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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:What Is Genocide and Should We Name It?
DESCRIPTION:This expert panel delves into the concept of genocide\, exploring its historical origins\, legal implications\, and the profound impact of its terminology. Panelists will examine the value of the term for recognizing and addressing atrocities\, the potential damage caused by its misuse or overuse\, and the term’s conversation-halting nature.\n\nThis panel will include experts from across the University of Michigan community and beyond\, including:\n\n- Steven Ratner: Director\, Donia Human Rights Center\; Bruno Simma Collegiate Professor of Law\n\n- Linda Kinstler:  Journalist and Junior Fellow\, at the Harvard Society of Fellows\; \n\n- Yurii Kaparulin: Research Fellow\, Raoul Wallenberg Institute\; Associate Professor in the Department of National\, International Law\, and Law Enforcement\; Director of the Raphael Lemkin Center for Genocide Studies at Kherson State University. \n\n-Jeffrey Veidlinger\, Moderator: Director\, Raoul Wallenberg Institute\, Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130913
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Discussion,History,Humanities
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheater
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DTSTAMP:20250109T101714
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SUMMARY:Well-being:Empowerment Self Defense
DESCRIPTION:Empowerment Self Defense will explore the culture of violence\, and teach concrete but practical effective skills for personal safety and physical self defense in a wide variety of contexts. This is a 2-hour session\, which will include lecture\, discussion\, demonstration and practice of physical skills.\n\nParticipants will be able to:\n- understand how situational awareness can deter or prevent an attack.\n- use verbal skills for assertive communication\n- evade and set boundaries (verbal & physical)\n- use practical options to make ourselves more comfortable when uncomfortable situations occur\n- recognize and interrupt unwanted behavior when in social situations\, interpersonal/intimate relationships as well as interactions with strangers
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130812
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:self-defense
LOCATION:School of Kinesiology Building
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