IRIS Global Connect

Human Flow: The Global Refugee Crisis through Film

Wednesday, Dec 2, Join us for our online Film Club featuring Human Flow (2017), a powerful documentary by internationally acclaimed Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei with guest speakers Mai See Thao and Xiaoyan Jiang. They will explore the relationship between art and activism, how refugees and displaced communities are represented, and the ethical questions raised by the film’s striking cinematic imagery.

Participants are encouraged to watch Human Flow before the event, though advance viewing is not required. The film is available to stream through Amazon Prime and may also be available through Kanopy with a participating library or university account. View trailer.

November 16 | Children’s International Story Hour @ Imagination Center Library

Stop by the Imagination Center Library for Children’s International Story Hour (CISH) featuring The Amazing and True Story of Tooth Mouse Perez. A playful story set in Spain about tracing the tooth mouse’s beginnings through to his descendants.

This free event is designed for children ages 5–10 and their caregivers. All are welcome!

What Brazil Reveals about the Global Far Right

Tuesday, November 10th, Rodrigo Nunes will visit campus to speak about Brazil and the Global Far Right.

Nunes is an associate professor in modern and contemporary philosophy at the Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) in Brazil, and a visiting fellow at the University of Essex in the UK.

This event is organized by The Havens Wright Center for Social Justice

The Geopolitics of Rare Earths and other Critical Minerals

Wednesday, November 18th, UW Professor Julie Klinger will speak on the Geopolitics of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals at Union South!

Dr. Julie Michelle Klinger is an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. She is a geographer whose prominent research focuses on the geopolitics of critical mineral supply chains, outer space politics, and community survival strategies