Tuesday, 15 Oct 2024
Criminalizing Difference in the Holocaust and Beyond: Jews, Roma, African Americans, and Latinx People
In order to subjugate or in some cases destroy racial, ethnic, and religious minorities, a state or governing body often criminalizes whole communities through the mobilization of legal and societal discrimination. This panel brings together experts on criminalization and state discrimination against European Jews, Roma communities and individuals, and Native Peoples of the U.S. and Canada that occurred during overlapping periods. As part...
Wednesday, 16 Oct 2024
Making Space for Peace
Architect Deanna Van Buren will speak about how interdisciplinary approaches to design with social workers, game designers, artists and more can play in healing and repair as it relates to supporting inner and outer peace. Her talk will cover research and its associative spatial applications for spaces for survivors of violence to artistic practices that support personal and interpersonal healing and transformation. Van Buren is the...
Thursday, 17 Oct 2024
Language Inequality and Fight for Free Speech in Haiti: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Websder Corneille is an adjunct lecturer of Haitian Creole Language and Haitian Studies at Indiana University Bloomington and the founder and director of the flagship Haitian Creole Language & Culture Program.Â
IPR's Politics Day on the Road
Join Ben Kieffer, host of IPR's "River to River" program, and a panel featuring Iowa State University students and political science professor Karen Kedrowski, as he takes the weekly talk show "Politics Day" on the road to Iowa State.
The Immigrant Survival Guide to Silicon Valley
Carlos Quezada will share his transformative journey from humble beginnings in Degollado, Jalisco, Mexico to a top Latino executive at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. His life's narrative is a powerful testament to the extraordinary outcomes that stem from curiosity, boldness, and authenticity. Carlos, now a father, technologist, mentor, and public speaker, intertwines his personal journey with a commitment to community...