Events
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Oct 25UNA-USA Dane County’s Annual UN Day CelebrationKaren D. Solheim & Katie Schneider-Collins
Holy Wisdom Monastery More Information Here
Join UNA Dane County for its Annual UN Day Luncheon, “Growing Challenges to Global Public Health: Cultivating Resilience.” This session will explore how communities, institutions, and health professionals can build global health resilience amid significant changes in global health funding and public health conditions. The event will feature Karen D. Solheim, Clinical Professor Emeritus, and …
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Oct 26Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine | Children’s International Story Hour @ Pinney LibraryPinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison, WI 53716
Now for the second year, the Madison Public Library has partnered with IRIS Global Connect and the Wisconsin International Resource Consortium to bring the world to YOU through the Children’s International Story Hour! CISH will be in Pinney Library 4-5pm on the fourth Monday of every month, September-May (except December). This will be a time of sharing award-winning …
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Nov 10What Brazil Reveals about the Global Far RightRodrigo Nunes
Sewell Social Sciences Bldg., Room 8108 Register Here
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. He is the author of Neither Vertical Nor Horizontal: …
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Nov 16The Amazing and True Story of Tooth Mouse Perez | Children’s International Story Hour @ Imagination Center LibraryImagination Center Library, 1814 Parkside Dr Madison, WI 53704
Now for the second year, the Madison Public Library has partnered with IRIS Global Connect and the Wisconsin International Resource Consortium to bring the world to YOU through the Children’s International Story Hour (CISH)! CISH will be in the new Imagination Center Library from 4-5pm on the third Monday of every month, October-May (except December-January). This will be …
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Nov 18Human Flow | November Film ClubJoin us for our online November Film Club, featuring Human Flow, a powerful documentary directed by renowned artist and activist Ai Weiwei. The film takes viewers across the globe to explore the experiences of refugees and displaced communities, bringing personal stories of migration, loss, resilience, and human rights to the forefront. Through striking imagery, Human Flow challenges us …
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Nov 18The Geopolitics of Rare Earths and other Critical Minerals | MCFRJulie Klinger
Industry Room (3rd floor), UW Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St Register Here($)
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 …
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Nov 23Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic | Children’s International Story Hour @ Pinney LibraryPinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison, WI 53716
Now for the second year, the Madison Public Library has partnered with IRIS Global Connect and the Wisconsin International Resource Consortium to bring the world to YOU through the Children’s International Story Hour! CISH will be in Pinney Library 4-5pm on the fourth Monday of every month, September-May (except December). This will be a time of sharing award-winning …
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Dec 2Don’t Look Back by by Achut Deng and Keely Hutton | December International Book ClubOnline
Join Global Connect for a virtual educator book discussion featuring Don’t Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America by Achut Deng and Keely Hutton. These discussions bring together educators, scholars, and community members to explore global issues through contemporary literature while highlighting classroom connections and interdisciplinary perspectives. Additional …
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Jan 25Chandrini Yogini Goes to India | Children’s International Story Hour @ Pinney LibraryPinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison, WI 53716
Now for the second year, the Madison Public Library has partnered with IRIS Global Connect and the Wisconsin International Resource Consortium to bring the world to YOU through the Children’s International Story Hour! CISH will be in Pinney Library 4-5pm on the fourth Monday of every month, September-May (except December). This will be a time of sharing award-winning …
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Feb 15Islandborn | Children’s International Story Hour @ Imagination Center LibraryImagination Center Library, 1814 Parkside Dr Madison, WI 53704
Now for the second year, the Madison Public Library has partnered with IRIS Global Connect and the Wisconsin International Resource Consortium to bring the world to YOU through the Children’s International Story Hour (CISH)! CISH will be in the new Imagination Center Library from 4-5pm on the third Monday of every month, October-May (except December-January). This will be …