Addressing Anti-Blackness on Campus: Implications for Educators and Institutions
June 24, 2020 // 2:00 PM PDT
In the wake of the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery and others, educators are determining options for a thoughtful response. At first, school superintendents and college presidents responded by releasing public statements to their campus communities. But public statements in and of themselves are meaningless without thoughtful action that addresses the pervasive real and symbolic violence against Black communities. In this webinar, the presenters will address tangible strategies for addressing anti-Blackness in schools, colleges, and universities.All educators and institutions looking for concrete strategies and next steps should attend.
National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV) Virtual Think Tank 2020
August 29, 2020 // 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM PT // Online
Every year the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence hosts an annual Think Tank where new and returning members alike come together to discuss the goals, methods, and plans of NPEIV in the year to come. Action Team co-chairs will lead think tanks and group discussions that will be shared at the end of the day with the entire Partnership. The Think Tank is an excellent opportunity to network with professionals from multiple disciplines that are dedicated to helping bring about the end to interpersonal violence.
Career Services Webinar Series hosted by National Peace Corps Association
NPCA launched a Career Services webinar series led by Dr. Ronda Ansted. Dr. Ansted has spent most of her professional life in the non-profit and international development fields. She was a mid-career PCV in South Africa and became a career consultant.
EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament eLearning Course
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, distance learning has become significantly more important to lecturers and students. As you might be aware, the EU established a European network of independent non-proliferation think tanks in 2010, managed by the six members of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC). One major project of the consortium is the development and maintenance of this online course. The course is completely free of charge, GDPR compliant and does require registration only for users who want one of several certificates. Our course comprises fifteen learning units that cover a whole range of issues; including arms control theory and WMD, conventional weapons, humanitarian arms control, missiles and emerging technologies. It has been used by 1000+ persons already, and features in syllabi by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and other international institutions.
Call for Papers for Border Walls and Borderlands: Security, Environment and Resistance International Conference
This international conference is organized by the Raoul-Dandurand chair at the Univeristy of Quebec in Montreal. Occurring May 19-20, 2021 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Deadline for abstract submission: November 1, 2020 (for both paper and art installation submissions).