BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//University of Illinois//Web Services Calendar//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120214T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120214T173000 SUMMARY:EUC Valentine's Day Special Event: "Fall in Love with Europe All Over Again!" CREATED:20120131T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Featuring short films about love from Europe:X on a MapAlfama Port of CallThe End of the WorldTheatrical LifeSigns of LightScribbling and TinglingFor more details\, visit the event page. LAST-MODIFIED:20120203T110000Z LOCATION:Lucy Ellis Lounge: Room 1080\, Foreign Languages Building\, 707 S. Mathews\, Urbana (map) CATEGORIES:Movie Night ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115666922 UID:15666922@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120217T130000 SUMMARY:Framing Inequalities in the United States\, Germany\, and the Eur opean Union: Race\, Class\, and Gender as Dynamic Intersections CREATED:20111115T110000Z DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT:The term intersectionality invokes 'race\, class and gender' as dimensions of inequality that operate in and through each ot her\, but different understandings of inequality shape how they are addr essed politically. This has been long understood in the case of class in equality\, where the US is very different than Europe in what ways of ta lking about social justice are most familiar. But race\, nationality or ethnicity and gender are also framed differently in different political systems and also reflect social struggles of long historical duration. I n this talk\, I draw attention to the ways that struggles for gender equ ality have intersected with those for class and race justice and continu e intersectionally to shape the meaning of all forms of inequality. To i llustrate this\, I contrast the race-centered framing of gender equality as the outcome of dismantling stereotypes and ending discrimination tha t dominates in the US with the class-centered framing of gender equality as the outcome of effective government actions to promote women's full participation in governance and equal inclusion in the distribution of s ocial goods that characterizes Germany. I suggest that the EU mixes thes e models in a uniquely hybrid model which offers both potential and risk s for actually reducing inequalities in its member states. I point to th e problems of growing class inequality in the US and growing racializati on of religious minorities in Europe as intersecting dangerously with ge nder inequalities in both parts of the world.SPEAKER BIO:Myra Marx Ferre e is the Alice H. Cook Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisco nsin-Madison and Director of the European Union Center of Excellence the re. She is a long-time student of women's movements\, especially in the US\, Germany\, and the EU\, and her book\, Varieties of Feminism: German Gender Politics in Global Perspective is out this month from Stanford U niversity Press. In addition\, she has authored numerous articles on Ger man feminist politics in German Politics & Society\, Social Politics\, G ender & Society\, and the American Sociological Review. Her previous boo ks include Shaping Abortion Discourse: Democracy and the Public Sphere i n Germany and the US (2002) and Global Feminism: Women's Activism\, Orga nizing and Human Rights (2006) and she is currently editing a collection on new gender perspectives on human security issues. Part of the EU Cen ter of Excellence Director Lecture series. LAST-MODIFIED:20111222T110000Z LOCATION:Lucy Ellis Lounge: Room 1080\, Foreign Languages Building\, 707 S. Mathews\, Urbana (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture CONTACT:Kim Rice (217) 265-7515 ORGANIZER:kimrice@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010112240363 UID:12240363@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120222T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120222T171500 SUMMARY:European Movie Night: A Prophet CREATED:20120127T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Belgium\, 2009. 155 min. Language: French\, Arabic\, Corsican with English subtitles. Director: Jacques Audiard.'Nineteen year-old Fr anco-Arab Malik El Djebena is just starting his six year prison sentence in Brcourt. Although he has spent the better part of his life in juveni le detention\, this stint is his first in an adult prison. Beyond the di vision of Corsicans and Muslims in the prison (the Corsicans who with th eir guard connections rule what happens in the prison)\, he has no known friends or enemies inside. He is just hoping to serve his time in peace and without incident\, despite having no prospects once he's out of jai l since he's illiterate and has no support outside of the prison. Due to logistics\, the head of Corsican inmates\, a sadistic mafioso named Csa r Luciani\, co-opts Malik as part of the Corsicans' activities\, not onl y regarding what happens inside the prison\, but also continued criminal activities outside. The innocent Malik has no idea what to do but coope rate..." LAST-MODIFIED:20120127T110000Z LOCATION:Lucy Ellis Lounge: Room 1080\, Foreign Languages Building\, 707 S. Mathews\, Urbana (map) CATEGORIES:Movie Night ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115488923 UID:15488923@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120227T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120227T130000 SUMMARY:Educating Undergraduate Students Through Summer Study Abroad: The Case of BEST CREATED:20120127T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Since 2002\, UIUC has been a consortium partner with the Univ ersity of Duisburg/Essen\, Germany and has participated in the Business and Economics Summer Term at Duisburg/Essen University with special focu s on the European economic environment. Professor Dr. Dieter Cassel\, As sociate Director of International Programs at Mercator School of Managem ent at Duisburg/Essen and founder of BEST will provide an overview of th e evolution\, current state\, and future plans for this program. Faculty \, staff\, and students are invited to attend. Light lunch will be provi ded. LAST-MODIFIED:20120127T110000Z LOCATION:42A Education (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115488922 UID:15488922@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120229T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120229T123000 SUMMARY:Agricultural policy reform in the European Union CREATED:20120130T110000Z DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT: EU agricultural policy has undergone significant re form over the past twenty years. EU policy-makers are currently engaged in negotiations on the agricultural policy framework for the coming 2014 -20 period. This presentation will first discuss the significance and di rection of the reforms to date\, drawing on a recent OECD report which h as reviewed these efforts. We then review the relative importance of the different drivers of reform\, including budget costs\, external pressur es\, the role of the Commission and changing agendas\, in the decision-m aking context of the European Union. We conclude by evaluating the likel y significance of the current negotiations on the new CAP regulations fo r the reform process.SPEAKER BIO: Alan Matthews is president of the Euro pean Association of Agricltural Economists and professor emeritus of agr icultural policy in the Department of Economics at Trinity College\, Dub lin\, Ireland LAST-MODIFIED:20120207T110000Z LOCATION:Giertz Conference Room\, IGPA\, 1007 W. Nevada\, Urbana\, IL (ma p) CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115624160 UID:15624160@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120229T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120229T150000 SUMMARY:Urban Sustainability Speaker Series CREATED:20120120T110000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120120T110000Z LOCATION:329 Davenport Hall (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115182497 UID:15182497@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120303 SUMMARY:Joint Area Centers Symposium 2012: Cities and Inequalities in a T ransnational World CREATED:20111011T100000Z DESCRIPTION:Growing urbanization\, inequalities and migration are interco nnected\, and in complex ways both cause and reflect the global restruct uring of production and social reproduction. Because humankind has becom e and might continue to be a species of city dwellers\, and because huma nkind has become more than ever unequal in their conditions of life and mobility across national borders\, the questions we ask about urbanizati on and urban inequality in a transnational world are questions about the human condition. What are the spatialities of these interconnected tren ds and what are those emerging spaces? What are the new and persistent f orms of inequality they produce? What are the ways in which inhabitants\ , vastly unequal in their conditions of life\, negotiate their livelihoo ds\, security\, and dignity in these emerging urban spaces? How is trans nationalism implicated in the production of these ascendant inequalities ?The Cities and Inequalities in a Transnational World conference seeks t o better understand aspects of these unfolding processes of urbanization and transnationalism that might prove similar or different from the pas t and across regions. Through this conference we seek a global perspecti ve grounded in the experiences of various regions of the world\, includi ng Africa\, South and South East Asia\, Latin America\, Middle East\, Eu ropean Union\; Russia and Eastern Europe.For more information on the sym posium\, visit the 2012 Joint Area Centers Symposium page LAST-MODIFIED:20120127T110000Z LOCATION:Levis Faculty Center\, 919 W Illinois St\, Urbana\, IL 61801 (ma p) CATEGORIES:Lecture CONTACT:Faranak Miraftab ORGANIZER:faranak@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010110688692 UID:10688692@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120301T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120301T160000 SUMMARY:CAS/MillerComm2012: Every Revolution Has Its Square: Re-Politiciz ing the Unequal City CREATED:20120130T110000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120130T110000Z LOCATION:Knight Auditorium\, Spurlock Museum\, 600 South Gregory\, Urbana \, IL (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture CONTACT:333-6729 ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115630071 UID:15630071@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120303 SUMMARY:Greek Film Festival CREATED:20120106T110000Z DESCRIPTION:This coming March 2-3\, the Modern Greek Studies Program\,wit h the help of the group FilmHellenes in Chicago\,will be hosting the fir st Champaign Greek film Festival at the Arts Theater on Church. The fest ival will consist of 7 films (2 documentaries and 5 feature films) over two days\, all 2010 and 2011 Greek productions several of which have won prizes at international venues. Only two of these are currently distrib uted in the US\, so this will be a unique opportunity for people in our community to watch some great new cinema from Greece\, including the fil m "Attenberg" which received a special mention by Quentin Tarantino at t his year's Cannes festival. Dr. Vassiliki Tsitsopoulou\, lecturer on con temporary Greek film\, will give an introduction on the opening night. LAST-MODIFIED:20120106T110000Z LOCATION:Art Theater\, 126 W. Church St.\, Champaign\, IL (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010114543713 UID:14543713@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120302T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120302T170000 SUMMARY:UN Terminology and Procedures CREATED:20120210T110000Z DESCRIPTION:This seminar is intended for students in translation studies\ , international and global studies\, languages\, and linguistics to lear n the rules of procedure\, basic negotiating procedures and terminology for the United Nations. The course is of particular interest to students interested in careers in international organizations. The course is giv en in English for students from all languages. Students in the translati on studies program will do special exercises translating UN documents in to English. The seminar will consist of lectures and a simulation exerci se that models a UN resolution session.A certificate of participation wi ll be issued to all participants who enroll in the workshop. Students in the translation studies program will be able to apply the credit toward the certificate.About the Instructor: A UN staff interpreter for more t han twenty years\, Lynn Visson holds a Harvard PhD and taught Russian la nguage and literature at Columbia University. She now freelances at the UN\, where she has conducted interpreter training programs. She has taug ht interpretation at the Monterey Institute of International Studies\, C olumbia University\, Moscow University\, the Marshall Center in Garmisch -Partenkirchen\, and at the University of Mainz in Germersheim. Dr. Viss on's many publications on Russian language and culture include several b ooks and audiocourses on Russian-English simultaneous interpretation. Sh e is a consulting editor at Hippocrene Books and a member of the editori al boards of SlavFile\, the publication of the ATA's Slavic Division\, a nd the Moscow translation and interpretation journal Mosty. LAST-MODIFIED:20120210T110000Z LOCATION:Room 407\, Levis Faculty Center\; 3rd Floor\; 919 W. Illinois St .\, Urbana (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010116123315 UID:16123315@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120303T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120303T170000 SUMMARY:UN Terminology and Procedures CREATED:20120210T110000Z DESCRIPTION:This seminar is intended for students in translation studies\ , international and global studies\, languages\, and linguistics to lear n the rules of procedure\, basic negotiating procedures and terminology for the United Nations. The course is of particular interest to students interested in careers in international organizations. The course is giv en in English for students from all languages. Students in the translati on studies program will do special exercises translating UN documents in to English. The seminar will consist of lectures and a simulation exerci se that models a UN resolution session.A certificate of participation wi ll be issued to all participants who enroll in the workshop. Students in the translation studies program will be able to apply the credit toward the certificate.About the Instructor: A UN staff interpreter for more t han twenty years\, Lynn Visson holds a Harvard PhD and taught Russian la nguage and literature at Columbia University. She now freelances at the UN\, where she has conducted interpreter training programs. She has taug ht interpretation at the Monterey Institute of International Studies\, C olumbia University\, Moscow University\, the Marshall Center in Garmisch -Partenkirchen\, and at the University of Mainz in Germersheim. Dr. Viss on's many publications on Russian language and culture include several b ooks and audiocourses on Russian-English simultaneous interpretation. Sh e is a consulting editor at Hippocrene Books and a member of the editori al boards of SlavFile\, the publication of the ATA's Slavic Division\, a nd the Moscow translation and interpretation journal Mosty. LAST-MODIFIED:20120210T110000Z LOCATION:Room 407\, Levis Faculty Center\; 3rd Floor\; 919 W. Illinois St .\, Urbana (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010116128990 UID:16128990@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120304T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120304T150000 SUMMARY:UN Terminology and Procedures CREATED:20120210T110000Z DESCRIPTION:This seminar is intended for students in translation studies\ , international and global studies\, languages\, and linguistics to lear n the rules of procedure\, basic negotiating procedures and terminology for the United Nations. The course is of particular interest to students interested in careers in international organizations. The course is giv en in English for students from all languages. Students in the translati on studies program will do special exercises translating UN documents in to English. The seminar will consist of lectures and a simulation exerci se that models a UN resolution session.A certificate of participation wi ll be issued to all participants who enroll in the workshop. Students in the translation studies program will be able to apply the credit toward the certificate.About the Instructor: A UN staff interpreter for more t han twenty years\, Lynn Visson holds a Harvard PhD and taught Russian la nguage and literature at Columbia University. She now freelances at the UN\, where she has conducted interpreter training programs. She has taug ht interpretation at the Monterey Institute of International Studies\, C olumbia University\, Moscow University\, the Marshall Center in Garmisch -Partenkirchen\, and at the University of Mainz in Germersheim. Dr. Viss on's many publications on Russian language and culture include several b ooks and audiocourses on Russian-English simultaneous interpretation. Sh e is a consulting editor at Hippocrene Books and a member of the editori al boards of SlavFile\, the publication of the ATA's Slavic Division\, a nd the Moscow translation and interpretation journal Mosty. LAST-MODIFIED:20120210T110000Z LOCATION:Room 407\, Levis Faculty Center\; 3rd Floor\; 919 W. Illinois St .\, Urbana (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010116128991 UID:16128991@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120309T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120309T130000 SUMMARY:What is Red in Hungary's 2010 Red Mud Disaster? CREATED:20111028T100000Z DESCRIPTION:On October 4\, 2010\, 700\,000 cubic meters (21m-24m cubic fe et) of toxic sludge escaped from a reservoir of a Hungarian alumina plan t in the West of Hungary\, flooding three villages with a 25 km-long\, 1 -2 km-wide\, and occasionally 7 ft-high cascade of highly caustic mud. O fficially ten people died from burns or suffocation\, and hundreds were treated in hospitals. Over two hundred houses that survived have to demo lished. All life in the nearest river\, the Marcal\, a tributary of the Danube\, have been extinguished--fish\, birds\, insects\, and plants. Ac cording to government officials\, this is Hungary's worst ecological dis aster. The talk will review the historical context of this disaster focu sing\, first\, on the company and its technology\, including the causes of the spill\; second\, on changes in related environmental policies\, f rom state socialism through EU accession\; and third\, and most importan tly\, on the political and ideological mining of the spill both by the n ationalist government and liberals. LAST-MODIFIED:20120203T110000Z LOCATION:Lucy Ellis Lounge\, 1080 Foreign Languages Building\, S. Matthew s Ave.\, Urbana\, IL (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010111426284 UID:11426284@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120310 SUMMARY:GlobalFest 2012 CREATED:20120106T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Learn about and share knowledge of the languages and cultures of Asia\, Africa\, Europe\, Latin America\, and the Middle East through cultural activities & performances\, arts & crafts\, global knowledge c ompetitions\, exhibits\, and food!Who Participates? Students in middle a nd high school\; language clubs\; dance\, drama\, and musical groups\; a rt clubs\; international social justice and service clubs\; Model UN\; 4 -H\; scout troops.For more information on GlobalFest 2012\, please refer to the GlobalFest manual. LAST-MODIFIED:20120106T110000Z LOCATION:Normal Community West High School\, 501 North Parkside Road\, No rmal\, Illinois\, 61761 (map) CATEGORIES:Miscellaneous ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010114540872 UID:14540872@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120313T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120313T171500 SUMMARY:European Movie Night: Shadows and Faces CREATED:20120127T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Turkey\, 2012. 116 min. Language: Turkish with English subtit les. Director: Dervis Zaim. LAST-MODIFIED:20120207T110000Z LOCATION:Lucy Ellis Lounge: Room 1080\, Foreign Languages Building\, 707 S. Mathews\, Urbana (map) CATEGORIES:Movie Night ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115489021 UID:15489021@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120328 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120328 SUMMARY:Euro Challenge 2012 - Regional (Midwest) Preliminary Round CREATED:20111214T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Euro Challenge 2012 is an exciting educational opportunity fo r high schools students (grades 9 & 10) to learn about the European Unio n (EU) ' the largest trading partner of the US ' and its single currency \, the euro. The program offers students of global studies\, economics\, world history/geography or European studies a unique experience that mo ves them out of the classroom into the real world.For the competition\, students research problems and solutions to Europe's economic challenges . A team of three to five students presents its findings in a competitio n format. The best teams from each region travel to NYC to compete in th e national finals at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Conditional o n an annual grant\, winning teams can win awards and a trip to Washingto n generously offered by the Moody's Foundation.For more information\, vi sit the EUC's Euro Challenge 2012 page. LAST-MODIFIED:20111214T110000Z LOCATION:Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago\, 230 South LaSalle Street\, Chi cago\, IL 60604 (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010113515623 UID:13515623@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120329 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120329 SUMMARY:EU Day & ACDIS Transatlantic Security Symposium CREATED:20120120T110000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120120T110000Z LOCATION:Alice Campbell Alumni Center & Levis Faculty Center CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115182500 UID:15182500@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120330 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120331 SUMMARY:Peoria Area World Affairs Council's (PAWAC) 42nd Annual Central I llinois World Affairs Conference: The European Union and Germany: Challe nges for Today\, Promises for Tomorrow CREATED:20120120T110000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120120T110000Z LOCATION:Par-A-Dice Hotel and Conference Center\, Peoria\, IL (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115182501 UID:15182501@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120401T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120401T160000 SUMMARY:Transnational Large-Scale Land Transactions\, the Disappearing Co mmons and Livelihood Insecurities in Ghana: A Gender Perspective CREATED:20120210T110000Z DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT: Tsikata draws on her study of three cases in Ghana to explore the gendered implications of recent land transactions for lan d tenure security\, the availability of and access to the commons\, food security and livelihood outcomes for men and women of different social groups. The transactions in question involve American\, Norwegian and Du tch capital and concern land acquisitions for the cultivation of rice\, jatropha and mangoes respectively. The studies use qualitative methods\, involving focus group discussions with men and women farmers and with t he chiefs\, as well as in-depth interviews with a selected number of mal e and female farmers in several communities. In all three cases\, there have been significant losses of common spaces\, with gendered impacts. B ecause of their reproductive roles\, the sexual division of labour in pr oduction and gender inequalities in land tenure systems\, women have par ticular interests in the commons over and above men?s use of such spaces . The three cases allow for a comparison of different land tenure system s\, the impacts on locals as well as settlers and the particularities in the roles and discourses of the state\, chiefs\, the leadership of the local land-owning groups and the urban elite. In addition\, they highlig ht the specificities of the land transactions\, their business models an d their implications for the pre-existing land tenure systems\, food sec urity\, and the wider political economy. SPEAKER BIO: Dzodzi Tsikata is head of the Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy (CEGENSA) at the Uni versity of Ghana and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Statis tical\, Social and Economic Research (ISSER). She has a Ph.D. in social science from Leiden University in the Netherlands. Her research interest s are the areas of gender and livelihoods\, development policy\, and lan d tenure and food security. Publications  include Land Tenure\, Gender a nd Globalization: Research and Analysis from Africa\, Asia\, and Latin A merica (co-edited with Pamela Golah\, 2010)\, ?The Informal Economy and Urban Women?s Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s\,? in Razav i (ed)\, The Gendered Impacts of Liberalization (2009)\, and Living in t he Shadow of the Large Dams: Long Term Responses of Lakeside and Downstr eam Communities of Ghana?s Volta River Project (2006). Currently\, she i s co-editing a special issue of Feminist Economics on Land\, Gender\, an d Food Security\, funded by the Ford Foundation. Prof. Tsikata is the le ad researcher in the IDRC funded study of employment agencies and women? s work in the domestic and banking sectors in Ghana. She is a member of the editorial advisory group of Feminist Africa\, Journal for Peasant St udies\, African Sociological Review\, and Development and Democracy.Whil e she is on campus Prof. Tsikata will also meet with students and facult y for discussion of land tenure and food security issues. The best time for her visit is the beginning or April or end of March 2012. LAST-MODIFIED:20120210T110000Z LOCATION:Levis Faculty Center\; 3rd Floor\; 919 W. Illinois St.\, Urbana (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010116131811 UID:16131811@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120404 SUMMARY:Jean Monnet Lecture Series: Facing EU Policy Failures in the Midd le East and North Africa: The New Arab Awakening CREATED:20120120T110000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120120T110000Z LOCATION:TBA CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115182503 UID:15182503@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120406T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120406T130000 SUMMARY:Integrative Soundscapes: Building EU Community through Bulgarian Mumming Festivals & Folkloric Practice CREATED:20120117T110000Z DESCRIPTION: LAST-MODIFIED:20120117T110000Z LOCATION:Lucy Ellis Lounge: Room 1080\, Foreign Languages Building\, 707 S. Mathews\, Urbana (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture CONTACT:Kim Rice (217) 265-7515 ORGANIZER:kimrice@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115035193 UID:15035193@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120415 SUMMARY:Illinois International Week 2012 CREATED:20111130T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Illinois International Week 2012 pageCheck back in Spring 201 2 for more information! LAST-MODIFIED:20111130T110000Z CATEGORIES:Miscellaneous ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010112899262 UID:12899262@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120414 SUMMARY:Focal Point Graduate Student Conference CREATED:20111207T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open! To register\, please complete the o nline web form.This conference seeks to bring together graduate students from a variety of disciplines who specialize in topics related to the E uropean Union or transatlantic relations. The conference is an initiativ e of the European Union Center (EUC) at the University of Illinois. The goals of the conference are to:encourage discussions on the diverse meth odological and theoretical approaches currently being applied in EU stud ies\;establish an ongoing dialogue between scholars working on divergent aspects of the EU and EU-US relations within varying disciplinary conte xts\;identify new and cutting-edge perspectives from which EU-related to pics are being explored. LAST-MODIFIED:20111207T110000Z LOCATION:University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign CATEGORIES:Conference ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010113210918 UID:13210918@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120413T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120413T133000 SUMMARY:Turkey Today: Between Europe\, the Regional\, and the Global CREATED:20120210T110000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120210T110000Z LOCATION:Music Room\, Levis Faculty Center\; 3rd Floor\; 919 W. Illinois St.\, Urbana (map) CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010116131818 UID:16131818@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120423T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120425T171500 SUMMARY:European Movie Night: Welcome to the Sticks CREATED:20120127T110000Z DESCRIPTION:France\, 2008. 106 min. Language: French with English subtitl es. Director: Dany Boon.'Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de- Provence\, a charming town in the South of France\, Julie has been feeli ng depressed for a while. To please her\, Philippe Abrams\, a post offic e administrator\, her husband\, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town\, on the French Riviera\, at any cost. The trouble is that he is ca ught redhanded while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediatel y banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues\, in the Far North of France. Leaving his child and wife behind\, the crucified man leaves for his frightening destination\, a dreadfully cold place inhabited by h ard-drinking\, unemployed rednecks\, speaking an incomprehensible dialec t called Ch'ti.' LAST-MODIFIED:20120207T110000Z LOCATION:Lucy Ellis Lounge: Room 1080\, Foreign Languages Building\, 707 S. Mathews\, Urbana (map) CATEGORIES:Movie Night ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115488924 UID:15488924@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120427 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120427 SUMMARY:Turkish Studies Symposium: Turkish Transnational Television - Res haping of Diaspora Identities in Europe and the Rise of a Regional Cultu ral Hegemon CREATED:20120120T110000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120120T110000Z LOCATION:TBA CATEGORIES:Symposium ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115182504 UID:15182504@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120430 SUMMARY:Euro Challenge 2012 - Final Round CREATED:20111214T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Euro Challenge 2012 is an exciting educational opportunity fo r high schools students (grades 9 & 10) to learn about the European Unio n (EU) ' the largest trading partner of the US ' and its single currency \, the euro. The program offers students of global studies\, economics\, world history/geography or European studies a unique experience that mo ves them out of the classroom into the real world.For the competition\, students research problems and solutions to Europe's economic challenges . A team of three to five students presents its findings in a competitio n format. The best teams from each region travel to NYC to compete in th e national finals at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Conditional o n an annual grant\, winning teams can win awards and a trip to Washingto n generously offered by the Moody's Foundation.For more information\, vi sit the EUC's Euro Challenge 2012 page. LAST-MODIFIED:20111214T110000Z LOCATION:Federal Reserve Bank of New York\, 33 Liberty Street\, New York\ , NY 10045  (map) CATEGORIES:Competition ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010113515625 UID:13515625@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120430 SUMMARY:Euro Challenge 2012 - Recognition and Awards Reception CREATED:20111214T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Euro Challenge 2012 is an exciting educational opportunity fo r high schools students (grades 9 & 10) to learn about the European Unio n (EU) ' the largest trading partner of the US ' and its single currency \, the euro. The program offers students of global studies\, economics\, world history/geography or European studies a unique experience that mo ves them out of the classroom into the real world.For the competition\, students research problems and solutions to Europe's economic challenges . A team of three to five students presents its findings in a competitio n format. The best teams from each region travel to NYC to compete in th e national finals at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Conditional o n an annual grant\, winning teams can win awards and a trip to Washingto n generously offered by the Moody's Foundation.For more information\, vi sit the EUC's Euro Challenge 2012 page. LAST-MODIFIED:20111214T110000Z LOCATION:The Moody?s Corporation 7 WTC\, 250 Greenwich Street\, New York\ , NY 10007 (map) CATEGORIES:Competition ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010113515626 UID:13515626@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120430 SUMMARY:Euro Challenge 2012 - Semifinal Round CREATED:20111214T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Euro Challenge 2012 is an exciting educational opportunity fo r high schools students (grades 9 & 10) to learn about the European Unio n (EU) ' the largest trading partner of the US ' and its single currency \, the euro. The program offers students of global studies\, economics\, world history/geography or European studies a unique experience that mo ves them out of the classroom into the real world.For the competition\, students research problems and solutions to Europe's economic challenges . A team of three to five students presents its findings in a competitio n format. The best teams from each region travel to NYC to compete in th e national finals at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Conditional o n an annual grant\, winning teams can win awards and a trip to Washingto n generously offered by the Moody's Foundation.For more information\, vi sit the EUC's Euro Challenge 2012 page. LAST-MODIFIED:20111214T110000Z LOCATION:Federal Reserve Bank of New York\, 33 Liberty Street\, New York\ , NY 10045  (map) CATEGORIES:Competition ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010113515624 UID:13515624@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120527 SUMMARY:Translation in the EU CREATED:20120131T110000Z DESCRIPTION:LAS 490 Translation Study Abroad Translation in the EU Locati ons: Paris\, Strasbourg\, Brussels Dates: May 13-27 Cost: $2500 (estimat ed)The purpose of this two week intensive study abroad course is to expo se students to the dynamics of the geo-political environment of the Euro pean Union and provide hands-on experience with the translator's role an d responsibility as mediator and communicator in today's European multi- lingual and multicultural societies. It is open to undergraduate and gra duate students in any major. The course is of particular interest to stu dents in foreign languages\, cultures\, and linguistics\, political scie nce\, international studies\, European Union Studies\, global studies\, law and business. The program consists of behind the scenes visits to in ternational agencies and cultural sites relevant to language and culture studies. Cities visited will include Paris\, Strasbourg\, and Brussels. The experience can lead to internships in international agencies. Agenc ies included on the itinerary: UNESCO\, NATO\, European Parliament\, Eur opean Commission\, Directorate General of Translation of the EC. Please attend an information session to learn more about the Translation Study Abroad Program and travel grant opportunities Thursday\, February 2\, 2 012\, from 12:00-1:00 pm\, in Lucy Ellis Lounge\, 1080 FL LAST-MODIFIED:20120131T110000Z LOCATION:Paris\, Strasbourg\, Brussels CATEGORIES:Lecture CONTACT:Patricia Phillips-Batoma\, Instructor\; or Elizabeth Lowe\, Direc tor CTS ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115666923 UID:15666923@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120615 SUMMARY:Summer Curriculum Development Workshop CREATED:20111214T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Further details coming soon! LAST-MODIFIED:20111214T110000Z CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010113515629 UID:13515629@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120618 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120622 SUMMARY:2012 Internationl Summer Institute: Global Protest Movements CREATED:20120126T110000Z DESCRIPTION:The goal of this year's ISI is to provide educators with reso urces to teach about protests from a global perspective.  While all are welcome to attend\, material will be geared towards high school and comm unity college educators. Participating teachers will receive CPDUs for IL teachers or CEUs for non-IL teachers. Lodging will be provided for o ut-of-town participants. Deadline for registration is April 15\, 2012. LAST-MODIFIED:20120126T110000Z LOCATION:University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign CATEGORIES:Lecture CONTACT:Angela Williams 217-244-5939 ORGANIZER:aswillms@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010115447838 UID:15447838@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T113944Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120623 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120630 SUMMARY:Summer Study Tour 2012 CREATED:20111214T110000Z DESCRIPTION:The European Union Center at the University of Illinois at Ur bana-Champaign is pleased to send 8-9 educators on a summer study tour t o Europe\, funded by the European Commission's Getting to Know Europe gr ant. The anticipated trip dates June 23-30\, 2012 are subject to change. Applications to participate are due February 29\, 2012. To retrieve th e applications\, and for more information about the study tour\, visit t he Summer Study Tour webpage. LAST-MODIFIED:20111214T110000Z LOCATION:Brussels\, Belgium and Luxembourg City\, Luxembourg CATEGORIES:Miscellaneous ORGANIZER:gsherma2@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1889?key=200001012000010113515627 UID:13515627@illinois.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR