Events
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Oct 19A Different Pond | 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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Oct 19Diplomacy Matters: A Conversation with Ambassador Elizabeth RichardAmbassador Elizabeth Richard
Looking to learn more about careers in diplomacy and international affairs? IRIS Global Connect is excited to welcome Ambassador Elizabeth Richards for an upcoming career conservation, moderated by our own Hunter Vierck. Richard brings decades of experience in the U.S. Foreign Service, including her work as a U.S Ambassador to Lebanon. During the conversation, she …
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Oct 20The Geopolitics of the Middle East in the Wake of the Iran War | MCFRAmbassador Elizabeth Richard
Liberty Room @ Hilton Madison Monona Terrace Register Here($)
Tuesday, October 20, Ambassador Elizabeth Richard will speak on the current situation in Lebanon, and its implications for the geopolitics of the broader Middle East. Ambassador Elizabeth Richard knows the politics of Lebanon and the geopolitics of the Middle East from the inside. She served as U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon from 2016 until 2020; and served as …
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Oct 21Finding a Voice Under Dictatorship: I Must Betray You with Ruta Sepetys | October International Book ClubOnline Register Here
Set in Romania in 1989, this book follows seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu, an aspiring writer blackmailed by the secret police into becoming an informer. As communist regimes crumble across Europe, Cristian risks everything to expose the truth about life under Nicolae Ceaușescu’s dictatorship. Sepetys brings to light a lesser-known chapter of European history while highlighting the resilience …
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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 4Human 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 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 11Don’t Look Back by by Achut Deng and Keely Hutton | November 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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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 …