Past Events
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Dec 10Brewing Bonds between Japan and WisconsinOctopi Brewing Taproom - 1131 Uniek Drive Waunakee, WI 53597 More information
Join the Madison Committee on Foreign Relations and the Japan-America Society of Wisconsin for a year-end “Bounenkai” celebration! This event will feature guest speakers from Kikkoman, Asahi USA, and Great Dane Japan sharing insider perspectives on Wisconsin’s unique partnerships with Japan and how we can continue building success together. The venue for this event will …
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Dec 10Inside Syria: Visual Storytelling and the Human Side of ConflictGeorge Butler
Online (zoom) Register
Join the next Film Club featuring George Butler, award-winning illustrator and journalist whose work from Syria and Ukraine is held in the V&A Museum’s National Archive. Butler’s art offers an intimate view into life amid war, capturing the vulnerability and resilience of those living through conflict. Building on the documentary Inside Syria (available on YouTube), this session invites reflection …
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Dec 8South Asia Book Award Presents: The Spice BoxOnline Register
Part of the 2025 SABA Meet the Authors Series The South Asia Book Award proudly presents the 2025 Winner in the Early Readers Category, The Spice Box, written by Meera Sriram and illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat. Attendees will have a chance to win copies of the book. Register In this heartwarming intergenerational story about love, …
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Dec 4South Asia Book Award Presents: The Partition ProjectOnline Register
Part of the 2025 SABA Meet the Authors Series The South Asia Book Award proudly presents the 2025 Winner in the Middle Readers Category, The Partition Project, by Saadia Faruqi. Register Attendees will have a chance to win copies of the book. When her grandmother comes from Pakistan to live with Maha and her family, …
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Dec 2National Security Career ForumDr. Eric Miller
7650 Morgridge Hall (WARF Centennial Room) Register
Interested in a career in government service? Would you like to learn about what it’s like to work as an intelligence analyst, and bring technical, language, or cultural skills to challenging problems in the Intelligence Community? Dr. Eric Miller is a senior career intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), where he leads open-source …
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Nov 19Wisconsin International Resource Consortium Virtual Open HouseOnline Register
At 2-3 pm Wednesday, November 19, 2025, join K-14 education outreach representatives of UW–Madison’s Wisconsin International Resource Consortium (WIRC) for a virtual open house during International Education Week! Enjoy a brief snapshot of nine area studies centers’ education outreach resources and learn about upcoming events and initiatives to bring the world into Wisconsin classrooms and …
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Nov 17First Nations Cultural Landscape Tours800 Langdon Street Register
The University of Wisconsin–Madison occupies ancestral Ho-Chunk land in a special place called Teejop that has been loved for thousands of years. For more than twenty years, the First Nations Cultural Landscape Tour has led group walks to share stories of the Indigeneity––past and present––of Teejop and to engage with land, water, buildings, historical markers, and archeological sites from …
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Nov 15First Nations Cultural Landscape Tours
800 Langdon Street Register
The University of Wisconsin–Madison occupies ancestral Ho-Chunk land in a special place called Teejop that has been loved for thousands of years. For more than twenty years, the First Nations Cultural Landscape Tour has led group walks to share stories of the Indigeneity––past and present––of Teejop and to engage with land, water, buildings, historical markers, and archeological sites from …
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Nov 13Global Public Health Leadership: Past, Present, and Future
Dr. Matthew Kavanagh
Embassy Suites by Hilton, Madison Downtown, 231 S Pinckney St, Madison WI 53703, Hamilton Ballroom Register
Join the Madison Committee on Foreign Relations on November 13th for a special presentation by Dr. Matthew Kavanagh titled, “Global Public Health Leadership: Past, Present, and Future”. Dr. Kavanagh is a political scientist whose work bridges law, political economy, and global health governance. He directs Georgetown University’s Center for Global Health Policy & Politics, and …
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Nov 12Imagine: NextGen Voices Reflect on PeaceOnline (zoom) Register
Join UW-Milwaukee’s Institute of World Affairs for an exploration of conflict, youth and peacebuilding at this special free virtual program! Imagine: NextGen Voices Reflect on Peace is a multimedia, open-source curriculum designed to cultivate an understanding of the complexities of peace. It focuses on youth-centered narratives from post-conflict environments, transitional justice, and peace initiatives. The curriculum fosters global literacy …