Events Archive

Walter Mondale: The Crisis in US Aid and Developmental Policies

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Date of event: September 16, 2009 3:00pm
At an event sponsored by the Blum Center for Developing Economies, former Vice President Walter Mondale spoke about the need to increase financial assistance to nations in need and international development opportunities for students.
UC Berkeley News
Video of Event [available soon]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Date of event: April 25, 2009 2:00pm

On Saturday, April 25, the Blum Center for Developing Economies hosted a presentation by His Holiness the Dalai Lama who spoke on the theme of "Peace Through Compassion.”

Video of the Event
UC Berkeley News
The Daily Californian
San Francisco Chronicle
ABC7 News

Al Gore at Blum Hall Groundbreaking

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Date of event: April 23, 2009 1:00am – 3:00am
On Thursday, April 23, Al Gore spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony for Blum Hall.
UC Berkeley News with video
The Daily Californian

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer

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Date of event: April 10, 2009 4:30pm

A Presentation on International Law

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Debt of Nations and the Distribution of Ecological Impacts from Human Activities

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Date of event: March 16, 2009 12:00pm

Richard B. Norgaard, Professor of Energy and Resources, UC Berkeley

Blum Center Faculty Speaker Series (Climate Change and the Poor, Spring 2009)

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Compensation for the Victims of Climate Change?

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Date of event: February 17, 2009 12:00pm

Daniel Farber, Sho Sato Professor of Law, Berkeley Law; Director, California Center for Environmental Law & Policy

Blum Center Faculty Speaker Series (Climate Change and the Poor, Spring 2009)

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Super-CDM: Market Transformations for Combined Solutions to Climate Change, Poverty and Health Inequality

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Date of event: January 27, 2009 12:00pm

Robert Van Buskirk, Program Manager, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Blum Center Faculty Speaker Series (Climate Change and the Poor, Spring 2009)

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Conflict and Human Rights

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Date of event: December 1, 2008 12:00pm

Stan Christensen, International Negotiator Cosponsored by the Blum Center, International & Area Studies and the International House.

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An Agroecological Strategy to Taking Back Our Food System

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Date of event: November 3, 2008 12:00pm

Professor Miguel Altieri, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, UC Berkeley

Blum Center Faculty Speaker Series (The Global Food Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities, Fall 2008)

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Approaches to an International Career: A Conversation with Jody Olsen

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Date of event: October 21, 2008 6:00pm

Dr. Jody Olsen, Deputy Director of the Peace Corps October 21, 2008

Dr. Olsen shared her personal insights from a career in international development spanning more than 40 years and 80 countries. A former Peace Corps volunteer herself (Tunisia), Dr. Olsen has held leadership positions in international NGOs and CIES, the organization that manages the Fulbright Senior Scholar program. Co-sponsored by the Blum Center, International House and the Peace Corps.

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