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Item Coffee with a Cop (2023-01-26)(2023) University of Minnesota Duluth. Police DepartmentJoin UMD and Duluth Police at the Kirby Garage in the Lounge for Free coffee, hot chocolate, cookies and conversations.Item Community Conversation - Community Impact: Minneapolis in the Aftermath (2021-04-01)(2021) Redmond, Leslie; University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionFeaturing civil rights Leslie Redmond; this will be a virtual community conversation centered around the reactions, responses and ongoing efforts in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis.Item A Conversation About Race in Minnesota (2021-03-19)(2021) Waziyatawin; Green, WilliamDeconstructing the history of race in MN with the goal of reparative action.Item The Cost of Colonialism: A Global Health Crisis for Trans and Queer Communities (2023-03-22)(2023) University of Minnesota Duluth. Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies ProgramA conversation with Dr. Mehrub Moiz Awan and Dean Jeremy Youde, moderated by Professor Devaleena Das. Dr. Mehrub Moiz Awan is a Pakistani khwajasira* rights activist, performance artist, and global policy practitioner with a strong interest in postcoloniality, indigenous wisdom, and the intersections of class, race, gender and sexuality. She was a Fulbright scholar at George Washington University, and is a Doctor of Medicine and a Master of Global Health Policy. *Khwajasira is an indigenous South Asian gender-spirituality and gender-identity recognized by the Government of Pakistan as a gender separate from man and woman. Dr. Jeremy Youde is the Dean of UMD's College of Art, Humanities, and Social Sciences. He has a Ph.D. in Political Science and is an internationally-recognized expert on global health politics and the former chair of the Global Health Section of the International Studies Association. Dr. Devaleena Das is an associate professor of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies. Her intellectual and pedagogical labor focuses on transnational analysis of gender, sexuality, race, and human bodies across the borders of cultures, disciplines and geography.Item An Introduction to Remix Theory (2022-03-28)(2022) University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing StudiesA Conversation with Assistant Professor Lisa Horton (UMD) and Associate Professor Eduardo Navas (Penn State); Questions and Answers from Pastiche to Remix (Offering Vocabularies of Remix for the Teacher of English); Questions & answers on Selective, Reflexive, and Regenerative Remix (Offering Vocabularies of Remix for Music, Art, & Digital Culture)Item MTAG + MTRES Project Showcase (2021-03-27)(2021) Weizenegger, Ronda; Kesner, Shannon; University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesRonda Weizenegger, MTAG '21, presents: "A Company's Culture"; Ronda is an enrolled member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and part of MTAG Cohort 9. She sought out the program to increase her knowledge in tribal governance as she believes this will enable her to enhance the overall performance of tribal businesses. Ronda began working at Grand Casino Mille Lacs upon its opening in 1991 and served in various roles during her time with the company. Currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, Ronda works with business leaders to identify and execute strategies aimed at enhancing operations.; Shannon Kesner, MTRES '20, presents: "Indani-Biskomaajimin: Returning to Ourselves"; Shannon is a member and life-long resident of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. In addition to her MTRES degree, Shannon holds an A.A. from Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College and a B.A. in Biology (plant science focus). She worked as a Wetland Specialist for Fond du Lac in the Environmental Department for 9 years and is currently a Tribal Liaison with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Shannon's main focus, or passion, is to accomplish goals that increase awareness of both tribal concerns and potential opportunities regarding food apartheid and food security. This broad focus includes impacts from agricultural practices, on the broader landscape, on natural resources both on reservation lands and within ceded territories.Item The Outdoor Minimalist: A Conversation with UMD Alumna Meg Carney (2023-04-18)(2023) University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing StudiesA UMD alumna returns to campus to discuss her transition from classroom teaching to outdoor education and freelance writing, including her recent book and companion podcast, The Outdoor Minimalist. Meg Carney currently works as a full-time staff writer for Field and Stream magazine.Item Responding to Climate: Sharing Stories of Action & Hope (2022-02-15)(2022) University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of SustainabilityItem Sharing Our Stories: A Conversation with Four Anishinaabe Authors (2021-11-09)(2021) University of Minnesota Duluth. Commission on Equity, Race, and Ethnicity