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.
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)
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
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!
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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.
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
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
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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.
