Save the date! CDF’s official panel is coming up on May 23rd! Remember to like us on facebook and RSVP on the event page so we can bring more food!
Last month, over 700 people from all over town came together to ask: “Can Seattle Save the World?” The answer was not clear, especially for students. This inspired us at the Critical Development Forum to continue the debate at the UW by asking a simple question:
Can You Save the World?
Challenging ourselves to go beyond good intentions in global development
Do you want to make a difference? Are you going abroad this summer? Are you interested or engaged in global development and social justice work – either here or abroad? Do you want a chance to meet and hear from others like you?
Join the Critical Development Forum (CDF) for a unique interdisciplinary panel and community debate on our role in global development. A few of the issues we will address:
How can we – as students, staff, and faculty – connect our academic work, service learning, study abroad, and activism to the global development issues that matter? What are we doing right? What could we do better?
Why are there so many organizations on campus with good intentions, and so little collaboration? How do we connect to one another and work together towards our common goals?
How do we deal with our conflicting motivations for engaging internationally – from resume-padding to moral responsibility?
Has “development” become depoliticized? What can we do to reconnect social justice and development?
What should students with good intentions do to help? What should they know before going abroad?
Learn from an interdisciplinary panel of scholars, practitioners, activists, and students while contributing your own voice! Panelists will courageously reflect on their experiences and invite the audience to participate in a lively discussion. All are welcome and no previous experience is necessary!
Panelists include:
Stephen Bezruchka, MD, MPH (Global Health, Population Health Forum)
Susan Bolton, PhD (Forest Resources, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Global Health, Engineers Without Borders)
Rachel Chapman, PhD (Anthropology)
Dave Citrin (Anthropology, Global Health, SeaSol)
Christopher Dodd, MD (School of Medicine, Primary Health Care Americas)
Matt Sparke, PhD (Geography, Global Health)
Eva Tagoe-Darko, PhD (African Studies; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science
& Technology in Kumasi, Ghana)
…and students with experiences studying, researching, and volunteering abroad as well as leading the global justice movement here.
When: Monday, May 23rd, 5-6:30PM
Where: CMU120
A reception with light refreshments and roundtable discussions with panelists will follow the official program.
Co-sponsored by the Global Health Resource Center (GHRC), and the Simpson Center for the Humanities, and endorsed by the Jackson School of International Studies, and Engineers Without Borders – UW chapter.
Questions? Email criticaldevelopmentforum@gmail.com
