Film Screening and Discussion

The first part of this uplifting documentary follows Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, and Gabrielle Union as they visit the countries of Sierra Leone, Cambodia, and Vietnam to hear the stories of women subjected to gender-based violence, sex trafficking, and a tireless struggle for equal rights to education. Join us to hear the inspiring stories of women around the world striving to change the world for the next generation of women.

Registration is not required. Each program in the series includes a featured film, a post-film discussion, and light refreshments.

The Global Studies Center and the African Studies Program invites Pitt students to dialogue with students at American University in Cairo (AUC) on topics concerning politics, economics, revolutions, religion, terrorism, American foreign policy, women’s rights, occupation, sharia law and more. All the topics you shouldn’t discuss at a cocktail party! The Egyptian students are enrolled in a interdisciplinary global issues course at AUC. Each session facilitated by Dr. Riham Bahi, AUC and Dr.

Mr. Zimmermann will discuss the challenges faced by the World Bank tackling corruption, while pursuing an aggressive development agenda, including a recent corruption investigation that ultimately led to the Bank's withdrawal from financing a major infrastructure project in Asia and the innovative tools used to try to strike a balance between the need for integrity and pursuit of a transformational development project beset by allegations of corruption.

October 2, Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, is the International Day of Nonviolence, per a United Nations declaration in 2007. Join us for an afternoon of activities celebrating the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi and his teachings! Enjoy tea, snacks, and conversations with Pittsburgh organizations at the 2 p.m. reception, followed at 3 by cultural performances, inter-faith presentations, and a talk by Dr. Ed Brantmeier, Assistant Director for the Center for Faculty Innovation and Assistant Professor, College of Education, Gandhi Center, James Madison University.

This mini-course is part of a series organized by regions around world based on their role on the world stage, their importance within the Muslim world, and the critical influence they play in the global community, The series and course seeks to illuminate the various perspectives of the Muslim Community around the world. It is anticipated that many issues and complexities will be woven in the course discussion such as US involvement in various regions or the historical context of Israel and Palestine.

As a rising state in the world economy and with a rich history and culture, India’s status is shifting. India Today is a three day mini course, consisting of 14 hours of classes over a weekend. The course will open with two keynote lectures on Friday evening on an overview of the issues. This will be followed by instructional lectures on Saturday on the various themes by experts in the fields. Sunday morning will be a discussion of two case studies and a panel discussion by the speakers on future challenges, and some possible projections/ recommendations.

Stay tuned for fun events all week!

Chair: Professor Susan Z Andrade
Keynote: Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa
Discussants: Frederica Jansz, Arjuna Parakrama