Women’s advocate to speak | Sheryl WuDunn, co-author of the book “Half the Sky,” will discuss civil rights and economic promise. May 10, 2011—From the Eugene Register-Guard
Category: Lorwin Lecture
“Half the Sky: The Greatest Unexploited Resource in the World Today Isn’t Oil or Gold or Wind. It’s Women.”—Sheryl WuDunn
Erb Memorial Union Ballroom 1222 E. 13th Ave., University of Oregon A FREE EVENT Lorwin Lecture on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties — Sheryl WuDunn, Co-author of Half the Sky “There is no simple economic formula for overcoming global poverty,…
“Gender Equality and Capitalism: The Impact of Capitalist Development on Women’s Economic Status and Rights”
a Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics This two-day symposium, March 8-9, 2012, focuses on human rights and capitalism. Issues will include how to measure economic progress, human rights and the economy, women’s unpaid labor, the care crisis, and…
”We Need an International Solidarity”—Dr. Vandana Shiva
The CSWS Symposium “Women’s Activism, Women’s Rights” brought together two scholars and two activists to a round-table discussion on women’s labor organizing issues from global and national perspectives. The symposium was held Monday, February 28, 2011. Dr. Vandana Shiva, the…
UO Today #469: Dr. Beverly Wright
UO Today #469: Dr. Beverly Wright Posted on Feb 9th, 2011 in Oregon Humanities Center, UO Today Dr. Beverly Wright, environmental scholar and founding director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice at Dillard University, discusses her work advocating for the…
“The Perilous Consequences of Public Policy Decisions: Weathering the Storm of Natural and Man-made Disasters in the Gulf”—Dr. Beverly Wright
EMU Ballroom 1222 E. 13th Ave. University of Oregon Dr. Beverly Wright, environmental justice scholar and activist, is the founder of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice currently at Dillard University in New Orleans. The Center addresses environmental and…
