This week’s EEOC features events from SIPA, ILAS, and more, exploring current politics at home and abroad!

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Student Event Spotlight

• On Monday, December 5, at 5:30 pm EST, the African Students Association will host their biannual Political Roundtable on the topic “Expressions and Limitations of Gender and Sexuality on the Continent.” The conversation will be moderated by ASA and faculty panelists, and will take place in the Lerner Satow Room.

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• On Monday, December 5, from 12 to 1:30 pm EST, Columbia’s Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) will host the panel discussion “Post-Election in Brazil: What Happens Next?” featuring scholars and advocates from different fields, including economics, health, law, and climate. This event seeks to provide a comprehensive, yet in-depth and critical debate on Brazil’s political future under newly elected Lula’s presidency in light of current president Bolsonaro’s legacy, and assess the challenges and opportunities ahead. The panel discussion will take place in the International Affairs Building Room 802, as well as over Zoom.
• On Tuesday, December 6, the Harriman Institute will be screening the 2020 Ukrainian film Bad Roads set in the conflict zone of Ukraine before the recent full-scale military invasion. The screening will take place in the International Affairs Building Room 1219. Please register online to attend.
• On Wednesday, December 7, from 6 to 7:30 pm, Dr. Lee McIntyre, author of the new book How to Talk to a Science Denier, will give a talk on “Disinformation v. Misinformation: The Real Enemy of Truth.” This talk, taking place in SIPA Room 1512, will examine the critical difference between mis- and dis-information and strategies for understanding and countering it. Please register online to attend.
• Also on Wednesday, December 7, at 7:30 pm, poet Jorie Graham will give a reading of her work in Dodge Hall Room 413. Graham’s latest collections are [To] The Last [Be] Human (Copper Canyon, 2022), which brings together her four most recent books of poetry, and To 2040, a new collection which will be published by Copper Canyon in April 2023.
• On Friday, December 9, from 1 to 2 pm, John Jay Residence Hall and Columbia Health will be hosting a Naloxone Training where undergrad students can learn about preventing opioid overdoses and reducing harm in New York City. The training will take place in the John Jay Main Lounge, where participants will receive free Naloxone kits and candy canes.
• Also on Friday, December 9, from 3 to 5 pm, the Barnard Zine Library will host the craft workshop “Zine My Research (or how I learned to stop worrying, and turn my 10-page paper into a perzine),” where students can turn their research topics into a fun zine based on the LolMyThesis project! The Zine Library will provide collage materials, art supplies, and snacks. More information is available on Barnard’s website. Please register to attend.
• On Sunday, December 11, from 11 am to 3 pm, the Low Library Rotunda will be transformed into the ultimate study break for Low Lounge: A Winter Workshop featuring student performances, a hot beverage station, an ice cream cart, snacks, giveaways, raffles, and craft & activity tables. This event is free and open to all students from all schools and campuses. Please register online and bring your CUID to the event.

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