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Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021. 11:00 AM. Location: virtual - please RSVP for link RSVP here for link Indigenous Leadership and Scholarship for Land Back (11-12). Mehana Vaughan (Kipuka Kuleana, University of Hawai’i at Manoa), Beth Rose Middleton-Manning (UC Davis), moderated by Keoni Rodriguez. Storytelling for Transformative Change (12-1). Veronica Chambers (Narrative Projects for the NYT), Naveena Sadasivam (Grist.org), Eric Sagara (BigLocalNews@Stanford), Darel Scott (Earth in Color), moderated by Emily Polk. Community Leadership for Climate Resilience (1-2). Violet Wulf-Saena (Climate Resilient Communities), Cecilia Taylor and Julie Shanson (Belle Haven Action), Ever Rodriguez (North Fair Oaks Community Alliance), moderated by Stephanie Fischer.

Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2021. 12:30 PM. Location: Virtual via Zoom Each year, thousands of scholars face threats to their lives and careers because of their research, activism, or identities. Since 2002, Stanford has worked with the Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) to host threatened and displaced scholars from around the globe. Today, the need for an institutionalized program at Stanford to support at-risk scholars is greater than ever as scholars from around the world continue to confront threats that are unprecedented both in scale and complexity. This webinar will look at the fight for freedom of speech in contexts around the globe and the individuals who have risked everything to stand up against authoritarianism and advocate for human rights. Panelists will discuss some of the threats facing scholars today and the ongoing efforts, at Stanford and elsewhere, to support endangered scholars and protect academic freedom. This Zoom webinar is the first in Stanford Glo...

Date: Ongoing every day from September 30, 2021 through October 10, 2021. Location: Stanford Campus, Redwood City Campus, Online We are Stanford: A Festival of Reflection and Renewal marks the return of the full Stanford community to campus, offering a diverse range of ritual, artistic, commemorative and celebratory programs to express and hold all that we have been through, individually and collectively, over the last 18 months. Two dozen campus departments and programs have partnered to present events that are authentic to their communities and open to broad student, staff, and faculty participation, engaging themes of grief, loss and remembrance, community and gratitude, and hope and joy. All together, the festival is an active invitation to care for ourselves and each other as we rebuild the Stanford community.  For the full schedule, visit https://orsl.stanford.edu/festival Campus partners: Baha’i Student Association, BeWell, Camera As Witness, Catholic Community at Stanford, Center for Biomedical Ethics...