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How the Young Generation of African Political and Business Leaders are Carrying Nelson Mandela’s Legacy

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Speakers: Mandela Washington Fellows Date: Wednesday, July 19 @ 6PM Location: Iowa City Public Library The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the U.S. Government’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). YALI was created in 2010 and celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2020. Established in 2014, the Mandela Washington Fellowship...

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Living in Ukraine: My Story of an Unbreakable Nation

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While watching the news, you often hear about Ukraine, a country invaded by Russia on February 24, 2022. Despite being located in the eastern part of Europe, a thousand miles away from the United States, this country is fighting for the values we all share: democracy and freedom. Have you ever wondered what it is...

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Cholera in Lebanon: An Old Disease with a New Comeback

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Cholera has been a global public health problem that resulted in 7 pandemics since 1961. Lebanon is a small country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) with an estimated population of 6·7 million and the highest number of refugees per capita per square meter in the world. The first cholera case was reported in North...

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What Does it Mean to be a Good Citizen? A University-Community Collaboration in Rural Iowa

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Meet members of the West Liberty Citizenship program.  From 2017-2020, West Liberty residents, teachers, retired teachers, and high school students provided support and instruction so that 58 Iowa residents successfully completed requirements to become naturalized US Citizens. Dan Stevenson is an 8th grade social studies teacher and Erica Jennings is a high school English teacher. ...

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Is Brazil at a Tipping Point? Democracy and Climate Change

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

From forest fires in the Amazon to a mob storming the presidential palace, scholars warn Brazil could be at a tipping point. Dr. Smith discusses these threats, but also Brazil's hopeful future. As an old saying has long held that, "Brazil is the country of the future -- and it always will be." But what...

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Jamaica: Holdin’ a Vibe in a Textured Landscape

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

PART OF THE HUMANITIES IOWA - GLOCAL CONNECTIONS ACROSS IOWA '23 - '24 PROGRAM SERIES ​From Lorna Goodison’s third world woman as mystic healer to Reggae and Dancehall pulsing through Kingston nights, Jamaica moves to its own drum beat, making a dance out of its troubles. It is a textured land with its own struggles,...

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