Managing Practicalities in the Field
May 9, 2019: a workshop on personal safety, self-care, ethics, and the practicalities of engaging with local populations in crisis-affected environments and development contexts.
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Events
Investigative Journalism Techniques for Field Research
Fletcher faculty and students: come and learn some new techniques from Boston-based investigative journalists from the Center for Non-Profit Journalism.
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U.S. and Russia Working Together for Syria: Fact or Fiction?
Mark Ward is a retired U.S. diplomat who spent four years on the Turkish-Syrian border managing U.S. aid. In this event, he will discuss the promising, yet failed, experiment to work with Russia to improve aid to besieged Syrian communities, and his concerns about Syria’s future.
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Software of Geopolitics: Empathy as a Vital Tool of Diplomacy and Mediation
Watch the Facebook Live video of this lunch lecture, in which Matt Waldman explored the much-neglected role of empathy in international affairs, and argued empathy has immense potential to reduce violent conflict.
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One Billion Rising 2019
One Billion Rising is a mass action to end violence against women. On February 14, the Henry J. Leir Institute and the Fletcher Global Women group will host an evening of performances in solidarity against sexual violence.
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Refugees and Economic Opportunity: Lunch & Lecture with Dr. Radha Rajkotia
Dr. Radha Rajkotia is the Senior Director of Economic Recovery and Development at the International Rescue Committee.
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Fletcher Ideas Exchange Fall 2018
The Fall 2018 Fletcher Ideas Exchange will feature speeches on the theme Migration in 2030: Imagining the Possibilities.
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Europe’s Humanitarian Face: Empowering and Protecting Through Education
Christos Stylianides, the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, will speak about the major responsibilities and challenges facing his work.
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Book Talk: Getting to Zero
Join authors Dr. Oliver Johnson & Dr. Sinead Walsh for a discussion of their book Getting to Zero: A Doctor and a Diplomat on the Ebola Frontline.
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The Untold Story of the City of God: Lecture by Dr. Anjuli Fahlberg
Gender, politics, and non-violence in Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous favela
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