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archive of previous events involving CUSA and its members. Where
available we have included hyperlinks to additional information. For more
information on previous activities, please visit our
Events Archive page. |
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CUSA co-sponsors
Real Food
Series at UC, Irvine
CUSA
is a proud co-sponsor of UC Irvine's
Real Food Series. This series is
an open
dialogue and education about the connections between people, food,
the environment, and sustainability. Campus and community members
are embarking on an educational series about ecologically-sound
production, community-based food, humane treatment of animals, and
fair labor through the dynamic facilitation of meals, panels, movie
screenings, and tours.
More information about the series as well as a listing of events and
RSVP information is available at the
Real Food Series website. |
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Bryan McDonald interviewed on
"Privacy Piracy" Bryan
McDonald was featured in an interview on KUCI’s
“Privacy Piracy” with
Mari Frank on Wednesday, February 25 from 5-6 pm. During the
interview, Dr. McDonald covered CUSA’s research, education and public
service activities and provides more details on our projects related
to terrorism, food security and human security. You can listen to
this interview online or download a podcast of it at
www.kuci.org. |
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Harnessing
Global Trade to Promote Human Security
Matthew
Mitro, President of the Indego Africa Project presented a talk on
"Harnessing Global Trade to Promote
Human Security: Social Entrepreneurship and the Indego Africa
Model," as part of CUSA's CAHS Speaker Series. This talk
was be
held on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. at The Pacific
Club. RSVP required. Please visit the
event page for more details. |
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New Threats to World Security:
Terrorism and other Transnational Threats
Bryan McDonald presented CUSA's
research on terrorism, including results for
our NSF funded survey
of American's, as part of a talk on “New Threats to World
Security: Terrorism and other Transnational Threats.” This talk was
presented to Palmia Men’s Issues Group, Mission Viejo, California,
February 12, 2009. |
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The Value of Options: Statistics,
Historical Models and the Path from El Salvador to Iraq
CUSA co-sponsored a talk on "The
Value of Options: Statistics, Historical Models and the Path from El
Salvador to Iraq" by David Pedersen, Asst. Professor, Department of
Anthropology, UCSD. This talk was held on Thursday, January 29,
2009 from 3:30-5:00 PM in SSPB room 4250.
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Global Leadership Event on Careers
in NGOs As part of
International Education Week 2008, the CIE (study abroad office) and
the International Studies Public Forum present: "Global
Leadership: Careers in International Development and Humanitarian
NGOs," on Thursday, November 20, 3:30-5:00pm, in 1100 Social
Science Plaza A. Speakers inlcdue: Cecelia Lynch, Associate
Professor of Political Science, and Director, Center for Global
Peace and Conflict Studies and Thomas Tighe, CEO and President,
Direct Relief International. |
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UCI Invisible Children presents 2nd
annual Mr. UCI contest
CUSA is a cosponsor of the UCI Invisible Children club's 2nd Annual
"Mr.
UCI Contest" on Wednesday, November 19 at 7:00 pm in the UC
Irvine Student Center's Pacific Ballroom A&B. All of the proceeds
from this event Sacred Heart Secondary School in Northern Uganda as
part of Invisible
Children's Schools for Schools program. Tickets will be sold on
Ring Road during Week 7 and Week 8! Thursday (11/13) and Friday
(11/14) the table will be in Anteater Plaza and Tuesday (11/17) and
Wednesday (11/18) table will be in Aldrich Ring! They are $7 if
bought in advance, otherwise $10 at the door! |
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Founders of Invisible Children receive 2008 Human Security Award
CUSA
is proud to announce that we have selected Jason Russell, Bobby
Bailey and Laren Poole, the founders of
Invisible Children, as the
recipients of the 2008 Human Security Award. What started out as a
film-making adventure in Africa, transformed into much more, when
these three young Americans original travels took a divine turn, and
they found themselves stranded in Northern Uganda. They discovered
children being kidnapped nightly from their homes and forced to
fight as child soldiers. Learn more
about this year's Human Security Award Ceremony on October 29, 2008.
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Beyond Stereotypes: Faces and Voices of the Israeli-Palestinian
Conflict
The Olive Tree Initiative, a diverse group of UCI students, just
returned from the Middle East, where they heard perspectives from
Israeli and Palestinian academics, community leaders, and activists
with firsthand knowledge of the conflict. The mission of the journey
was to gain knowledge beyond what is received through secondhand
information and mainstream media, to hear directly from Israelis and
Palestinians and to share this learning with the community. CUSA
helped sponsor the
Olive Tree Initiative, which held an event on "Beyond
Stereotypes" on
Thursday, October 23, 2008. |
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OLLI Course on Unconventional
Security Issues III CUSA
presented a course on "Unconventional Security Issues" to the
Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute at UC, Irvine. The course, on October 14 and 21 included presentations by CUSA's Bryan McDonald about the changing landscape of security
threats facing the United States. |
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CUSA at the 3rd IUCN World
Conservation Congress
CUSA's
research will be featured at two panels at the upcoming
IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona from October 5-14,
2008. The WCC will bring together more than 8,000 of the world’s
leading decision makers in sustainable development from governments,
NGOs, business, the UN and academia.
Learn more about the 3rd World Conservation Congress and check
back with our site for more information about CUSA at the WCC. |
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Voyage
for Cleaner Energy
CUSA hosted British
polar explorer and environmental leader Robert Swan for
a single presentation during his
Voyage for Cleaner Energy.
The Voyage for Cleaner Energy is a 5-year, worldwide
lecture series and sailing expedition that includes
stops in the U.S., Russia, Europe, China and India. This
event was held Tuesday, May 13, 2008 from 7:00 pm –
8:30 pm in the California Institute for
Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2)
Building on the campus of the University of California,
Irvine. Learn more about this
event. |
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The
New Food Wars: Globalization, GMOs, and Biofuels
Dr. Vandana Shiva presented the Center
for Global Peace and Conflict Studies' 17th Annual Margolis Lecture on "The
New Food Wars: Globalization, GMOs, and Biofuels."
This speech on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 was supported by CUSA as
part of our program of activities on
food security.
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OLLI Course on Unconventional
Security Issues II CUSA
presented a course on "Unconventional Security Issues" to the
Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute at UC, Irvine. The course, on April 17 and 24
2008
included presentations by CUSA's Richard Matthew, Heather
Goldsworthy, Bryan McDonald and Crystal Murphy Morgan about the changing landscape of security
threats facing the United States including: terrorism,
climate change, food security and infectious disease.
The presentations also discussed efforts in humanitarian,
conservation and development sectors, including
micro-lending programs, to address these challenges. |
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Public-Private-NGO Partnerships in
Water and Sanitation Service Delivery in India
CUSA co-sponsored a talk by Bipasha Baruah on "Public-Private-NGO Partnerships in
Water and Sanitation Service Delivery in India" on
February 14 at 12:30 pm in Social Ecology I room 112.
This talk was presented by the the Department of
Planning, Policy and Design, the Center for
Unconventional Security Affairs and the Urban Water
Research Center. |
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Focus the Nation at UCI CUSA took part in
Focus the Nation: Sustainability and Climate Change
Solutions at UCI on January 31, 2008. Part of a
nationwide series of events, the Focus the Nation event at UC Irvine
lays the foundation for a serious discussion about global warming
solutions. CUSA related presentations included:
- Richard Matthew, "Climate
Change, Peace and Conflict."
- Bryan McDonald, "Climate
Change, Sustainability and the Global Food System."
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Connecting
Youth to Global Affairs
Richard Matthew presented the results of CUSA's research on the
security implications of global climate change at "Worldlink:
Connecting Youth to Global Affairs," the 11th Annual Youth Town
Meeting in San Diego, California on January 24, 2008. Meeting’s
theme was "Untying Global Knots: Corruption, Global Warming, Media
Bias and Poverty/Health," and the topic were chosen by the youth who
attended the 2007 meeting. |
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Navigating the Changing Security
Landscape Bryan McDonald
presented “Navigating the Changing Security Landscape” to the UC,
Irvine Chancellor's Club on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. McDonald, who
was a 2006-2007 Chancellor's Club Fellowship recipient, provided an
overview of unconventional security issues and the changing security
landscape in the context of two cases: (1) food safety and security,
and (2) the growth of virtual worlds and cyber security challenges.
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Beyond Panaceas in Water
Institutions CUSA co-sponsored a
talk on "Beyond Panaceas in Water Institutions," by Dr.
Ruth Meinzen-Dick on Thursday, January 17, 2008, from 12:30PM-
1:45PM in Social Ecology I, Room 112. Dr. Ruth Meinzen-Dick is a
Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research
Institute. |
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UC I Vote: Election 2008 Town Hall
Richard Matthew participated in
the UC I Vote:
Election 2008 Town Hall being held on Monday, January 14 at 6:00
p.m. at Crystal Cove Auditorium in the Student Center.
Also at this event, laptops were available for students to access
www.MyElectionDecision.org, an interactive election information
website co-developed by CUSA, the Irvine division of Calit2 and
Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. |
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"Science
and Security" with Dr. Donald Kennedy On
Thursday November 29th CUSA presented a lunch on "Science and
Security" with Dr. Donald Kennedy, the former Provost and President
of Stanford University and current editor-in-chief of Science
magazine. Dr. Kennedy was at UC, Irvine to present "Science and the
University: An Evolutionary Tale Part III: Science, Security and
Control" the
2007 Clark Kerr Lecture on the Role of Higher Education in Society.
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Building
the Green EconomyCUSA
cosponsored "Building the Green Economy," an event presented by
UCI's Students for Sustainability on Wednesday November 14th at
7:00pm in Humanities Hall 262.
Nina Rizzo and
Jason Mark spoke about their experiences with campus
environmental organizing and building the green economy. Their stop
at UC Irvine was part of a Young Leaders Addressing Climate Change &
the Green Economy west coast tour by train and bicycle organized by
Global Exchange. |
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Climate Change, World Peace, And
the Earth Charter CUSA
Director Richard Matthew presented a lecture on "Climate Change,
World Peace, And the Earth Charter" to the 2007 San Gabriel Valley
Earth Charter Community Summit on October 27, 2007. At the event,
Richard Matthew was recognized with a
Certificate of Appreciation from the California State
Assembly, and a Certificate of Special Congressional
Recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives from
his work in promoting environmental awareness. |
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Bornstein receives 2007 Human
Security Award
David Bornstein was presented with
our 2007 Human Security Award for his work to raise awareness about
social entrepreneurs who are solving many of the world's most
intractable problems. The 2007 Human Security
Award Ceremony, which featured a keynote address on
"How to Change the World," by David
Bornstein, was held on Thursday, October 25, 2007. |
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Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Security: Mitigating and
Adapting to Climate Change
On October 25, 2007 we convened a
workshop on "Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Security:
Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change." This workshop examined
the potential of social
entrepreneurship to
serve as a
vehicle for helping vulnerable communities--that is communities
already compromised by resource scarcity, failing governments,
widespread and chronic poverty, and various health and education
challenges-- mitigate and adapt to climate change. This workshop was
made possibel through generous support of CUSA’s Coalition
Advocating Human Security (CAHS) program, the Canadian Consulate General
of Los Angeles and the Government of Canada, the UCI School of
Social Ecology, and the UCI Center for Citizen Peacebuilding.
Scott Edward Anderson, one of the participants in
CUSA's workshop on
"Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Security:
Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change,"
has posted an entry about the workshop on his blog
The Green Skeptic. |
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Cities, Nationalism and
Democratization CUSA co-sponsored a talk by Professor Scott Bollens on "Cities, Nationalism
and Democratization" on Thursday, October 4, 2007 from 12:30PM-
1:30PM in Social Ecology I, Room 112. This talk is being presented
by the Department of Planning, Policy and Design at the University
of California at Irvine. |
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The Role of
the Military in Disaster Preparedness
CAHS presented, "The
Role of the Military in Disaster Preparedness," a luncheon with
Professor Bert B. Tussing, Director, Homeland Defense and Security
Issues, United States Army War College Center for Strategic
Leadership, Thursday, September 20, 2007, 11:30 a.m. at The Center
Club in Costa Mesa. |
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OLLI Course on Unconventional
Security Issues CUSA
presented a course on "Unconventional Security Issues" to the
Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute at UC, Irvine. The course, on September 18 and 25,
2007
included lessons on a range of security issues including climate
change, food security, terrorism, and infectious disease. |
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