Events
US-Brazil Network Campus Events
US-Brazil Network Campus Events
Wednesday, April 11th, 4 pm – “Populações Tradicionais no Maranhão e a Expansão do Agronegócio” Portuguese presentation by Maristela Andrade, Sociology Professor, UFMA
Location: Koelbel S 127
Thursday, April 12th, 4 pm – Guggenheim 205) Panel and reception with Brazilian Scholars: “Environmental Governance throughout Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities from the Amazon to the Atlantic Forest”
Location: Guggenheim room 205, reception in room 201-E
Friday, April 13th 4 pm- CU “Brazil Cluster” meeting: reading by Brazilian writer Adriana Lisboa, food, and music celebrating US-Brazil connections
Location: Koenig Alumni Center
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CWA Event: Africa: Peacebuilding From Within
Conference on World Affairs Panel
Tuesday, April 10th, 12:30-1:50 pm
University of Colorado, Boulder, University Memorial Center (UMC) West Ballroom
The Conference on World Affairs 2012 will be held from April 9th-13th this year. On April 10th, 3CG affiliate and CU lecturer of Anthropology, Dr. Laura Deluca will be moderating a panel on peacebuilding in Africa. Participating panelists are Sylvester Bongani Maphosa, Douglas L. McElhaney, Judithe Registre and Tukufu Zuberi. Continue reading
The National Peace Academy Peacebuilding, Peacelearning Conference
Friday, February 17th 6 pm through Sunday, February 19th 3pm
University of Colorado, Boulder
Join 3CG and the National Peace Academy for the first ever National Peace Academy Peacebuilding Peacelearning Conference. A 2-day conference dedicated to peacebuilding with a special emphasis on exploring the ecological dimensions of peace, peacebuilding and right relationships. Continue reading
3CG Fellow Alain Létourneau: “Philosophical Interrogations About Sustainable Development”
Philosophy Center Talk “Philosophical Interrogations About Sustainable Development”
Friday, November 4th, 12:00-12:50 pm
University of Colorado, Boulder, Hellems Arts and Sciences Building room 269
Alain Létourneau (Université de Sherbrooke), a 3CG sponsored visiting scholar, is visiting the University of Colorado this semester. His interests span a number of different disciples including Communications, Environmental Governance, and Philosophy. This Friday, through the Philosophy Department, Professor Létourneau will be discussing sustainable development through the lens of Philosophy. Continue reading
Friends’ Event: Film: Women, War & Peace
If you have been keeping up on the news you will know that three women recently one the Nobel Peace Prize for their nonviolent promotion of peace and gender equality. One of the recipients from Liberia, Leymah Gbowee, will be featured in Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Please join us for an in depth look at her life and the lives of many other amazing women working for justice in our world. Continue reading
Colorado Conflict Resolution Month 2011
Conflict Resolution Day was designated by the Association of Conflict Resolution in 2005 in order to increase public awareness about conflict resolution and its many benefits.
In Colorado we celebrate the entire month of October rather than a day. 3CG is happy to support Colorado Conflict Resolution Month this October, for a list of events and other information about Colorado Conflict Resolution Month please visit http://conflictresolutionmonth.org/.
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Conflict Resolution Month: Film: Kundun
Film Showing and Discussion
Wednesday, October 19th, 6:00-8:00 pm
University of Colorado, Boulder, Dennis Small Cultural Center, 4th of the UMC (room 458)
As a part of Colorado’s Conflict Resolution Month, we will be showing the film Kundun, which is about Tibet’s 14th Dalai Lama. “Kundun” means “The Presence” and is how Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama. The film shows his life from childhood into adulthood when he was forced to flee his home in Tibet when China invaded. A discussion will be held following this event. Continue reading
Conflict Resolution Month: Performance: Blues Singer Dana Gillespie
Performance and Discussion
Wednesday, October 5th, 6:00-8:00 pm
University of Colorado, Boulder, Dennis Small Cultural Center, 4th of the UMC (room 458)
Dana is passionate about music, and is very engaging in her way of reaching out to and drawing in young audiences. In her class presentations, Dana sings and talks about the blues and life in the pop business in the 60’s and beyond. In the process, she weaves in a number of uplifting themes:
Info Sharing Meeting for Colorado Conflict Resolution Month 2011
Thursday, September 8th, 5:30-7:00 pm
University of Colorado, Boulder, ATLAS Building Executive Board Room 229
We will get together to share information around 2011 Colorado Conflict Resolution Month activities. Share and help each other for successful 2011 CCRM! Everyone is welcome to participate to this meeting. After this meeting, we will upload information at CCRM’s website.
Film: Mother: Caring our Way Out of the Population Dilemma
Film Showing and Panel Discussion
Tuesday, April 19th, 5:00-6:50 pm
University of Colorado, Boulder, Hale Science Room 270
Mother, the film, breaks a 40-year taboo by bringing to light an issue that silently fuels our most pressing environmental, humanitarian and social crises – population growth. For the first time in 2011, the world’s population will reach seven billion people.Grounded in the theories of social scientist Riane Eisler, the film strives not to blame but to educate, to highlight a different path for humanity. Continue reading
Speaker Series: Chet Tchozewski
“Why The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted” Seminar
Thursday, March 10th, 5:00-6:30 pm
University of Colorado, Boulder, Eaton Humanities Room 150
Drawing from Malcolm Gladwell’s thought provoking article “Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted” – New Yorker, 10.4.2010, and the work of social movement scholars such as Doug McAdam, Tchozewski asserts that robust activism is built not merely through tweets, Facebook chat, and other electronic communications methods but rather through solid organizing, deep social bonds and self-organizing networks predicated upon personal relationships and common ideologies that produce the fierce resolve necessary for fundamental social change. Continue reading
Governance Possibilities When Borders are Porous: Addressing Immigration in Front Range Communities
Tuesday, March 8th, 8:30-4:00
University of Colorado, Boulder, Institute of Behavioral Sciences Building
Coloradoʼs rapidly growing undocumented population is increasingly becoming a touchstone for political debate. Despite the serious consequences for immigrants and native-born populations alike, this debate often focuses on emotion and misinformation rather than the experiences of immigrant populations and the realities of immigration in our communities. This one-day workshop will bring together researchers with leaders in government, civil society, and business in interactive sessions that focus on:
(1) Challenges and misconceptions of immigrant populations and the immigration issue
(2) Setting a concrete agenda built on creative and collaborative ways to better address issues related to education, youth and families, labor, drugs, crime and violence. Continue reading
The Revolution in Egypt: Causes and Consequences
Panel Discussion with Haytham Bahoora, Nabil Echchaibi, Najeeb Jan and John Willis
Wednesday, February 16th, 7:00-10:00 pm
University of Colorado, Boulder, Eaton Humanities Room 1B50
The ongoing revolution in Egypt is likely to change the Middle East and possibly the entire world. Why did it happen? What are the possible outcomes? How will it spread? Four CU scholars of the Middle East will present their interpretations of the dramatic events in Egypt and answer questions from the audience. Continue reading
3CG’s Reinventing Governance Conference
October 8th-10th, 2010
University of Colorado, Boulder and the Millennium Harvest House
The Reinventing Governance Conference brought together over 600 students and members of the public in pre-conference and conference activities. Fourteen different countries were represented, along with over twenty CU-Boulder departments and academics from CU-Denver and CU-Colorado Springs. Many participants from the University of Denver and Colorado State University, as well as from universities and organizations around the country and world, made valuable contributions as conference participants. Voices as diverse as the United Nations, the World Bank, Shell Oil, Aveda Corporation and over a hundred different organizations and community groups actively deliberated on critical governance issues of our time. Continue reading