Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity

Friday, February 6, 2026

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  CSGGE Affiliate Lunch Talk | Muslim Woman and Architectural Patronage by D. Fairchild Ruggles

  12:00 pm

  306 Coble Hall and virtual via Zoom

  Dr. D. Fairchild Ruggles, Professor and Debra L. Mitchell Chair in Landscape Architecture, will present her lecture "Muslim Woman and Architectural Patronage" February 6|12pm till 1pm (CST) | Coble Hall 306 or Zoom

  • Lecture
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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Justice Lives in Community"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture

Thursday, February 12, 2026

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  Book Talk: "From Apartheid to Democracy, A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine." by Sarah Leah Whitson and Michael Omer-Man

  4:00 pm

  Illini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner; 809 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820

  • Lecture

Friday, February 20, 2026

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  "The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: the Radical Potential of Getting in the Way” by Sara Ahmed

  11:00 am

  Please join us for a book discussion on, “The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way” by Sara Ahmed. February 20th (Friday) from 11am-12:30pm CST via Zoom. For more information and to register visit https://go.illinois.edu/Feb20bookgroup

  • Webinar
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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: Advancing Community & Legacy with The Divine 9

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture

Thursday, February 26, 2026

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  Transcending the In-Between: Provocation, Humor, and Joy in Performance by Anida Yoeu Ali

  3:30 - 5:30 pm

  Women's Resources Center; 616 E. Green Street Suite 213

  • Conference/Workshop
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  Transcending the In-Between: Provocation, Humor, and Joy in Performance by Anida Yoeu Ali

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Women's Resources Center; 616 E. Green Street Suite 213

  • Lecture

Friday, February 27, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Faith Over Fear: Interfaith for Democracy"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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  "12 Women Who Changed the World: Untold Stories"

  3:30 - 5:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Third Floor

  • Lecture

Friday, March 6, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Collective Flourishing: Women, Community, & Shared Success"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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  MillerComm Lecture Series: "Flame: Screening and discussion with Simon Bright and Ingrid Sinclair"

  5:00 pm

  Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum 600 S. Gregory, Urbana

  • Film Screening

Friday, March 27, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Sindicatos, Labor Unions: Protecting Graduate Workers"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture

Friday, April 3, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "People v. Power: Litigation as a Strategy for Social and Economic Justice"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Ceremony/Service

Friday, April 10, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Connecting People to People and People to Nature"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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  “Aimé Césaire in the Era of Black Lives Matter” by Frieda Ekotto

  4:00 pm

  Bruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center; 1212 W. Nevada Street, Urbana IL

  • Lecture

Friday, April 17, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Where History Lives: Creating Spaces for Learning, Reflection, & Pride"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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  Spring Reception

  4:30 - 5:30 pm

  YMCA Latzer Hall 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign

  • Ceremony/Service