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Syrian Refugee Crisis Talk
Ellen Small Billard is coming to the University of Wisconsin-Madison! She is a social worker, humanitarian, and advocate with a passion for social justice and a love for the Middle East. She co-founded Road to Mafraq, a non-profit organization, which aims to increase access to education and healthcare for children affected by conflict in the…
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Madison Civics Club: Rebecca Blank
More information about the Blank event. Approximate schedule: 9:00 AM Registration table opens. 10:00 AM Dining room doors open; announcements projected on-screen. If you expect to sit with others in your party, be sure to arrive early. Seats cannot be “saved” after 10:45. 11:00 AM Youth Grant awards, public affairs speaker Lori DiPrete Brown 11:20 AM Lunch Cole slaw BBQ braised…
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International Women’s Day 2016: Pledge for Parity
For the third time in a row, AFRICaide (http://www.africaide.org/) , a local community organization, and women in the community are organizing a conference to celebrate International Women’s Day on Saturday March 5, 2016. We will be having speakers and small group discussions on Gender Parity from the local to the global level. The conference will go from 10:30 am until…
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“Promise of Paris:” Watch the video
If you missed “The Promise of Paris,” watch the video now as a Wisconsin panel reviews the U.N. climate talks’ impact on Wisconsin.
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Grist: Zika is just one more way climate change is worse for women
Climate change is affecting women in higher numbers, with famine, disease and now the dangers of the Zika virus.