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.
January 9, 6 p.m.: The Center on Women and Public Policy will host the next Front Runners workshop at 6 p.m. on January 9 in Freeman Commons (205 HHH). Front Runners is a once-a-month series of networking, strategizing, skill building, and peer support workshops for women interested in changing the world through electoral politics. The January workshop will teach participants how to advance their goals through Minnesota’s precinct caucus system. There is no charge to attend, and all are welcome.
January 18, 2 p.m.: Join the Center on Women and Public Policy for a lecture and book signing with feminist writer Jessica Valenti, editor of Feministing.com, at 2 p.m. on January 18 in Freeman Commons (205 HHH). Valenti will talk about feminist blogging and sign copies of her book Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters.
January 22, Noon: The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance invites you to a discussion about “The State of Minnesota’s Republican Party and Conservative Movement” from noon to 1:30 p.m. on January 22 in Cowles Auditorium. The panelists include Steve Sviggum, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry commissioner; Bill Cooper, former chair of the Minnesota Republican Party; Representative Mary Liz Holberg; and Jeff Blodgett, executive director of Wellstone Action.
January 23, 5 p.m.: 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, 12:45 p.m.: 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. This program is co-sponsored by the alumni services office and the State and Local Policy Program.
January 30, 5:30 p.m.: 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 killing of women in Guatemala.
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February 13: Merritt Clapp-Smith, a planner with the St. Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development, will talk about redevelopment plans for the Ford Plant site from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in the Wilkins Room (215 HHH).
February 13: The Center on Women and Public Policy will host a Front Runners workshop at 6 p.m. in Freeman Commons (205 HHH).
February 27: The Women’s Human Rights Film Series will feature Crimes of Honour at 5:30 p.m. on February 27 in the Humphrey Forum. Filmed in Jordan and on the West Bank, Crimes of Honour examines the practice of femicide, or honor killings, found throughout the Islamic world. There is no charge to attend.
February 28: The Sawyer Seminar will feature a lecture about human rights and humanitarianism by Harvard law professor David Kennedy at 4 p.m. on February 28 in Cowles Auditorium.