International Career Toolkit Series will be hosting an event this Friday at 12:00-1:30 p.m. in WWPH 4217. Usha E. Pitts will be giving a talk entitled "Careers in Diplomacy". The U.S. Department of State is one of the few employers who will pay you to live and work abroad without requiring a specialized skill. It hires Americans over the age of 20 from all walks of life. If you are attracted to public service and want to live abroad, come learn more about Careers in Diplomacy from Usha Pitts, a diplomat with 19 years in the Foreign Service. She will give you tips on preparing for an international career and taking the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT). She will also tell you how to use your language skills to work abroad with the Consular Fellows Program (now hiring speakers of Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Mandarin, and Arabic). See more information at careers.state.gov, or come to an information session.

Usha Pitts has also provided additional information from the Department of State and for the event at http://tinyurl.com/mdxgcxg . You can also follow updates at @DOSCareers and facebook.com/DIRNYMetro.

Join us in celebrating the publication of Irina Livezeanu’s "The Routledge History of East Central Europe since 1700"!

A family friendly festival featuring all things Europe in the ‘Burgh. Local artisans and vendors will create a dynamic marketplace and performances of song and dance will be presented on the main stage. Food booths featuring various European cuisines will be participating and artistic demonstrations and children’s activities will take place throughout the day.

The Undergraduate Research Symposium (formerly "Europe: East and West") is an annual event since 2002 designed to provide undergraduate students, from the University of Pittsburgh and other colleges and universities, with advanced research experiences and opportunities to develop presentation skills. The event is open to undergraduates from all majors and institutions who have written a research paper from a social science, humanities, or business perspective focusing on the study of Eastern, Western, or Central Europe, the European Union, Russia, or other countries of the former Soviet Union. Selected participants are grouped into panels according to their research topics and will give 10- to 15-minute presentations to a panel of faculty and graduate students. Presentations are open to the public.

Announced by the Department of French & Italian and the European Studies Center:

Opening night of the 2017 Italian Film Festival USA of Pittsburgh is almost here! Don't miss the blockbuster hit Like Crazy on March 30, at 7 p.m. at the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, located at on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.

Free Admission.

All films shown in original language with English subtitles.
Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York City, Heinz History Center Italian American Collection, University of Pittsburgh Film studies, and the Dante Alighieri Society of Pittsburgh. In collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh.

For film descriptions, see www.italianfilmfests.org.

Students, faculty, and the public are welcome to attend the keynote address and the panels. View the Conference program (http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc/system/files/resources/documents/2017-jm-ma...) for information about the panel topics, times and locations.

Marriage equality movements in advanced industrialized democracies have been remarkably successful in achieving policy change. From 2001 to 2016, marriage equality has been achieved in nearly two dozen states. Since many of these victories occurred in Europe, North America, and Oceania, it is timely to organize a conference in which scholars and participants can explore how marriage equality is impacting the future of LGBTQ rights. The pathways to marriage equality have been incredibly varied, including legislation, litigation, and referendums. Moreover, marriage equality has been achieved across a broad range of institutional climates, from parliamentary to presidential systems and from federal to unitary states. The increasingly transnational networks of activists working to advance marriage equality may have contributed to the policy diffusion of marriage equality. Despite the extension of marriage equality, the LGBTQ community continues to experience discrimination and harassment, and in some states, legal protections regarding non-discrimination, parenting, or gender recognition are inadequate.

The faculty research workshop on marriage equality in advanced industrialized democracies will be held from March 30th to April 1st, 2017, at the University of Pittsburgh. This international conference is organized by Professor Helma de Vries-Jordan, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Law, under the leadership of the European Studies Center and Jean Monnet European Union Centre of Excellence. The workshop integrates social movements scholarship concerning marriage equality, other LGBTQ rights, and gender equality, placing them in comparative and international perspective. The conference will bring together some of the leading scholars in this field, presenting papers and engaging in dialogue about future directions for scholarship, with the goal of promoting collaborations between scholars and interactions amongst conference participants which will include faculty, students, and community members.

The conference will examine the factors that have influenced marriage equality movements and relevant LGBTQ rights policy-making, both in states with marriage equality and in states with ongoing campaigns. Causal factors that may be explored include dynamics in the political opportunity structure, identity-based versus strategic framing of issues, diffusion of norms regarding LGBTQ rights, and networking of activists. We will explore a number of central debates regarding the impact of marriage equality on the future of LGBTQ rights and regarding the transnational social movements working to advance gender and sexual equality. Questions will include: How has marriage equality impacted or been influenced by progress on other LGBTQ rights issues, or has marriage equality contributed to backlash or delays in achieving other rights? How have marriage equality movements’ level of inclusiveness regarding sexual and gender minorities impacted their advocacy and post-marriage equality policy outcomes? Finally, how portable are the strategies, frames, resources, and networks of activists across borders, and how has cooperation or conflict between activists across borders influenced these movements?

This workshop on global human trafficking for regional college faculty and students is presented by the international and area studies programs of the University Center for International Studies (UCIS), University of Pittsburgh. Light refreshments will be provided. This event is part of an annual series of curriculum development workshops connected with the US Department of Education-sponsored Title VI National Resource Center project to internationalize 2-year and 4-year college campuses throughout Western Pennsylvania.

Pre-registration is required to attend this event. Please register by March 22 at https://goo.gl/forms/n7gWbKAK1zppYjmx1.

The presentation investigates social housing strategy implemented by local and national authorities in Bucharest, Romania, between 1906 and 1954. As Bucharest faced at the turn of the century one of the highest mortality determined by tuberculosis and poor living conditions from Europe, the authorities decided to house the workers in semidetached standardized dwellings, planned in lotissements based on Garden City principles. In almost fifty years, Bucharest designed more than 5,000 dwellings in 40 lotissements, accommodating approximately 20,000 residents. The socialist opposition signaled the wrong direction of the reform, in both its architectural and social features, claiming that the reformers ignored the vulnerable classes. Although these lotissements improved the conditions at the periphery and changed lodgers’ lives, it became clear even for the reformers that the construction of lotissements could no longer be sustainable, as Bucharest tripled the population between 1912 and 1945. The communist authorities abandoned this technique in 1945 and inaugurated a different strategy, focused on the construction of apartment buildings to house the workers. Today, the lotissement are part of the protected heritage of Bucharest.

Andrei will also be presenting his research in a colloquium with the Department of History of Art and Architecture on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 from 12 – 1:00pm in Room 202 Frick Fine Arts Building.

Leila Marouane, author of "The Sexual Life of an Islamist in Paris"

2-3:30 pm
Reading and Q&A with Leila Marouane

3:45-5 pm
Roundtable Discussion "What to do with French in 2017?"

Free and open to the public

Organized by the Department of French & Italian

12th Annual Graduate Student Conference on the European Union
March 17-18, 2017

Graduate students from around the world are invited to participate in the conference and present papers on topics related to the larger theme of “Toward a New EU” Organizers will invite presenters from the Faculty Research Conference to comment on the students’ papers. This will be an excellent chance for young scholars to present their work in a professional setting and to network with more senior scholars. The Graduate Student Conference is funded in part by a Jean Monnet Project Grant from the European Union with co-sponsorship from the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at the University of Denver and the European Union Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ground transportation from Pittsburgh International Airport to Oakland:

28X Airport Flyer – Port Authority Bus
$2.75 exact change (about 1 hour 15 minutes, depending on traffic)
Super Shuttle – Shared Ride Van (PIT to/from Wyndham Hotel)
$48.00 roundtrip
Uber/Lyft
About $35 one-way (depending on traffic)
Taxi/Z-Trip
Between $45 and $60 one-way (depending on traffic)
View the Conference program (subject to change).

LOCATION: Pittsburgh Athletic Association, 4215 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(view map)

12th Annual Graduate Student Conference on the European Union
March 17-18, 2017

Graduate students from around the world are invited to participate in the conference and present papers on topics related to the larger theme of “Toward a New EU” Organizers will invite presenters from the Faculty Research Conference to comment on the students’ papers. This will be an excellent chance for young scholars to present their work in a professional setting and to network with more senior scholars. The Graduate Student Conference is funded in part by a Jean Monnet Project Grant from the European Union with co-sponsorship from the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at the University of Denver and the European Union Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ground transportation from Pittsburgh International Airport to Oakland:

28X Airport Flyer – Port Authority Bus
$2.75 exact change (about 1 hour 15 minutes, depending on traffic)
Super Shuttle – Shared Ride Van (PIT to/from Wyndham Hotel)
$48.00 roundtrip
Uber/Lyft
About $35 one-way (depending on traffic)
Taxi/Z-Trip
Between $45 and $60 one-way (depending on traffic)
View the Conference program (subject to change).

LOCATION: Pittsburgh Athletic Association, 4215 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(view map)

This two-day conference brings together scholars from across sub-fields to discuss identity in the European context. It will focus on the development, transformation, transmission, expression, and politicization of three types of identity – subnational, national, and European – and how these identities overlap with each other. Panels will address these themes as they relate to these three identities. As an interdisiciplinary conference, participants are drawn from across the humanities, social sciences, and professional fields and come from across the disciplines at Pitt, other universities in the region, universities in the US and in Europe. As Europe is currently beset by a number of crises – economic, social, political – the question of identity is central to understanding how individual Europeans perceive and are impacted by these crises. We hope to address many of these issues at this multidisciplinary conference.

The paper discusses the two main contributions to the debate about presidentialisation, namely the studies by Samuels/Shugart and Poguntke/Webb. It consists of two sections that summarize the main points of the two studies, highlighting strengths and weaknesses. Samuels and Shughart, so the argument goes, should consider moving away from the narrow focus on the separation of constitutional powers. Poguntke and Webb, on the other hand, are said to have the opposite problem in that they include too many explanatory factors. The author adds that considering the parties’ genetic features for example could be a valid argument to better measure this supposed widespread political phenomenon.
 
Gianluca Passarelli, Ph.D. in Comparative and European Politics from the University of Siena. Post doc fellow at the Department of Political Science, University of Bologna. He is also researcher of the Istituto Carlo Cattaneo and member of Itanes. His main research interests concern: presidents of the Republic, political parties, electoral systems, elections and electoral behavior.

Lunch will be provided.
For more information: lavst12@pitt.edu

The Euro Challenge is a national competition for cash prizes where 9th and 10th grade high school students test their knowledge and understanding of the European economy and the Euro, the currency shared by many of the 28 countries of the European Union.

French Immersion workshops offer area secondary school French teachers an opportunity to maintain or improve their language skills, to develop a deeper understanding of French culture and its global influence, and to share relevant teaching strategies. Act 48 credit is available. For more information and registration please contact Kathy Ayers, Outreach Coordinator.

- Advice on launching your career in the professional world
- How to manage and secure diversity and inclusion, in your own work and future workplaces

Monica Oldham is a program manager in the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Office in the World Bank Group. Within the D&I unit, she is responsible for the D&I learning curriculum across the Bank Group and coaching senior leaders for inclusion, as well as internal and external relations. Before joining the World Bank Group in 2010, Monica was a Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Washington, DC, where she led a practice responsible for delivering D&I strategy and talent management services to global clients. She served on the National Team for PwC's Office of Diversity, working with 30,000 partners and staff on the challenges of the multi-generational workforce, as well as multicultural women and leadership development. Prior to this work, she led the human capital practice for PwC's public sector advisory services. Prior to PwC, Monica held key positions with other professional services firms and a global information technology firm, and served over 11 years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, where she worked in space operations. Monica has over 30 years of professional and consulting experience in various organization development interventions, including succession management, training, change management, and facilitation. She holds a PhD in Holistic Nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health, a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Troy University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Math and Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh.

The World Bank Group plays a key role in the global effort to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. In more than 100 countries, the Bank provides financing, advice, and other solutions that enable countries to address the most urgent challenges of development.

Light lunch will be served.
Co-sponsored by UCIS: European Studies Center and GSPIA Office of the Dean & Career Services
Ford Institute for Human Security | www.fordinstitute.pitt.edu | 412-648-7434 | Info: DRC51@pitt.edu

Come here two senior Netherlands Government officials explain the extensive Netherlands partnerships in the US, the post-Brexit EU, and the possible impacts of the upcoming Dutch parliamentary elections. After a brief introduction, Netherlands Consul General Dolph Hogewoning and Economics Minister Remco Zeeuw will field questions and a discussion with Pitt students and faculty.

The Undergraduate Model European Union is an annual event that gives students a chance to learn about the workings of the European Union through preparation for and participation in a hands-on two-day simulation. Model EU enhances students’ understanding of the issues and challenges facing the 28 member nations of the EU. Awards will be given to the most effective delegations and best individual position papers.

This year's competition will host universities from across the region and will take place on Duquesne University’s campus.

To register your school now to go: http://tinyurl.com/2017-UMEU.

Join us for a lecture by Dr. Bernard Hagarty in conjunction with the exhibition, "The Great War in Broad Outlines."

Dr. Hagarty will discuss Belgium's critical role in WW1. Light refreshments will be served as attendees view the exhibition.

Join us for a good old-fashioned Teach-In to explore the various issues surrounding America First Immigration and Trade Policy this Saturday from 1-5 p.m. in the Cathedral of Learning.

The University Center for International Studies and its constituent centers are organizing a Teach-In on Saturday, February 11, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the Teach-In is to provide students and staff at the University of Pittsburgh with a forum to better understand the new administration’s Executive Orders related to immigration and national security, their historical context, their implications, and the public and global response to them. It will be open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Pittsburgh. Attendees will be able to select from a variety of presentations from Pitt faculty. Come and learn!

A full schedule will be posted as it becomes available.

Join us for an exhibition sponsored by the Belgium Embassy entitled ‘The Great War in Great Outlines.'

The exhibition will be available on the 4th floor of Posvar Hall, M - F from 10 AM - 3:30 PM. The show will run from 2/7/17 - 2/17/17.

More on the exhibition from the Belgian Embassy:

In April 2017, the United States will commemorate the centenary of its engagement in WWI, and the sacrifice of American troops, notably on Belgian soil, during this awful global conflict. ‘The Great War in Broad Outlines’, a travelling exhibition presented by the Embassy of Belgium in the United States, tells the story of the Great War on the international, Belgian and local levels. Created by the National Institute for Veterans and Victims of War for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and endorsed by the United States WWI Centennial Commission, ‘The Great War in Broad Outlines’ will be shown in Miami, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Washington DC.

A view on the many faces of the Great War, ‘The Great War in Broad Outlines’ presents key moments and battles of WWI; how the American engagement changed the course of the war; occupied Belgium and The Commission for Relief in Belgium (American humanitarian response to the plight of civilians); technological and medical progress during the Great War; and also sheds light on a number of lesser known episodes and aspects of WWI (resistance, Belgians in Russia, animals in the war…).

The Embassy of Belgium would like to thank all the exhibition partners of ‘The Great War in Broad Outlines’, notably UPS.

History as Politics: Coming to Terms with the Past in Post-Soviet Latvia (Geschichte als Politikum: Lettland und die Aufarbeitung nach der Diktatur) explores post-Communist Latvia, a restored independent state, which emerged from the ashes of the Soviet Union facing a range of challenges. The Soviet period had transformed the region, leaving sizeable Russian-speaking minorities in the Baltic states. As Latvia sought membership in the European Union and NATO, its treatment of national minorities came into the spotlight, viewed as inter-ethnic conflict by international observers. However, the book argues that at the core of the conflict were not so much ethnic tensions but instead diverging historical perceptions. Free speech and post-Soviet democratization unleashed conflicting historical narratives from the different ethnic groups, resulting in fierce debates about World War II and its aftermath.

The discussion of this book will be in English, and will feature commentary by:
John Connelly, University of California, Berkeley
Randall Halle, University of Pittsburgh

Reception to follow.

Want to improve career placement skills in networking, communication, and resume writing? Come attend these events sponsored by the Career Development and Placement Assistance Office.

Tuesday, January 24, Government Resume Workshop presented by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1 p.m. in 224 WPU
Wednesday, January 25: Elevator Pitch Workshop at 11 a.m.-12p.m., in 224 WPU with snacks
Thursday, January 26: LinkedIn Profile Workshop at 10 a.m. in 224 WPU with Donuts
Thursday, January 26: LinkedIn Networking Workshop at 11 a.m. in 224 WPU with snack
Thursday, January 26: Practice networking from 4-6 p.m., Kurtzman Room, WPU, Hors d’oeuvres and Refreshments, prizes
Monday, January 30, Elevator Speech and LinkedIn, 2 pm 224, WPU
Tuesday, January 31, Networking Workshop (including Elevator Pitch) at noon in 224 WPU

Students attending the International Career Toolkit Series: 2017 Washington DC trip MUST attend and participate in two of the following workshops.

Have we entered a new age of cyber-sabotage? In this session of Conversations on Europe, our expert panel will explore episodes of foreign state interference in electoral politics in Europe and the U.S. past and present. From state-sponsored hacking to Wikileaks, what do we know about who is calling the shots? How have disinformation campaigns been used to meddle in domestic politics in countries throughout eastern and western Europe, and to what effect? For more information or to join remotely, contact Ashley Digregorio: aad87@pitt.edu.

This one is co-sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies.

Moderator:
Allyson Delnore, Interim Director, European Studies Center

Panelists:
John R. Deni, Research Professor of National Security Studies, Gen. Douglas MacArthur Chair of Research, Strategic Studies Institute
Florian Hartleb, Independent Scholar and Consultant, E-Estonia and digitization
Helga Druxes, Professor, Williams College
William Dunn, Professor, GSPIA
Sean Guillory, Blogger and Podcaster, Center for Russian and East European Studies Affiliate

It couldn't be easier to get your new US Passport or to renew your old Passport at Pitt! Book an appointment online today at www.ucis.pitt.edu/get-a-passport so that you can get started on your next adventure abroad!

Interested in becoming a Foreign Service Officer at the US Department of State? Passionate about diplomacy and international relations? Come and hear from Dr. Kenneth Chern about life in diplomacy and how to join the foreign service as part of our International Career Toolkit Series.

Dr. Kenneth Chern taught U.S.-East Asian history for ten years at the University of Hong Kong before serving for 27 years as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer. His last two diplomatic assignments were as Deputy Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and as Consul General in Perth, Australia. More recently, Ken has served as Professor of Asian Policy at Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia and as founding Executive Director of the Swinburne Leadership Institute. He is currently Adjunct Professor at Swinburne, and is Contract Course Coordinator at the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute, designing and teaching courses in East Asian and Pacific Area Studies. He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago.

Due to the expected popularity of this event, please RSVP at ysa9@pitt.edu!

Friends of the European Studies Center are welcome to join our staff at the Frick for the December 16th Winter Fridays at the Frick. We've teamed with the Frick to celebrate the holidays and brighten this special time of year.
The Frick will have strolling carolers, warm beverages, holiday cookie decorating, free performances, and much more!
On the ESC's Winter Friday evenings at the Frick . . .
Let us warm your spirits at the Frick Holiday Bar. Enjoy seasonal beers, wine or cocktails with friends—or have a cup of warm cider while enjoying beautiful views of the grounds. Find our table to receive your drink ticket (free to friends of the Center) - while supplies last. View the regular collection - The Frick Collects: From Rubens to Monet to get your dose of European art for the season (free).
Decorate holiday cookies in the Community Room.
Visit Clayton for a special Family Christmas tour of the Frick family home (free to Frick members - all others charged a fee).

Create your own holiday memory exploring the grounds with your friends at the European Studies Center, enjoying the sounds of Holiday Harmonies, strolling carolers from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
And don’t forget to visit the Frick Museum Store, where finding that perfect unique holiday gift is easy!

COSTS:
Admission to the Frick grounds for everyone—FREE
Admission to The Frick Collects: From Rubens to Monet—FREE

The High School Model European Union is an annual event for area high school students. The goal of the Model EU is to give high school students a chance to learn about the workings of the European Union through a hands-on simulation. Playing the roles of presidents and prime ministers, students spend a day engaged in intense negotiations over conflicting issue about the EU. The objective is to simulate a specific European Council meeting that focuses on recent current events impacting the EU. Model EU enhances students’ understanding of classroom learning and gives them a real sense of the challenges involved in the decision-making process of the European Union.

To register your school now go to: http://tinyurl.com/2016-HSMEU.

What has been described in the media as a migration crisis in Europe is being characterized by many aid workers as a reception crisis. The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has taken the lead among European heads of state in advocating for a safe and effective process of resettling migrants. Taking Germany as an example, our panel of experts will discuss the migrant experience in that country. What are the legal processes for applying for asylum or settling as an economic migrant? What is the pathway to citizenship? What has been the public response? How does Germany's experience compare with other European countries? Randall Halle, Chair of the German Department, will moderate the discussion which will be conducted entirely in German by native-level speakers. Audience participation is welcome. To join remotely, contact kal68@pitt.edu.

Save the date for the EU Development Symposium, to be held on the afternoon of Monday, December 5th!

Primary Guest:
Renate Hahlen, the Minister Counselor of Development at the Delegation of the European Union to the US

To be accompanied on the following panels by:

EU Development Policy & Latin America and the Caribbean
Scott Morgenstern, Director Center for Latin American Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science

EU Development Policy & Africa
Louis Picard, Director International Development Program and Professor of Public and International Affairs and African Studies
Müge Finkel, Assistant Professor, GSPIA
Guy Peters, Maurice Falk Professor of American Government

EU Development Policy & Sustainable Development Goals
and the Paris climate agreement
Paul Nelson, Associate Dean, GSPIA
Michaël Aklin, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

Additional participants and final times to be announced. For more information, contact Stephen Lund at slund@pitt.edu.

Pioneered in Germany, Industry 4.0 is changing the manufacturing industry. Increasing automation and the creation of so-called “smart factories” presents a number of challenges and opportunities.
Join us as our experts discuss Industry 4.0 – what it means and how American businesses are adopting and adapting it for their use. Stay for a networking reception afterwards.

Panelists:

Kristin A. Biedinger, Esq.
Tucker Arensberg Attorneys

Ervin Sejdic, PhD
Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

Kris Bledowski, PhD
Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation

Moderated by Ravi Madhavan, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh

The Transatlantic Business Panel is free and open to the public but advanced registration is required. To register visit http://bit.ly/2fmOKKU or contact Kate Bowersox at kal68@pitt.edu.

This event is being organized by the European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh in cooperation with the Pittsburgh Chapter of the German American Chamber of Commerce and the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.

Interested in teaching English abroad after graduation? Looking for work and volunteer positions either at home or abroad? Want to make a difference in the lives of others with your skills gained at Pitt? Please join us to discuss your options with alums from the Peace Corps, English Program in Korea (EPIK), Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, Americorps, Teach for America, and the Fulbright Scholarship Program.

As Europe faces what has been called "its biggest crisis for decades," German post-WWII history offers interesting points of comparison. As a result of the lessons of World War II, the two German states eventually both embraced liberal asylum laws and also welcomed Jews who were willing to return and settle in Germany. This talk looks at the German reception of three international conferences of intellectuals which took place in New York and Paris in 1949 – after the World Congress of Intellectuals for Peace in Wroclaw 1948 and before the foundational Congress for Cultural Freedom in Berlin 1950. The focus is on the role of two German-Jewish writers who returned from exile in 1945 and 1946 respectively, Hans Mayer and Alfred Kantorowicz.

In Europe, the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. has struck a chord with some. Issues of procedural inequalities and police violence have been made more public in Black Lives Matter marches in cities throughout Europe. How does the movement in Europe differ from its American inspiration? How do issues of ethnicity and religion inform understandings of race in Europe? And what has been the response of authorities? Join our panel of experts for an in-depth exploration of this timely topic. Audience participation is encouraged. To join remotely, contact kal68@pitt.edu.

Moderated by:
Waverly Duck, Assoc. Professor, Sociology
Panelists:
Felix Germain, Assistant Professor, Africana Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Toyin Agbetu, Community Educator, UK
Kehinde Andrews, Associate Professor, Birmingham City University

Pittsburgh’s economic re-development has earned it the reputation as a “most livable city.” But growing numbers of residents ask, “livable for whom?” It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the reality of a growing divide between two Pittsburghs—one affluent, professional, and largely white, and the other low-income people with long-term roots in the region, largely people of color.

The University-Community Housing Summit will provide a space for residents to come together with organizers and experts from around the world to learn about and discuss the global and local forces affecting people’s access to affordable housing and the efforts to address them. A series of public lectures, panels, workshops, and cultural events will facilitate learning and networking aimed at highlighting this issue on the public and policy agenda while advancing new thinking and community organization that can help Pittsburgh residents realize their human right to housing.

Keynote speakers, leaders in community activism, public policy, and scholarship, will contribute to discussions about the relationships between affordable housing, urban social movements, and globalization. Participatory workshops are designed to help participants learn skills to help them end discrimination and displacement while building a movement for housing justice and human rights.

There is no fee to attend the Housing Summit but in order to help planning, please register here.

Pitt Model UN is a simulation of the sessions of the United Nations. This is an opportunity for high school students to apply prior research and studies in a “real-world” context and practice diplomacy, negotiating, and resolution writing. The 2016 event is the 20th annual Pitt Model UN conference.

1:00-5:00 p.m.

Lectures
Lisa Alzo, “Virtual Slovakia: How to Visit Your Ancestral Village without Leaving Home.”
Susan Kalcik, “The Slovak and Slovak American Family.”
Ron Matviyak, “An American Angle: Three Slovakias 1970 to 2015.”
Dennis Ragan, “The Slovak Spirit Lives On.”

Song and dance
Ben Sorensen, fujara, opening (meet Ben on Google+).
Jerry Jumba, Slovak and Rusyn songs.
Slavjane Folk Ensemble (meet the group on Facebook).
Helene Cincebeaux, parade of Slovak folk costumes (meet Helene on Facebook).
Jozef Ivaška, Man of a Thousand Songs.
PÁS (Pittsburgh Area Slovaks).
Juraj Adamík, “The Skilled Jánošík,” ceremonial-axe stunts.
Ben Sorensen, fujara (meet Ben on Google+).
Pittsburgh Junior Slovakians and Pittsburgh Slovakians (meet the group on Facebook).

Displays
Helene Cincebeaux, Slovak folk dress (meet Helene on Facebook); Joe Armata, Slovak weaving and cut embroidery; Ethnic Food Vendors (Sue Ondrejco, Director); Allison Brougher: Gift items from Slovakia; Pitt Nationality Rooms: Folk dress; PÁS Bakers: Nuts and poppy-seed rolls; Slovak Foundation and the Slovak Studies Program; Jan Letowski: Folk dress and more; Paul Zatek: Palacinky making; Lawrence Kozlowski: Slovak papercut tree ornaments; Carpatho-Rusyn Society: Gifts; Lisa Alzo: Books; Dan Kisha: Slovak imports;Slovak gifts handcrafted by Viera Kolesárová (Chicago); National Slovak Society and NSS Museum; Daniela Ozimek: DE Crystal (Detroit); Mary Gido: Slovak bobbin lace and spinnig; Otilia Golis: Slovak cookies; Sokol USA; Connie Zatek: Children's crafts; Danitza Nicklow: Crafty Surprise; Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International.

Click here to link with Pitt's Slovak Festival on Facebook.

Click on Pitt Student Slovak Club to meet a main sponsor of the festival.

Torture in the French-Algerian War

The French authorities systematically used torture in the French-Algerian War (1954-1962). The lecture explores that practice and tests two theses: 1. Democracies tend to use torture in asymmetric conflicts when faced with terrorist methods. 2. Torture goes along with the erosion of basic democratic structures and principles.

Bio:
Annette Förster, PhD, is a Lecturer and Research Associate for the Institute of Political Science at Aachen University and the current Rooney International Visiting Scholar at Robert Morris University. Her PhD is in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and she is the author of a book, "Peace, Justice and International Order" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) and of several articles on torture and democracy.

As part of Pitt's International Week, the European Studies Center and Global Studies Center have partnered to offer students a chance to participate in a simulation of an important period in the history of international climate policy negotiations. The effects of un-checked industrial pollution in Europe were seen in the increase in acid rain and a stark die off of forested regions in northern and eastern Europe. In response, representatives from Europe's nations came together in a series of negotiations to determine what - if anything - could or even should be done. During this half-day event, students will immerse themselves into a role (representative from Poland, British diplomat, climate scientist) and participate in active negotiations. How did climate science impact policy negotiations? To what extent did national interests trump environmental concerns? And how did large industrial countries respond to complaints from smaller, down-wind countries? The negotiations take place between 1979 and 1989 against the backdrop of the end of the Cold War and the creation of the European Union. Here's your chance to participate in the making of history and the saving of the environment.

This program is for undergraduates from any major in Arts and Sciences. Advance registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-climate-policy-a-historical-simulati....

Simulation winners will receive prizes!

**Collect a QR code at this event to be eligible for the International Week Contest.

Pitt's International Week is back! Events all week long will focus on international and global topics! Be sure to enter the International Week Contest to win a study abroad scholarship, attending five events gets you one entry and attending seven get you two!

French Immersion workshops offer area secondary school French teachers an opportunity to maintain or improve their language skills, to develop a deeper understanding of French culture and its global influence, and to share relevant teaching strategies. Act 48 credit is available.

Gabriella Romani, Seton Hall University: "The Nationalization of the Postal Service and the Print Media in post-unification Italy"