This week’s “Every Event on Campus” is full of events delving into a wide range of political issues, from a bipartisan student debate to an international symposium on the aftermath of Latin American dictatorships. If you’re not particularly interested in politics, don’t fret; there are always other interesting events happening on campus!

Here at Bwog, we do our best to bring your attention to important guest lecturers and special events on campus. If you have a correction or addition, let us know in the comments or email events@bwog.com.

Student Spotlight: 

CU Planned Parenthood Guest Speakers Panel

  • Monday, October 9, 7:45 pm to 9:15 pm, Hamilton 602.
  • CU Planned Parenthood will be hosting two expert speakers, including Chief Health Care Officer of Planned Parenthood Dr. Diana Contreras, who will share their vast experiences in gynecology, planned parenthood, and reproductive justice.

CU Democrats vs. Republicans Debate

  • Wednesday, October 11, 8 pm to 9:30 pm, Havemeyer 309.
  • CU College Democrats and CU College Republicans will be co-hosting a policy debate featuring two student debaters from each organization. The debate will cover the topics of free speech, immigration reform, and Second Amendment rights.
  • Register here.

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Recommended:

Forging a Protective Legal Framework for Human Rights Activism

  • Monday, October 9, 12:10 pm to 1:10 pm, Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall 107.
  • Organized by the Columbia Law School and the Human Rights Institute, this event will explore the creation process of the human rights legal framework.
  • Registration required.

The Corrosive Effect of Genocide Denial in Post-Genocide Societies

  • Tuesday, October 10, 12 pm to 1:30 pm, International Affairs Building 1219.
  • Hosted by the Harriman Institute, this panel discussion will delve into current genocide denial in the Balkans and beyond, making parallels to Holocaust distortion in Europe. Speakers will include UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu, Columbia Law Professor Menachem Rosensaft, and Founder of Post Conflict Research Center Velma Saric.
  • Registration required.

International Symposium: The Afterlives of Dictatorships

  • Wednesday, October 11 – Thursday, October 12, 11 am to 9:30 pm, Casa Hispánica.
  • A collaboration of multiple Columbia organizations, this two-day symposium will critically examine the consequences of the Latin American dictatorships of the 20th century, with special attention to the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean civil-military coup.

Being Latine at Columbia

  • Wednesday, October 11, 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm, Butler Library 522-523.
  • Organized by the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS), this multi-disciplinary panel will share their experiences to discuss how Latine identity impacts one’s professional life and plays an important role in current society.
  • Register here.

The Cunning of Gender Violence: Securitization and the Violence of Law

  • Wednesday, October 11, 6 pm to 7:30 pm, online.
  • This panel of distinguished professors and co-editors of The Cunning of Gender Violence will be considering different case studies to question the claim that the fight against women and gender-based violence has been a “feminist success story.” Topics will include religion, racialized ethnicity, and the “Muslim question.” This event is co-sponsored by the Barnard Center for Research on Women, the Columbia Center for the Study of Muslim Societies, and the Center for the Study of Social Difference.
  • Registration is preferred.

The Past and Future of Nonbinary History. A Talk by Leah DeVun

  • Friday, October 13, 4 pm to 5:30 pm, Buell Hall, East Gallery.
  • American artist and historian Leah DeVun will be discussing her recent book The Shape of Sex: Nonbinary Gender from Genesis to the Renaissance and sharing her research on nonbinary sex history. This talk is co-sponsored by Maison Française, Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender, Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities, Columbia Department of History, and Department of French.
  • Register here.

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