August 17, 2016

Join us for our first Zimm Lecture of Fall 2016, followed by a reception. Prof. Heike Drotbohm, University of Mainz, Germany. “Exploring contradictory politics of displacement: São Paulo’s humanitarianism and occupy movements” In the Brazilian megalopolis of São Paulo multiple types of poor and mobile populations share the need for shelter, legal protection and the access to other social …

ZIMM Lecture: Heike Drotbohm “Exploring contradictory politics of displacement: São Paulo’s humanitarianism and occupy movements”, September 20th, 6pm, Wolff Room 1103, 6 East 16th Street Read More »

FORCED FROM HOME What We See: Stories from the Global Refugee Crisis Join Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for an engaging discussion featuring MSF leadership, aid workers, and outside experts. Using a combination of first-hand field experience and top-level insight, the speakers will discuss some of the most pressing needs of refugees and internally-displaced …

What We See: Stories from the Global Refugee Crisis, September 13th, 7:30pm Read More »