Politics, Policy and Social Justice in Venezuela A Conversation with Professor Antonio Machado Allison Venezuela is in crisis. President Nicolás Maduro has clashed with the constitutional democracy of Venezuela. The country is in financial collapse with hyper-inflation and critical shortages of basic food supplies. The elected Legislative body has been overruled and made inconsequential by…
Campus Organizer, Elizabeth Bean, will be on campus 11/01-11/02 to speak with graduating seniors about full-time job opportunities: PIRG Campus Action works to organize, amplify, and empower students as we tackle the issues that shape our future, and we are hiring for full-time positions as Campus Organizers. We need to save the planet, defend the…
Are you an aspiring social entrepreneur or changemaker looking for funding or financial support? There are a lot of resources available from numerous organizations, but it can be difficult to know where to look. The following is a round-up of grants, prizes, and fellowships. Some are super competitive, some are available only to current undergraduates, and…
This announcement comes to us from Professor of American Studies, J. Kehaulani Kauanui: HIPSTERS: The Cultural Politics of a Contested Category A mini-symposium 4:30-6:30pm Friday, October 13 Fisk 302 This Paper is Trash: Popular Representations of Dumpster Divers, Rhea Drozdenko (’17) The Hipster Dollhouse: An Exploration of the Wes Anderson Aesthetic, Rachael Sonnenberg (‘19…
The Political Crisis in Catalonia The Catalonian drive for independence has met with fierce resistance from the Spanish government in Madrid. Does Catalonia deserve independence? What are the ways that the political standoff can be resolved? These issues will be discussed by Antonio Gonzalez (Romance Languages) and Peter Rutland (Government). Tuesday, October 10, 12:00-1:00 pm,…
This volunteer opportunity came to us from Lauren and Gabby from WesAGE: Hello Everyone, We just wanted to share one of our big volunteering events we do each year in WesAge to you all. 🙂 It just so happens to fall on when we have FALL BREAK, so if you guys have nothing…
Coach for Let’s Get Ready! If you are interested in breaking out of the “Wesleyan bubble” and working with local students, we highly encourage you to coach for a program called Let’s Get Ready! The Wesleyan chapter of this national organization offers free SAT prep and college counseling to low-income and first generation…
There is rarely a dull moment at Wesleyan – especially inside the Allbritton Center – and with so much activity happening right here on campus, it’s easy to overlook opportunities to learn outside of the Wes bubble. Throughout the year and around the world, there are countless conferences, institutes, bootcamps, meetups, and startup weekends focused…
From Art to Action: A Different Response to Wartime Sexual Violence On June 12, 2015, the art installation “Thinking of You” displayed 5,000 dresses in the football stadium of Pristina, Kosovo, to honor the thousands of survivors of wartime rape. The documentary The Making of #MendojPërTy/#ThinkingOfYou, produced by Anna Di Lellio and Fitim Shala,…
Unpacking Inequality, Democracy and Economic Elites The most popular theoretical models in political economy assume democracy as antithetical to the interests of economic elites, and more so in contexts of high-income inequality. Contrasting such thought, unequal yet durable democracies seem to multiply worldwide. Given that high inequality implies greater power in the hands of…
