UPCOMING EVENTS
Global Forum on the Future of Nuclear Weapons
Events include A-bomb poster exhibit
Feb. & March, Emerson Library
Darryl Burton
7 p.m. Mon., March 22
Library Conference Room
Darryl Burton shares the story of his 24-year imprisonment for a murder he didn’t commit.
God & Human Rights Forum
7:30 p.m. Tues., March 23
Sunnen Lounge
Speaker: Foreign Service Officer Jessica Patterson
What role does God play in our concept of human rights and dignity? Bring your thoughts and questions.
Co-sponsors: ONE Webster, Year of International Human Rights, RCF, & Webster CRU
The Use of ‘Smart Power’ in Southeast Asia
2:30 p.m. Fri., March 26
Moore Auditorium
Missouri Senator Kit Bond speaks on “smart power,” a concept he has refined over years of studying Southeast Asia.
Slingshot Hip Hop
7 p.m. Sun., March 28
101 Sverdrup
A free public screening of this award-winning film and a Q&A by Anna Baltzer, author of Witness in Palestine
Soil Not Oil
7:30 p.m. Mon., March 29
Community Music School Concert Hall
World-renowned scientist, environmentalist, and activist Vandana Shiva speaks.
Co-sponsors: Campus Activities, Multicultural Center/International Student Association, Year of International Human Rights 2009-10: The Right to Food & Water
Walter Bargen Reads from His Poetry
1:30 p.m. Thurs., April 1
Pearson House, Rm. 2
Walter Bargen, Missouri’s former poet laureate, reads from his poetry.
Information: Prof. David Clewell, cleweldw@webster.edu
Mexico City: Taming ‘El Monstruo’
Noon Wed., April 7
Sunnen Lounge
Activist and journalist John Ross discusses Mexico City, the largest metropolitan area (population 21 million) in the Americas.
Co-sponsors: Center for International Education, Latin American Studies, and Dept. of History, Politics, & International Relations
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