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Get to Know GlobalPDX – “Open Hour” for Students
Get to Know GlobalPDX – “Open Hour” for Students
GlobalPDX is passionate about supporting young professionals and students as they explore their professional opportunities and hone their skills. On March 30th, 8:15 to 9:15 AM join us via Zoom to meet GlobalPDX and our partner organizations. Some of these organizations are Quilts for Empowerment, Health in Harmony, and Nature and Culture. To see all…
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CAREER BOOST: Liberate Your DELIVERY from Boring! with Janet Scanlon
CAREER BOOST: Liberate Your DELIVERY from Boring! with Janet Scanlon
About this Event Career Boost gives you weekly doses of inspiration that lift your career to the next level. Whether you’re looking for personal, professional, or team development, our featured expert will provide you with their secret sauce — actionable tools, models, and techniques. Let Career Boost help you stay on top of your game…
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Diplomacy Career Opportunities – GlobalPDX session with Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm
Diplomacy Career Opportunities – GlobalPDX session with Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm
Are you interested in pursuing a career engaging with U.S. diplomacy? Attend the U.S. Department of State Information Session and meet with Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm, the U.S. Diplomat in Residence for the Northwest. You will learn about careers with the Department and how you can serve your country by working in any one of more than…
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2021 International Speaker Series: “Changing Course” (Hunger, Food, & Human Rights)
2021 International Speaker Series: “Changing Course” (Hunger, Food, & Human Rights)
Tom Colicchio — Hunger, Food, & Human Rights Acclaimed restauranteur and Top Chef lead judge
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TOWARD RESILIENT FUTURES – Communicating Science and Risk
TOWARD RESILIENT FUTURES – Communicating Science and Risk
TOWARDS RESILIENT FUTURES SPEAKER SERIES Emergency Management and Community Resilience Program Initiative for Community and Disaster Resilience This monthly speaker series presents cutting-edge research and approaches on the resilience of urban and rural communities and systems to hazards and disasters. The speakers represent the core faculty of Portland State University’s new transdisciplinary Emergency Management and…
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Women of Influence 2021
Women of Influence 2021
Join us for Women of Influence week! We're celebrating women across the region who are making an impact, bringing the community together, and cultivating change for the betterment of Oregon.
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Climate Justice & Planetary Health: Stopping the Next Pandemic
Climate Justice & Planetary Health: Stopping the Next Pandemic
Join HIH Brazil Executive Coordinator, Marcelo Salazar, and Mighty Earth CEO, Glenn Hurowitz, in Right2Health Action's webinar: Climate Justice & Planetary Health: Stopping the Next Pandemic. Indigenous rainforest communities in Brazil are not only threatened by the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, but by wildfires, sociopolitical tumult, and threats to land ownership - and these issues are all connected. Preventing the next…
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The Impact of Climate Change on Health Care and Migration
The Impact of Climate Change on Health Care and Migration
More than just natural disasters and a warming planet, climate change is a contributing factor to human migration. The climate crisis is also changing the way we think about global health care. From renewable energy to how we respond to disasters, the effects of a warming planet are changing our approach in every way. Please come…
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Water & Peacebuilding
Water & Peacebuilding
Throughout history, water has been a source of conflict, as nations wrestle for sovereignty over key waterways, groups fight for access to critical water sources, and populations are forced to leave their homes due to water scarcity. Accelerating climate change such as erratic rainfall, severe droughts, and other extreme weather events creates more competition for…
WorldQuest 2021
WorldQuest 2021
We’re coming together virtually for this year’s WorldQuest—our annual fundraising gala to support WorldOregon! Join us for an inspiring livestream program as we learn how WorldOregon continues to keep Oregonians connected to the world in the face of a global pandemic. This is our opportunity to build connections and work together to shape a more…
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GlobalPDX Lunch & Learn: 100 Days of the Biden Administration
GlobalPDX Lunch & Learn: 100 Days of the Biden Administration
Sarah Farnsworth (formerly of USAID, the Departments of Defense, and State) takes us on a deep analytical dive into the first 100 days of the Biden Presidency. Join us as Sarah explores the following through her lens as a long-time D.C. insider: Clear trends tie domestic policy to international development goals and objectives. Examples include:…
How Radically Listening to communities is addressing the climate and nature crisis: Results from proof of concept site for Health In Harmony
How Radically Listening to communities is addressing the climate and nature crisis: Results from proof of concept site for Health In Harmony
This panel will discuss the powerful results of a planetary health approach in Indonesian Borneo after ten years as analyzed by Stanford University and published in PNAS. We will discuss how this approach can be implemented globally. The results, which were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in October 2020, show…