theme, Elizabeth Bernal, Marcela Hurtado, and Paola Jaramillo will speak to the progress Latinos and Hispanics have made over the last fifteen...

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Surviving a Dictator, A Dictator Surviving | Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

What happened in Syria since it stopped being a "Breaking News" hot topic? How are the Syrian people surviving post civil war living conditions? Is Assad still at large? And why does it...

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Border Imperialism: Control of Land and Bodies Through Colonial Violence | ICFRC

Speaker Sikowis Nobiss, Founder/ED of the Great Plains Action Society, talks about how Colonial border policy enforcement, coupled with settler-state immigration laws, are critical factors in...

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Quality Education for All: UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 | Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On UN Day this year we are honoring that historic agreement by emphasizing the rights of youth, especially the right...

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Writing Across the Sinosphere: Bilingual Reading | Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

The UI International Writing Program and the Center for Asian Pacific Studies will be hosting a bilingual reading featuring 2023 Fall residents Kevin Chen (Taiwan), Tammy Lai-Ming Ho and Wong Yi...

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Community Response to Public Health Crises in Lagos, Nigeria | Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

Part of the Humanities Iowa - Global Connections Across Iowa '23-'24 Program Series.

Malaria is a significant health concern in Nigeria, with the country having the highest...

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Jamaica: Holdin' a Vibe in a Textured Landscape | Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

From Lorna Goodison’s third-world woman as mystic healer to Reggae and Dancehall pulsing through Kingston nights, Jamaica moves to its own drum beat, making a dance out of its troubles. It is a...

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