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Center for Peace and Development

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About the CPD

The Center for Peace and Development builds on the University of Oklahoma’s longtime work with communities in northern Uganda. CPD brings together faculty and students from across the University’s varied disciplines to build collaborative partnerships with communities affected by conflict.

Featured Events

WOMEN'S RIGHTS, GENDER DISCRIMINATION AND POWER IN TURKEY

Thursday, April 13 | 11 AM-NOON CDT | ZOOM

Women's Rights, Gender Discrimination and Power in Turkey 

Selin Nakıpoğlu is a human rights lawyer in Istanbul.  She works extensively on women's and children's rights against gender discrimination ın Turkey. 

Register for the webinar at: https://bit.ly/3FMCqkX

Download event flier here (pdf)

 

Women, Life, Freedom: Whither Iran?

Wednesday, March 29, 3: 4:00 p.m. US CST, Zarrow Hall 145

and join over the Zoom: https://bit.ly/3J1Slhk

Women, Life, Freedom: Whither Iran?
Sohrab Behdad
Professor of Economics, Denison University

Download event flier here (pdf).

Tuesday Tea with Dr. Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe

Tuesday, March 21, 2:30-4:30 PM
Collins Hall Lobby

Tuesday Tea with Dr. Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe

Join us for a special Tuesday Tea as we welcome guest Dr. Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe. Dr. Sister Rosemary is a Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education graduate, a CNN Hero award winner, and the founder of the Sewing Hope Foundation. Students, faculty and staff are all welcome!

Featuring:

  • Refreshments
  • Pop-up shop of handcrafted necklaces, bracelets, purses and books made/written by women in Uganda
  • Dr. Sister Rosemary book signing

This is a collaboration with the OU Center for Peace and Development and the Women's Advocacy Group in Northern Uganda. For questions or accommodation on the basis of disability contact Wendy Walker at wmwalker@ou.edu.

Download event flier here (pdf)

#YemenCan'tWait: CIVIL ACTORS AND JUSTICE WORK IN YEMEN

Monday, April 3, 4:30-5:45 PM US CST (5:30-6:45 p.m. US EST)

#YemenCan'tWait: CIVIL ACTORS AND JUSTICE WORK IN YEMEN

Dr. Stacey Philbrick Yadav 

Associate Professor of International Relations, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Download event flier here (pdf).

Join the webinar at https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/98097555128  

Drinking as a site of consumptive political fantasying. Alcohol, Conflict, and Development in Ethiopia. A talk with Dr. Christina Tekle Collins, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Indiana University.

Monday, March 23, 3:00-4:00 pm CST via Zoom

Drinking as a Site of Consumptive Political Fantasying: Alcohol, Conflict, and Development in Ethiopia

Dr. Christina Tekie Collins
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Indiana University 

Download the event flier here (pdf).

Join at https://bit.ly/3R01Obm


Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Sister Rosemary speaks of her work with women in Northern Uganda, the various insecurities they face, and her work over the past years to empower women socially and economically.