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9/19 Food Waste Policy: Using Systems Change to Stop Squandering One of Our Greatest Resources

Food Waste Policy: Using Systems Change to Stop Squandering One of Our Greatest Resources

Thursday, September 19th, 2019

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Konover Auditorium, Dodd Research Center

The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series presents

Emily Broad-Leib

Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Food Law and Policy Clinic,
Harvard University

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit

https://cese.uconn.edu/the-edwin-way-teale-lecture-series/

Contact Information: Greg Anderson (gregory.anderson@uconn.edu)
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9/21 Encounters: "Uncovering Black and Indigenous Histories"

Encounters: "Uncovering Black and Indigenous Histories"

Saturday, September 21st, 2019

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Other
Hartford Public Library, Hartford History Center, 3rd Floor

Encounters: A Forum For Public Discussion

"Uncovering Black and Indigenous Histories"

Who gets remembered? The Ancient Burying Ground is a state historical treasure whose many headstones commemorate leaders of Connecticut's colonial past. More than 500 Africans, African Americans and Native Americans found their final resting place there, too, and yet rarely are they remembered by a personal grave marker. Join us for a small group discussion exploring the history of the Ancient Burying Ground and learn about the lives of Black and indigenous people interred there and their genealogical connections to our present community. Please read selections found on http://hhc.hplct.org prior to the event.

Lunch will be provided with free registration. RSVP to jeagosto@hplct.org.

Saturday, September 21
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Hartford History Center, 3rd Floor
Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford CT

*If you require special accommodations to participate, please call 860.695.6367 at least two weeks prior to the event.

Contact Information: jeagosto@hplct.org
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9/21 Encounters: Uncovering Black and Indigenous Histories

Encounters: Uncovering Black and Indigenous Histories

Saturday, September 21st, 2019

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Other
Hartford Public Library

Public dialogue exploring Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground and Black and Indigenous communities past and present.

Contact Information: Brendan Kane (brendan.kane@uconn.edu)
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9/24 Shusenjo Film Screening & Discussion

Shusenjo Film Screening & Discussion

Tuesday, September 24th, 2019

04:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Konnover Auditorium, Dodd Center

Miki Dezaki, a Youtuber who was threatened and harassed by Japan`s notorious netouyo (cyber neo-nationalists) for his video on racism in Japan, is not shying away from controversial topics with his debut feature length documentary on the comfort women issue. The film, titled “Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue,” dives deep into the most contentious dispute between Japan and Korea, and finds answers to hotly debated questions, such as: Were the comfort women “sexual slaves” or prostitutes? Were they coercively recruited? Were there really 200,000 comfort women? And, does Japan have a legal responsibility to apologize?

Dezaki masterfully interweaves footage from demonstrations, man-on-the-street interviews,
news and archival clips with in-depth interviews with the most prominent scholars and
influencers from both sides of the debate, including Yoshiko Sakurai (journalist), Kent
Gilbert (lawyer/celebrity), Mina Watanabe (secretary-general of the Women`s Active
Museum), Koichi Nakano (political science professor) and Yoshiaki Yoshimi (historian).

The screening will take place from 4-6 pm, followed by a discussion with director Miki Dezaki until 7 pm.

Contact Information: Alexis Dudden, alexis.dudden@uconn.edu
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9/25 [PTR] Department Faculty Meeting (2)

[PTR] Department Faculty Meeting (2)

Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

12:15 PM - 02:15 PM

Storrs Campus
Wood Hall 4A

PTR Department Faculty Meeting
Tentative

Contact Information: Mark Healey
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