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February 2012
"Local is Global: Bridging Domestic Action and Global Impact" –'DEIS Impact! Keynote Address by Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service (2/8)
Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service, will deliver the keynote address for the 'DEIS Impact! festival of social justice Wednesday, February 8 at 7pm in Sherman Function Hall, Hassenfeld Conference Center at Brandeis. For 25 years, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has worked to empower marginalized people around the world. But with problems so vast, it can be hard to imagine how individuals can help. Join AJWS President Ruth W. Messinger for a dynamic discussion about AJWS’s approach to development abroad and at home. From far-flung grassroots NGOs working in the field, to Jewish advocates for food justice lobbying on Capitol Hill, she will describe the transformative impact of education, volunteering and advocacy, and will propose new ways you can support movements for change around the world. Special guest Professor Laurence Simon, co-founder of AJWS and executive director of Sustainable International Development Graduate Programs at Brandeis University’s Heller School, will reflect on his vision at the creation of AJWS and on the remarkable 25-year history of the organization he helped launch. Free and open to the public. See the full 'DEIS Impact! schedule.
'DEIS Impact! Exploring Social Justice on Campus and Around the World (2/5-2/10)
The Ethics Center and the Brandeis Undergraduate Student Union present the first weeklong "festival of social justice" at Brandeis. Clubs and academic departments have planned dozens of events throughout the week, featuring talks, performances, exhibits, discussions – even a Tae Kwon Do workshop that will include a speaker about gender violence. All events are free and open to the public. See the full schedule.
January 2012
Blue – Exhibit by Naoe Suzuki (1/12-3/2)
Naoe Suzuki, Senior Program Coordinator for the Program in Peacebuilding and the Arts at the Ethics Center, exhibits her most recent drawings and works on paper, from January 12 - March 2, 2012 at the Kniznick Gallery of the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis. Suzuki's psychologically complex drawings reference imagery from circus animals and water to medical abnormalities and scientific technology. Opening Reception Thursday, January 26, 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. All are welcome; Artist Slide Talk Tuesday, February 14, 12:30 p.m. More information.
Coordination and Collaboration in Global Justice: the 8th Brandeis Institute for International Judges (1/3-1/7)
17 judges from 12 courts and tribunals, including those that address criminal, human rights, and inter-state dispute matters, were hosted by the Center in Carmona, Spain for the 8th Brandeis Institute for International Judges – the only such regular gathering of judges from international courts and tribunals across the globe. Read more.