Upcoming Events
The following is a list of upcoming events sponsored by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. Visit the Humphrey Institute online at www.hhh.umn.edu.
December 5, 5 p.m.: The Women’s Human Rights Film Series will feature Journey to Safety, an artistic portrayal of the challenges facing battered immigrant and refugee women when negotiating legal, medical, and government systems. The film begins at 5 p.m. in the Humphrey Forum.
December 6, 4 p.m.: Dr. James Orbinski will talk about “Humanitarianism and Civil Society” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 6, in Cowles Auditorium as part of the Sawyer Seminar. Orbinski is a professor of public health at the University of Toronto and the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize winner as president of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. His talk will look at the citizen movements to deliver medicine to those in need.
December 10, 4:30 p.m.: The 2008 presidential campaign is well under way. In the coming months, voters will be barraged even more with nonstop campaigning while Washington policymakers face political deadlock, according to political analyst Norman Ornstein. In “American Politics R Rated: D.C. Deadlock Meets Campaign Marathon,” Ornstein will talk about the 2008 election and give his insights into one of the country’s most anticipated years in American politics. The program will be held from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. on Monday, December 10, in Cowles Auditorium. For more information, contact the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at (612) 625-2530.
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January 23: The Women and Politics Reading Group will discuss The Education of Jane Addams by Victoria Bissell Brown at 5 p.m. on January 23 in Freeman Commons (205 HHH).
January 30: Hennepin County commissioner and Humphrey Institute alumnus Peter McLaughlin will talk about the work being done in the aftermath of the I-35W bridge collapse. The discussion will be held from 12:45 to 2 p.m. on January 30 in the Humphrey Forum.
January 30: The Women’s Human Rights Film Series will continue at 5:30 p.m. in the Humphrey Forum with a free screening of Killer’s Paradise, a documentary on the brutal killings of women in Guatemala.