Illinois Global Institute

April 3rd 12pm WGGP Alumni Lecture: Dr. Raiza Kolia Title: TBD 306 Coble Hall and via Zoom Lunch provided with RSVP https://go.illinois.edu/GRIDAlumLecture

Film Screening & Discussion with Egyptian Filmmaker Rasha Azab, “Trapped” will take place on April 3 at 4 pm, Illini Union Room A, Illini Union. This is part of the "Transnational Feminist Resistance(s) Against Contemporary Violence(s)" conference taking place April 4-5, 2024.

"Transnational Feminist Resistance(s) Against Contemporary Violence(s)" conference hosted by the Women and Gender and Global Perspectives Program with the Gender & Women's Studies Department taking place on April 4-5, 2024 in Illini Room A at the Illini Union. Complete details are available at https://go.illinois.edu/CommonDifferences2024

Keynote lecture by Dr. Amina Mama, Professor at the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, UC Davis taking place on April 4th 6pm. This keynote lecture is part of the Conference on "Transnational Feminist Resistance(s) Against Contemporary Violence(s)" which is hosted by Women & Gender in Global Perspectives and the Department of Gender & Women's Studies.

"Transnational Feminist Resistance(s) Against Contemporary Violence(s)" conference hosted by the Women and Gender and Global Perspectives Program with the Gender & Women's Studies Department. This will take place on April 4-5, 2024 in Illini Room A, Illini Union with pre-conference film screening on April 3rd featuring Egyptian film, Trapped"

Arab Heritage Month Conference

Friday Forum + Conversation Café : 'In Whose Honor?' 30 Years Battling Native Sports Mascot and Chief Illiniwek Jay Rosenstein, Dept. of Cinema and Media Studies Friday, April 5 ⋅ 12:00 – 1:00pm (CDT) 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA

Period. End of Sentence. Film Screening & Director's Talk by Rayka Zehtabchi April 5, Illini Union, Room A, at 1 pm

This research on the global halal economy focuses on select halal markets, which are significant in size and their aspiration of leading halal certification and related quality standardization in the past few years. The MENA is a case in point.

"Are Reparations Due for Colonialism in Africa" by Dr. Jeremy Julian Sarkin. April 10 at 12 pm at 306 Coble Hall.

On April 11th, Professor and Director of Strategic Initiatives for Kinesiology and Community Health, Dr. Boppart will share her research on understanding muscle repair and using that knowledge to create interventions to help prevent muscle loss in a variety of contexts. Registration Link: https://go.library.illinois.edu/WomenInScienceApril2024

Friday Forum + Conversation Café: The Mission and Vision of the Salaam MENA Cultural Center Awad Awad, Salaam MENA Cultural Center Friday, April 12 ⋅ 12:00 – 1:00pm (CDT) 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA

Friday Forum + Conversation Café : Envisioning Reproductive Justice in the Post-Dobbs Landscape Samantha Auerbach, Urbana-Champaign Reproductive Justice Friday, April 19 ⋅ 12:00 – 1:00pm (CDT) 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a threat to the world in two ways; as an epidemic and an Infodemic. Our study contributes to the understanding of the role of psychological ownership motivation and (SET) in Infodemic and the effect of digital nudging as a moderator.

Calls to criminalise "ecocide" are, it seems, everywhere: from indigenous activists and those in the global periphery, to NGOs and political actors in the core. What unites these calls is both a sense of urgency and a need for international action. Yet this paper contends that ultimately the proposed crime of ecocide may be unable to tackle the social reality of ecocide an

Friday Forum + Conversation Café : Earth Day and Environmental Justice: Allies or Enemies? McKenzie Johnson, College of ACES Friday, April 26 ⋅ 12:00 – 1:00pm (CDT) 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA

WGGP Spring Reception Please join us as we honor or GRID Graduates and WGGP Award Recipients Friday, April 26 | 4:00-5:00 pm | YMCA Latzer Hall 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign