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Women at the Frontlines against COVID-19: Leadership from Informal Settlements in South Africa, Iran and Argentina

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program
Virtual
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Date
Apr 16, 2021   10:00 - 11:30 am  
Cost
Free and open to the public
Registration
Registration Required
Contact
Anita Kaiser
E-Mail
arkaiser@illinois.edu
Phone
217-333-6221
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Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP)

Join us on Friday, April 16th at 10:00am CST to hear from three different women lead organizations and how their efforts have adjusted due to COVID-19.  Hoda House & EDF in Iran; La Poderosa in Argentina; and Housing Assembly in South Africa.

There will be language live interpretation available in Spanish and Farsi.

This event is co-sponsored by: Center for African Studies; Center for Global Studies; Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; Gender and Women's Studies; Illinois Global Institute; Iranian Cultural Association (ICA); Urban and Regional Planning; and Women's Resources Center

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