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The Ties That Bind [[link removed]]
Tuesday, June 15 // 11am–12:30pm (ET)
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed long-standing vulnerabilities in U.S. and global supply chains. The Wilson Center is proud to announce the publication of a report from The Helsinki Commission, The Ties That Bind [[link removed]] , that examines these vulnerabilities and suggests a variety of policy solutions, with an emphasis on the rule of law and international cooperation.
Join Wilson Center President & CEO, Ambassador Mark Green, for a public conversation on supply chain security with Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) , Chair of the Helsinki Commission. This session will be followed by a discussion of the report with the authors and expert analysts who will address threats to U.S. and global supply chains and possible policy responses.
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Still to Come This Week
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For the Many: American Feminists and the Global Fight for Democratic Equality [[link removed]]Monday, June 14 // 4–5:30pm (ET)
In a bold rewriting of twentieth-century political history, Dorothy Sue Cobble reclaims social democracy as a central thread of American feminism and shows how global forces, peoples, and ideas shaped U.S. politics and social movements. She follows egalitarian women’s activism from the democracy movements before World War I to the upheavals of the New Deal and the Cold War, to the reassertion of conservatism and the revival of female-led movements today. American women, she argues, pushed the nation and the world toward democracy and greater equality.
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Mexico: Results of the Midterm Elections [[link removed]]Tuesday, June 15 // 12–1pm (ET)
Join the Mexico Institute, UCSD's Center of U.S.-Mexican Studies, Oraculus, and Tijuana Innovadora on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 12:00pm Eastern time, for an analysis of the election results and what they mean for the future of Mexican politics and U.S.-Mexico relations.
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Advancing Pride: The Road Ahead to Empower Asia's LGBTQ Communities [[link removed]]Tuesday, June 15 // 2–3pm (ET)
When it comes to advancing LGBTQ rights and promoting diversity in identity, Taiwan is ahead of the curve among Asian governments. In celebration of Pride Month, the Wilson Center’s Asia Program will host a discussion on the challenges facing the LGBTQ communities across Asia, especially Japan and South Korea, and what lessons can learn from Taipei’s endeavors. How and whether Washington’s focus on values and promoting LGBTQ rights can strengthen the Biden administration’s relations with Asian allies will also be explored.
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Secularism & Islam in France [[link removed]]Wednesday, June 16 // 10–11am (ET)
Is secularism in its current form still working in France? What can be done to guarantee the separation of church and state, but also protect religious freedoms and religious minorities? How do legitimate security concerns, and the debate about political Islam and freedom of speech heighten tensions?
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Alaska Native Corporations in Context: Advancing Alaska Native Peoples and Communities [[link removed]]Wednesday, June 16 // 1:30–3pm (ET)
Join the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute, with the ANCSA Regional Association and Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, to explore the unique ownership and missions of their member organizations. In addition to a panel of Alaska Native leaders, short videos will be played throughout the event to allow for storytelling by Alaska Native Elders who speak to the history and progress of Alaska Native corporations.
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Plastic Waste Flooding into Science Fiction: A Green Tea Chat with author Stanley Chen [[link removed]]Thursday, June 17 // 9–9:45am (ET)
Over the last year at the Wilson Center's China Economic Forum, plastic waste has been a major thread in our program. We are very excited to invite you to this delightful turn away from our usual environmental and energy policy discussions to have an intimate “Green Tea Chat” with Stanley Chen about how science fiction reflects reality and can inspire action to solve complex pollution and climate change problems.
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The Refugee Question in the Middle East: Towards Sustainable Solutions [[link removed]]Thursday, June 17 // 10:30am–12pm (ET)
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, the Middle East Program and the Atlantic Council IN TURKEY are pleased to invite you to join a panel highlighting regional voices about the challenges refugees are facing in the region, with a focus on Syrian women, youth and children, together with practitioners in the field who understand what strategies have worked so far to address the displaced people’s needs beyond the basic humanitarian packages including the capacity of host communities to strengthen resilience and promote social cohesion.
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Out in Academia [[link removed]]Thursday, June 17 // 2–3pm (ET)
Being an LGBTQI+ employee can bring a certain set of challenges in any workplace. As an academically-minded institution, this panel will explore the challenges of being "out in academia".
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Disease-Related Stigmas, Their Origins, Their Persistence, and Have We Learned Anything to Stop Them? A Comparative Look at HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 [[link removed]]Friday, June 18 // 12–1pm (ET)
This event will ground the audience in the histories of disease-related stigmas and their effects on policy. Stigmas are not a micro problem but a macro one that can shift public opinion and by proxy political will. Through our discussion, we will interrogate the obstacles to mitigating scapegoating on the basis of disease and what we can do now so that the next pandemic isn’t used against vulnerable populations for political gain.
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