Fall 2009
Next general meeting + screening of the documentary "The Reckoning: The Epic Story of the Battle for the International Criminal Court"
7pm
Room 5246
for more information about The Reckoning, go to www.thereckoningfilm.com
Other International events on the UW campus
November 6-7, 2009: LANDS workshop hosted by Professor David Trubek. If you would like to participate in the open sessions (Day 1 - 8:30am-4:00pm), please contact Sumudu Atapattu by October 28, 2009.
November 6-8, 2009:
Film festival: Tales from Planet Earth. Justice in Four Strands: Landscapes of Labor, Precious Resources, Strange Weather, and In The Company of Animals. 'The power of film as a force of environmental change.' Three-day film festival showcasing more than 30 environmental films from around the world, exploring how stories told through film shape our understanding of nature and inspire action on behalf of environmental justice and the diversity of life. Discussions with filmmakers, scientists, and other guests will complement films. Free to the public. Sponsored by Center for Culture, History, & Environment, Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies, Working Films, Global Studies, and many others. November 6-8, 2009, all day, each day, four (4) venues: Memorial Union Theater, Frederic March Play Circle, UW Cinematheque, & Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-263-3185.
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Friday, November 13, 2009:
Banquet for the EDGE Project (Empowerment through Development and Gender Equality) to benefit its community development projects in Lingira, Uganda, 6:30 pm at The University Club (803 State Street). 6:30 pm Reception (featuring photo exhibit, craft show & silent auction), 7:30 pm Dinner (featuring highlights of the EDGE project's work).$20 student, $30 non-student. For more information, email wisconsin.edge@gmail.com or visit www.wisconsinedgeproject.blogspot.com.
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November 13, 2009: "Trade, Power, Law: Disputing at the World Trade Organization" by Professor Joseph Conti (UW-Madison), part of the Ideas and Innovations in Legal Scholarship lecture series, sponsored by the Office of the Dean, UW Law School and the Institute for Legal Studies and co-sponsored by GLS, noon-1:15pm, Lubar Commons.
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November 14, 2009: Workshop on "After the Violence", hosted by Professors Frank Tuerkheimer and Heinz Klug, speakers include: Wolfgang Form (Frankfurt), Eli Rosenbaum (Washington DC) and Michael Bryant (Rhode Island), 9:00am-5:00pm, Lubar Commons (7200 Law), sponsored by GLS and CGES (details pending).
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November 17, 2009: "Globalization and Food Security with a Human Face" by Professor Aminur Rahim, Associate Professor, Department of Development Studies, University of Fort Hare, Eastern Cape, South Africa and Visiting Fulbright Scholar, UW-Madison, Noon-1:15pm, Lubar Commons (7200 Law), hosted by Professor Shubha Ghosh.
_________________________________November 20-21, 2009: "Transatlantic Conference on New Governance and the Transformation of Law" Friday, Nov. 20th and Sat. Nov. 21st, All day in Pyle Center room 325, by invitation only. Multiple sponsors. See conference details
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December 2, 2009: Lecture by Neva Makgetla (title tba), part of the speaker series on "Remaking the Developmental State" WAGE Research Collaborative sponsored by GLS and WAGE and co-sponsored by African Studies, Noon-1:00pm (details pending).
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December 4-5, 2009: Workshop on Human Rights (details pending)
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*events in black presented by Global Legal Studies Center;
* events in orange presented by Division of International Studies
________________Ongoing events
"La mesa de conversación¨
Spanish language conversation and practice
When: Wednesdays, 5-7pm
Where: Der Rathskeller, Memorial Union
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International Conversation and Coffee Hour
This weekly program encourages students and staff to interact with
others from around the world, exchanging cultures and ideas in a comfortable
and welcoming environment with free punch, coffee and snacks.
http://www.union.wisc.edu/globalconnections
When: Wednesdays,
Noon-2 p.m.
Where: Browsing Library, second floor, Memorial Union
Links to other international events:
Global Legal Studies Events Calendar:
http://law.wisc.edu/gls/events.html
Global Happenings: A listing of
international events on and around the UW-Madison campus:
http://ghapps.global.wisc.edu/
International Studies events calendar: http://www.international.wisc.edu/news/events.html