2019
The Sustainable Development Goals: For a Better World
I-Week 2019 focused on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are 17 ambitious goals that aim to "eliminate extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and fix climate change" by 2030. U¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ professors and students, as well as community activists and global experts, convened for one week to educate, discuss and act on the SDGs.
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Featured Keynotes:
Lila Abu-Lughod - Joseph L.Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science, Columbia University; author; and leader in debates about culture, gender, Islam and global feminist politics.Catherine Odora-Hoppers - Scholar and policy specialist on international development; previous South African Research Chair in Development Education at the University of South Africa; and promoter of including Indigenous Knowledge Systems in education.
Amy Luers - Executive Director of Future Earth and expert in global environmental change, data, sustainability, climate policy, and science communication.
Hoda Katebi - Voice behind JooJoo Azad, a radical political fashion online publication; author; community organizer; international book club organizer.