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Community Organizing and Keys to Resistance in Pre- and Post-Olympic Rio de Janeiro – Theresa Williamson
Turlington 2349 330 Newell Dr, GainesvilleIn preparation for the 2016 Olympics, the city of Rio de Janeiro targeted several of the low-income communities known as favelas for removal, leaving residents with few viable options for housing. Despite initial positive press for policies intervening in the city’s favelas, the tide changed in 2013 with escalating debate and conflict over policies which have
Right-Wing Populist Parties and Border Issues – Oscar Mazzoleni
Turlington 3310Dr. Oscar Mazzoleni (University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and currently Visiting Scholar at Columbia University) will focus on the border issues in right-wing populist strategies. Although this linkage is rarely considered by scholarship, one might argue the construction of new borders, bridging anti-immigration stances and sovereignty claim, is part of a global trend. In order to
Exhibition Opening – Tom Petty’s Gainesville: Where Dreams Began
Matheson History Museum 513 E University Avenue, GainesvilleThe Matheson History Museum will open its latest exhibition, "Tom Petty's Gainesville: Where Dreams Began" on Friday, November 8, with a free reception. Matheson members are invited to join at 6pm and the general public at 7pm to tour the exhibition. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served. All attendees are asked to RSVP.