0 CommentsProcrastinate starting your final papers and projects by attending Barnard events on reproductive, restorative, and social justice or an incredible student event on climate justice.
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Student Spotlight:
- Thursday, April 11, 5:45 to 7 pm, Northwest Corner Building 501.
- Co-sponsored by the Columbia Political Union, IGNITE, Women in Law & Politics, and the Columbia Policy Institute, this event features an energy debate. Discussion will revolve around the question: “Can developing countries have high growth without using coal?”
- Register here.
- Thursday, April 11, 8 pm, Lerner 312.
- Join Ferris Reel Film Society for its last zine workshop of the semester! Craft a zine about anything related to film and enjoy the company and snacks. Don’t forget to bring your own scissors. Finished zines will be featured in the organization’s annual print and digital zine, The Filmingo!
- No registration required.
- Friday, April 12, 1:30 to 4:30 pm, Uris 140.
- Join Gosh Yarn It and Barnard CEI for an afternoon of knitting and volunteering. Attendees can help craft items that will be donated to Afrikana NYC.
- No registration required.
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Recommended:
World Leaders Forum: Oleksandra Matviichuk, Human Rights Lawyer
- Tuesday, April 9, 12 to 1 pm, Low Library.
- Attend a World Leaders Forum event, featuring human rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk. The event will have a moderated question and answer session for audience members.
- Register here.
Self Consent with ‘Sex Positive Asian Auntie’ Jayda Shuavarnnnasri
- Tuesday, April 9, 12 to 1:30 pm, Online.
- Attend a survivor-centered workshop that focuses on how to identify consensual relationships using the “Yes-to-No Spectrum of Consent.” Jayda Shuavarnnnasri, a queer Southeast Asian sexuality and relationship educator and artist, will guide attendees through mindfulness exercises that teach them how to identify when their body is saying “yes,” “no,” or something in between. All registered participants will be emailed a copy of Shuavarnnnasri’s eBook, From a Place of Love.
- Register here.
New York Public Library – The Research Divisions: An Overview of Social Activism Collections
- Wednesday, April 10, 11:45 am to 1:15 pm, Milstein 225 or on Zoom.
- Learn about three of the NYPL’s research libraries and their collections related to the history of social activism. Librarians will showcase archival works from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, the Library for the Performing Arts, and the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Enjoy pizza and refreshments at the event!
- Register here to attend in-person or here to attend on Zoom.
Public Service Actions: Reproductive Justice Futures Panel Discussion
- Wednesday, April 10, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Altschul Hall Atrium or on Zoom.
- Listen to a panel discussion on reproductive freedom pursuits at the intersection of public health, activism, and the built environment. Speakers include Associate Dean of CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy Lynn Roberts, architect Lori Brown, and sociologist Naomi Braine. The event will be followed with a reception.
- Register to attend on Zoom here.
- Thursday, April 11, 6:30 to 8 pm, Barnard Hall, James Room (Fourth Floor).
- Listen to Marlee Liss, a somatic educator, author, and social worker, discuss restorative justice and how it can create a path for survivors of sexual violence to heal as well as act as a tool for accountability for those who have caused harm, particularly in the college community. Liss will identify resources available for survivors and discuss their options for justice, including how to center survivors in their recovery and decision-making processes.
- Register here to attend in-person or on Zoom.
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